Reference Guide for the Model RP114 Web Safe Router
Preparing Your Network 3-7
Your Internet Account
For access to the Internet, you need to contract with an Internet serv ice provider (ISP) for a
single-userInternet access account using an external broadband access device suchas a cable
modem or DSLm odem.This modem must be a separate physical box (not a card) and must
providean Ethernet port intended for connection to a Network Interface Card (NIC) in a PC.
For a single-userInternet account, your ISP supplies TCP/IP configuration informationfor one
PC. Witha typical account, much of the configuration information is dynamically assigned when
your PCis first booted up while connected to the ISP,and you will not need to know that dynamic
information.
In orderto share the Internet connection among several computers, your router takes the placeof
the singlePC, and you need to configure it with the TCP/IP information that the single PC would
normallyuse. When the router’s WAN port isconnected to the broadband modem, the router
appearsto be a single PC to the ISP. The router then allowsthe PCs on the local network to
masqueradeas the single PC to access the Internet through the broadband modem. The method
used by the routerto accomplish this is called Network Address Translation (NAT)or IP
masquerading.

Login Protocols

Some ISPsrequire a special login protocol. In this case, you will need to know what type of
protocolis used, and you will need a login name and password. Some common protocols are:
• PPP over Ethernet (PPPoE)
Twocommon PPPoE clients are WinPOET and EnterNet.
• RoadRunner
Not all RoadRunnerservice areas require a login protocol. If your ISP is RoadRunner, you
should askwhether your PC must run a RoadRunner login program.
•PPTP
PPTPis a VPN client, but it is also used in Europe by Alcatel's ANT systemand others as an
accountlogin client.
• BigPond Authentication
After yournetwork and router are configured, the router will perform the login task when needed,
and you willno longer need to login from your PC.