NETGEAR WGR614V10 manual Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Reference Manual

Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Reference Manual

–PPTP (Point to Point Tunneling Protocol), used primarily in Austrian DSL services

–Telstra Bigpond, an Australian residential cable modem service

Note: The Telstra Bigpond setting is only for older cable modem service accounts still requiring a Bigpond login utility. Telstra has discontinued this type of account. Those with Telstra DSL accounts and newer cable modem accounts should select No for Does Your Internet Connection Require a Login.

–PPPoE (Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet), the protocol used by most DSL services worldwide.

Figure 1-8

Note: Not all ISPs are listed here. The ones on this list have special requirements.

•Login and Password. This is the user name and password provided by your ISP. This name and password are used to log in to the ISP server.

•Service Name. If your connection is capable of connecting to multiple Internet services, this setting specifies which service to use.

•Connection Mode. This drop-down list (shown in Figure 1-7 on page 1-9) selects when the router will connect to and disconnect from the Internet. The list includes:

–Always On. The router logs in to the Internet immediately after booting and never disconnects.

–Dial on Demand. The router logs in only when outgoing traffic is present and logs out after the idle time-out.

–Manually Connect. The router logs in or logs out only when the user clicks Connect or Disconnect in the Router Status screen.

Configuring Basic Connectivity 1-10

v1.0, February 2010