INSTALLATION
SECTION 2
SECTION
2,
INSTALLATION
2-17
Configure Your Basic Internet Settings
The following settings illustrate how to configure your router for
accessing the Internet. Detailed descriptions for using the web-based
utility follow this section.
1
Log into the router’s
Configuration Utility
. You are presented with
the Internet > Basic screen.
2
Starting at the Basic screen, select the
Connection Mode
your
ISP has indicated you need to use. Based on your connection
type, different areas become inaccessible, leaving you only the
appropriate fields to fill in the necessary information.
DHCP Configuration
The default setting for the router, DHCP is most commonly used for
cable modem connections. There is no configuration necessary for
this setting because the ISP automatically supplies the information.
Your ISP informs you if this is the connection to use.
1
Verify that DHCP is selected.
2
Click
Apply
to save the setting.
PPPoE
PPPoE (Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet) setting is most
commonly used for DSL modem connections. Your ISP informs you if
this is the connection to use.
1
From Connection Mode, select
PPPoE
.
2
In the PPP User Name field, enter the
PPP User Name
supplied
by your ISP.
3
In the PPP Password field, enter the
PPP Password
supplied by
your ISP.
4
Optionally, you might have to enter the
PPP Service Name
into
this field. Enter the information supplied by your ISP.
5
Click
Apply
to save the setting, or, if you want to start over, click
Cancel
.
