NETGEAR DG824M - 802.11b Wireless ADSL Modem, Reference Manual

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Reference Manual for the Model DG824M Wireless ADSL Modem Gateway
Connecting the Gateway to the Internet 3-13
• Get Dynamically from ISP: If your ISP uses DHCP to assign your IP address, select “Get
Dynamically from ISP”. Enter the IP address that your ISP assigned. Also enter the
netmask and the Gateway IP address. The Gateway is the ISP’s router to which your
gateway will connect.
• Use Static IP Address: If your ISP has assigned you a permanent, fixed (static) IP address
for your PC, select “Use static IP address”. Enter the IP address that your ISP assigned.
Also enter the netmask and the Gateway IP address. The Gateway is the ISP’s router to
which your gateway will connect.
4.
Domain Name Server (DNS) Address:
These parameters may be necessary to access your ISP’s services such as mail or news servers.
If you leave the Domain Name field blank, the gateway will attempt to learn the domain
automatically from the ISP. If this is not successful, you may need to enter it manually.
If you know that your ISP does not automatically transmit DNS addresses to the gateway
during login, select “Use these DNS servers” and enter the IP address of your ISP’s Primary
DNS Server. If a Secondary DNS Server address is available, enter it also.
Note: If you enter a DNS address, after you finish configuring the gateway, you must reboot
your PCs so that the settings take effect.
5.
Click on Apply to save your settings.
6.
Click on the Test button to test your Internet connection. If the NETGEAR website does not
appear within one minute, refer to
Chapter 8, “Troubleshooting” .