NETGEAR DG824M - 802.11b Wireless ADSL Modem, Reference Manual

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Reference Manual for the Model DG824M Wireless ADSL Modem Gateway
3-20 Connecting the Gateway to the Internet
– For PPPoA
Select “Get Dynamically from ISP” if your ISP uses DHCP to assign your IP
address. Your ISP will automatically assign this address.
Select “Use Static IP Address” if your ISP has assigned you a permanent, fixed
(static) IP address. Enter the IP address that your ISP assigned.
Enter the login name (frequently the email address your ISP provided), and
password.
If you wish to change the login timeout, enter a new value in minutes. This
determines how long the gateway keeps the Internet connection active after there
is no Internet activity from the LAN. Entering an Idle Timeout value of zero
means never log out.
— DNS Address
Select “Get Dynamically from ISP” if your ISP uses DHCP to assign your IP address.
Select “Use These DNS Servers” if your ISP has assigned you DNS server addresses.
Enter the Primary and Secondary DNS server addresses that your ISP provided.
• If your Internet connection does not require a login . Select No and fill in the settings
according to the instructions below.
— Enter your Account Name (may also be called Host Name) and Domain Name.
These parameters may be necessary to access your ISP’s mail or news servers.
— Internet IP Address:
– Select “Get Dynamically from ISP” if your ISP uses DHCP to assign your IP
address. Your ISP will automatically assign these addresses.
– Select “Use Static IP Address” if your ISP has assigned you a permanent, fixed
(static) IP address. Enter the IP address that your ISP assigned. Also enter the IP
Subnet Mask and the Gateway IP Address. The Gateway is the ISP’s router to
which your gateway will connect.
– Select IP Over ATM (IPoA) if your ISP uses Classical IP Addresses (RFC1577).
Enter the IP address, IP Subnet Mask, and Gateway IP Addresses that your ISP
assigned.