Modem Internet Setup
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Broadband ADSL2+ Modem DM111PSPv2
Unsuccessful Internet Connection
If you cannot connect to the Internet, you can do one or more of the following:
•
Review your settings to be sure you have selected the correct options and typed
everything correctly.
•
Contact your ISP to verify that you have the correct configuration information.
•
Read
Chapter 6, Troubleshooting
. If problems persist, register your NETGEAR product
and contact NETGEAR technical support.
•
Check the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) properties in the Network Connections section of
your PC Control Panel. They should be set to obtain
both
IP and DNS server addresses
automatically. See your computer documentation for more information.
Change Password and Login Time-Out
For security reasons, the broadband ADSL2+ modem has its own user name and password
that default to
admin
and
password
. You can and should change these to a secure user
name and password that are easy to remember. The ideal password contains no dictionary
words from any language and is a mixture of uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, and
symbols. It can be up to 30 characters.
Note:
The modem user name and password are not the same as the user
name and password for logging in to your Internet connection. See
Types of Logins
on page
26 for more information about login types.
To change your password and login time-out:
1.
Select
Maintenance > Set Password
to display the following screen:.
2.
Enter the old password, and then enter the new password twice.
3.
Change the login time-out to a value between 1 and 99 minutes if the default value of 5
minutes does not meet your needs.
