to configure for internet access using your browser:
1. turn on the router and wait for initialization to complete.
allow at least one minute and verify that the test led is off.
2. reboot your pc to obtain dhcp configuration from the router.
3. launch your web browser.
4. in the address box of your browser, type http://192.168.0.1 and press enter.
a login window opens as shown in figure 4-1 below:.
figure 4-1. login window
this screen may have a different appearance in other browsers.
5. type admin in the user name box, 1234 in the password box, and then click ok.
if your router password was previously changed, enter the current password.
6. in the opening screen, shown in figure 4-2, select wizard setup.
figure 4-2. browser-based configuration main menu
7. in the first wizard screen, enter your account’s host name and domain name, as shown in figure 4-3 below:
figure 4-3. browser-based setup wizard, first screen
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 router will attempt to learn the domain automatically from the isp. if this is not successful, you will need to enter it manually.
8. click on next to go to the isp parameters screen, shown in figure 4-4 below:
figure 4-4. browser-based setup wizard, second screen
this screen determines whether a login program will be run.
a. if your service provider does not require a login program, leave encapsulation as ethernet and proceed to step 9.
b. if your service provider uses ppp over ethernet (pppoe), select encapsulation as pppoe, and enter these additional parameters:
1?if your connection supports multiple isps, enter the service name of the one you use.
otherwise leave service name blank.
2 enter the pppoe login user name and password provided by your isp. these fields are case sensitive.
3 if you wish to change the login timeout, enter a new value in seconds.
proceed to step 9.
c. (europe) if your service provider uses alcatel's ant (adsl network termination) with pptp as a login method, select encapsulation as pptp, and enter these additional parameters:
1 enter the pptp login user name and password provided by your isp. these fields are case sensitive.
2 if you wish to change the login timeout, enter a new value in seconds.
3 if provided by your isp, enter your pptp ip address and the server ip address of their pptp server.
4 if provided by your isp, enter the connection id/name for your service. otherwise leave this field blank.
proceed to step 9.
d. if your service provider is roadrunner and you are required to run a roadrunner login program, leave encapsulation as ethernet and select service type as either rr-manager or rr-toshiba. enter these additional parameters:.
1 if your cable modem is toshiba, select rr-toshiba. otherwise select rr-manager.
2 enter the user name and password provided by your isp. these fields are case sensitive.
3 if roadrunner provided an authentication server address, enter it as login server ip address. otherwise, leave this field as 0.0.0.0.
not all roadrunner regions require a login program. if your region does not require a login, leave service type as standard.
9. click on next to go to the final wizard screen shown in figure 4-5 below.
this screen provides setup for the following parameters:
a. wan ip address assignment: unless your isp has assigned a fixed permanent ip address for your use, select "get automatically from isp". otherwise, enter your ip address, subnet mask, and the ip address of your isp's gateway router.
b. dns server address assignment: if you know that your isp does not automatically transmit dns addresses to the router during login, select "use this server" and enter the ip address of the isp's dns server.
a dns server is a host on the internet that translates internet names (such as www addresses) to numeric ip addresses. typically your isp transfers the ip addresses of one or two dns servers to your router during login. if the isp does not transfer an address, you must obtain it from the isp and enter it manually here. if you enter an address here, you should reboot your pcs after configuring the router.
c. wan mac address: if your isp allows access by only one specific pc's ethernet mac address, select "spoof this pc's mac address" and enter the ip address of that pc.
1 for convenience, the ip address of the pc you are now using should already appear. if this is not the pc whose mac address is to be used, enter that pc's ip address.
2 some isps will register the ethernet mac address of the network interface card in your pc when your account is first opened. they will then only accept traffic from the mac address of that pc. this feature allows your router to masquerade as that pc by using its mac address.
10. click on finish.
11. click on the netgear website address to test your internet connection.
if the netgear website does not appear within one minute, refer to chapter 11, “troubleshooting”.
your router is now configured to provide internet access for your network. when your router and pcs are configured correctly, your router automatically accesses the internet when one of your lan devices requires access. it is not necessary to run a dialer application such as dial-up networking or roadrunner login to connect, log in, or disconnect. these functions are performed by the router as needed.
to access the internet from any pc connected to your router, launch a browser such as microsoftinternet explorer or netscape navigator. you should see the router’s internet led blink,indicating communication to the isp. the browser should begin to display a web page.