you can configure the router for basic access to your internet service provider (isp) using manager menu 4, internet access setup. the configuration information required is either supplied directly by your isp or must be obtained from your preconfigured pc as described in “obtaining isp configuration information (windows)” on page 3-8. additional configuration parameters are available in menu 11, remote node setup.

    to configure your router for internet access:

    1. enter 4 from the main menu to display menu 4 - internet access setup.

    menu 4 - internet access setup opens (figure 8-1).

   

    2. enter the name of your isp in the isp’s name field (for example, myisp).

    this information is required for identification purposes only.

    3. if your isp uses ppp over ethernet (pppoe), use the space bar to toggle encapsulation to pppoe. otherwise, leave it as ethernet.

    ppp over ethernet (pppoe) is a type of connection that requires the use of a dialer program such as microsoft dial-up networking to access your dsl or cable modem. in this case, the router will perform this function, and it will not be necessary to run the dialer on your attached pcs.

    a. if your connection supports multiple isps, enter the service name of the one you use.

    otherwise, leave service name blank.

    b. enter your account’s login name as my login.

    c. enter your account’s password as my password.

    4. if you selected ethernet encapsulation, use the space bar to toggle the service type field to either roadrunner or standard.

    this field determines whether the roadrunner login program will be run. if your service provider is not roadrunner or if your roadrunner region does not require the login program:

    a. select standard.

    if your service type is roadrunner and your roadrunner region requires the login program:

    a. select the roadrunner login program used in your region.

    b. enter the login name and password provided by roadrunner.

    5. if roadrunner provided an authentication server address, enter it as login server ip address.

    otherwise, leave this field as 0.0.0.0.

    6. use the space bar to toggle the ip address assignment field to static or dynamic.

    if your service provider has assigned you an ip address to be manually configured in your pc, select static. in this case, enter your assigned ip address, subnet mask, and gateway address (the address of the isp’s router). if you do not know the gateway address, leave this field as 0.0.0.0.

    7. use the space bar to toggle the single user account field to yes.

    8. press [enter] at the press enter to confirm... prompt to confirm your selections.

    you can press [esc] at any time to cancel your selections. when you save this menu, the router automatically creates a default static route to the isp.