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RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNDR3700 User Manual Table 1-1. Basic Settings screen fields Settings Description Does Your ISP Require a Login? • Yes • No These fields Account Name appear only if no (If required) login is required. Domain Name (If required) Enter the account name provided by your ISP. This might also be called the host name. Enter the domain name provided by your ISP. These fields appear only if your ISP requires a login. Internet Service Provider • PPTP (Point to Point Tunneling Protocol). This is used primarily in Austrian DSL services. • Telstra Bigpond. This setting is only for older cable modem service accounts that still require a Bigpond Login utility. Telstra has discontinued this type of account. Those with Telstra DSL accounts and newer cable modem accounts should select No for Does Your Internet Connection Require A Login?. • Other. This is the default setting. It is for PPPoE (Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet), the protocol used by most DSL services worldwide. Login The login name provided by your ISP. This is often an e-mail address. Password The password provided by your ISP. Service Name If your ISP provided a Service Name, enter it here. Connection Mode Specify when the router will connect to and disconnect from the Internet. • Always On. The router logs in to the Internet immediately after booting and never disconnects. • Dial on Demand. The router logs in only when outgoing traffic is present and logs out after the idle time-out. • Manually Connect. The router logs in or logs out only when you click Connect or Disconnect in the Router Status screen. Idle Timeout (In minutes) If you want to change the Internet login time-out, enter a new value in minutes. This determines how long the wireless router keeps the Internet connection active after there is no Internet activity from the LAN. Entering an Idle Timeout value of 0 (zero) means never log out. Configuring Your Internet Connection 1-8 v1.3, October 2009

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RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNDR3700 User Manual
Configuring Your Internet Connection
1-8
v1.3, October 2009
Table 1-1.
Basic Settings screen fields
Settings
Description
Does Your ISP Require a Login?
• Yes
• No
These fields
appear only if no
login is required.
Account Name
(If required)
Enter the account name provided by your ISP. This might also
be called the host name.
Domain Name
(If required)
Enter the domain name provided by your ISP.
These fields
appear only if
your ISP
requires a login.
Internet Service Provider
PPTP
(Point to Point Tunneling Protocol). This is used
primarily in Austrian DSL services.
Telstra Bigpond
. This setting is only for older cable modem
service accounts that still require a Bigpond Login utility.
Telstra has discontinued this type of account. Those with
Telstra DSL accounts and newer cable modem accounts
should select
No
for
Does Your Internet Connection
Require A Login?
.
Other
. This is the default setting. It is for PPPoE (Point to
Point Protocol over Ethernet), the protocol used by most
DSL services worldwide.
Login
The login name provided by your ISP. This is often an e-mail
address.
Password
The password provided by your ISP.
Service Name
If your ISP provided a Service Name, enter it here.
Connection Mode
Specify when the router will connect to and disconnect from
the Internet.
Always On
. The router logs in to the Internet immediately
after booting and never disconnects.
Dial on Demand
. The router logs in only when outgoing
traffic is present and logs out after the idle time-out.
Manually Connect
. The router logs in or logs out only when
you click
Connect
or
Disconnect
in the Router Status
screen.
Idle Timeout (In minutes)
If you want to change the Internet login time-out, enter a new
value in minutes. This determines how long the wireless router
keeps the Internet connection active after there is no Internet
activity from the LAN. Entering an Idle Timeout value of 0
(zero) means never log out.