Netgear D6400 User Manual - Page 54
Domain Name Server DNS Address, Dial on Demand
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AC1600 WiFi VDSL/ADSL Modem Router Model D6400 Field Description Encapsulation Select the encapsulation, as indicated by your ISP: • PPPoE. Your Internet connection uses PPP over Ethernet. • PPPoA. Your Internet connection uses PPP over ATM. Login Enter the login name that you use to log in to your Internet service, as indicated by your ISP. This login name is often an email address. Password Enter the password that you use to log in to your Internet service, as indicated by your ISP. Service Name (If Required) Enter the service name that you use to log in to your Internet service, as indicated by your ISP. Often, a service name is not required. Note: This field does not display if your selection from the Encapsulation menu is PPPoA. Connection Mode Select how the Internet connection functions: • Always On. Once the Internet connection is established, it remains on. This is the default setting. • Dial on Demand. When someone attempts to connect to the Internet, the Internet connection is established. When the idle time-out period expires, the Internet connection is terminated. • Manually Connect. You must connect to the Internet manually (see View, Renew, or Release a TCP/IP Internet Connection on page 235 or View, Connect, or Disconnect a PPPoE or PPPoA Internet Connection on page 237). Idle Timeout (In Minutes) If you select Dial on Demand from the Connection Mode menu, enter the idle time-out period in minutes. The idle time-out specifies how long the modem router keeps the Internet connection active when no one on the network is using the Internet connection. The default is 5 minutes. To disable the idle time-out, enter 0. (When you disable the idle time-out, the connection is not terminated automatically). Internet IP Address Get Dynamically from ISP Your ISP uses DHCP to assign your IP address. Your ISP automatically assigns these addresses. Use Static IP Address Enter the IP address, IP subnet mask, and gateway IP address that your ISP assigned you for static IP address service. The gateway is the ISP router to which your modem router connects. Domain Name Server (DNS) Address The DNS server is used to look up site addresses based on their domain names. Get Automatically from ISP Your ISP uses DHCP to assign your DNS servers. Your ISP automatically assigns this address. Manage the Internet Settings Manually 54