Netgear WNDR4700 User Manual - Page 125

PPPoE, Traffic Meter

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CENTRIA WNDR4700/WNDR4720 PPPoE In the IPv6 screen, when you select PPPoE from the drop-down list, the following screen displays. The following fields are included in this screen: Login. This is usually the name that you use in your email address. For example, if your main mail account is [email protected], then you would put JerAB in this field. Some ISPs (like Mindspring, Earthlink, and T-DSL) require that you use your full email address when you log in. If your ISP requires your full email address, type it in this field. Password. Type the password that you use to log in to your ISP. Service Name. If your ISP provided a service name, enter it here. Otherwise, you can leave this field blank. Connection Mode. This specifies when the router should establish the PPPoE connection. Currently the connection mode is always on to provide a steady IPv6 connection. The router never disconnects the connection, and in case the connection is broken (such as if the modem is turned off), the router establishes the connection right after the PPPoE connection is available. The other settings are the same as Auto Detect mode. See IPv6 LAN Setup and IPv6 Filtering on page 120. Traffic Meter Traffic metering allows you to monitor the volume of Internet traffic passing through your router's Internet port. With the Traffic Meter utility, you can set limits for traffic volume, set a monthly limit, and get a live update of traffic usage. Advanced Settings 125

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Advanced Settings
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CENTRIA WNDR4700/WNDR4720
PPPoE
In the IPv6 screen, when you select
PPPoE
from the drop-down list, the following screen
displays.
The following fields are included in this screen:
Login
. This is usually the name that you use in your email address. For example, if your main
mail account is [email protected], then you would put JerAB in this field.
Some ISPs (like Mindspring, Earthlink, and T-DSL) require that you use your full email
address when you log in. If your ISP requires your full email address, type it in this field.
Password
. Type the password that you use to log in to your ISP.
Service Name
. If your ISP provided a service name, enter it here. Otherwise, you can leave
this field blank.
Connection Mode
. This specifies when the router should establish the PPPoE connection.
Currently the connection mode is
always on
to provide a steady IPv6 connection. The router
never disconnects the connection, and in case the connection is broken (such as if the
modem is turned off), the router establishes the connection right after the PPPoE connection
is available.
The other settings are the same as Auto Detect mode. See
IPv6 LAN Setup
and
IPv6
Filtering
on page 120.
Traffic Meter
Traffic metering allows you to monitor the volume of Internet traffic passing through your
router’s Internet port. With the Traffic Meter utility, you can set limits for traffic volume, set a
monthly limit, and get a live update of traffic usage.