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Service Name if Required, Get Dynamically from ISP

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N150 and N300 Wireless Routers 4. Select Internet. You might need to scroll to view all the settings. 5. In the Does your Internet connection require a login section of the screen, select the Yes radio button. The screen adjusts. 6. In the Internet Service Provider list, select the encapsulation method PPPoE, PPPoA, or L2TP. 7. In the Login field, enter the login name your ISP gave you. This login name is often an email address. 8. In the Password field, type the password that you use to log in to your Internet service. 9. If your ISP requires a service name, type it in the Service Name (if Required) field. 10. In the Connection Mode drop-down list, select Always On, Dial on Demand, or Manually Connect. 11. To change the number of minutes until the Internet login times, out, in the Idle Timeout (In minutes) field, type the number of minutes. This is how long the router keeps the Internet connection active when no one on the network is using the Internet connection. A value of 0 (zero) means never log out. 12. In the Internet IP Address section, select one of the following radio buttons: • 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 the gateway IP address that your ISP assigned. The gateway is the ISP router to which your router connects. Specify Your Internet Settings 20

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Specify Your Internet Settings
20
N150 and N300 Wireless Routers
4.
Select
Internet
.
You might need
to scroll to view
all the settings.
5.
In the Does your Internet connection require a login section of the screen, select the
Yes
radio button.
The screen adjusts.
6.
In the
Internet Service Provider
list, select the encapsulation method
PPPoE
,
PPPoA
, or
L2TP
.
7.
In the
Login
field, enter the login name your ISP gave you. This login name is often an email
address.
8.
In the
Password
field, type the password that you use to log in to your Internet service.
9.
If your ISP requires a service name, type it in the
Service Name (if Required)
field.
10.
In the
Connection Mode
drop-down list, select
Always On
,
Dial on Demand
, or
Manually
Connect
.
11.
To change the number of minutes until the Internet login times, out, in the
Idle Timeout (In
minutes)
field, type the number of minutes.
This is how long the router keeps the Internet connection active when no one on the
network is using the Internet connection. A value of 0 (zero) means never log out.
12.
In the Internet IP Address section, select one of the following radio buttons:
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 the gateway IP
address that your ISP assigned. The gateway is the ISP router to which your router
connects.