User's Manual

Reference Manual for the Broadband Mobile Router MBR814
Connecting the Router to the Internet 3-7
202-10005-05, June 2005
Testing Your Internet Connection
After completing the Internet connection configuration, your can test your Internet connection.
Log in to the router, then, from the Basic Settings link in the Setup menu, click the Test button. If
the NETGEAR Web site does not appear within one minute, refer to Chapter 8,
“Troubleshooting”.
Your router is now configured to provide Internet access for your network. Your router
automatically connects to the Internet when one of your computers requires access. It is not
necessary to run a dialer or login application such as Dial-Up Networking or Enternet to connect,
log in, or disconnect. These functions are performed by the router as needed.
To access the Internet from any computer connected to your router, launch a browser such as
Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator. You should see the router’s Internet LED
blink, indicating communication to the ISP. The browser should begin to display a Web page.
The following chapters describe how to configure the Advanced features of your router, and how
to troubleshoot problems that may occur.
Manually Configuring Your Internet Connection
You can configure your router using the Basic Setup
menu shown to the right, or you can allow the Setup
Wizard to determine your configuration as described in
the previous section.
1. Set the WAN IP Address:
• Select “Get Dynamically from ISP” if your
ISP uses DHCP to assign your IP address.
Your ISP will automatically assign these
addresses.
• Select “Use Static IP Address” if your ISP has
assigned you a permanent, fixed (static) IP
address. Enter the IP address that your ISP
assigned. Also enter the IP Subnet Mask and
the Gateway IP Address. The gateway is the
ISP’s router to which your router will connect.