Quick Reference Guide

Reference Manual for the Model DG814 DSL Modem Internet Gateway
Basic Configuration of the Router 4-5
2.
If you wish to change the login timeout, enter a new value in minutes.
• If your service provider uses Classical IP, select Classical IP. It is not necessary to enter a
Service Type, User Name, or Password. Proceed to Step 3..
3. Click Next to go to the final Wizard screen shown in Figure 4-6 below.
Figure 4-6. Browser-based Setup Wizard, fourth screen
This screen provides setup for the following parameters:
• WAN IP Address Assignment: Unless your ISP has assigned a fixed permanent IP address
for your use, select "Get automatically from ISP" to obtain and IP address using DHCP.
Otherwise, enter your IP Address, Subnet Mask, and the IP Address of your ISP’s gateway
router.
• DNS Server Address Assignment: If you know that your ISP does not automatically
transmit DNS addresses to the router during login, select “Use fixed IP address” and enter
the IP address of the ISP’s DNS server.
A DNS server is a host on the Internet that translates Internet names (such as www
addresses) to numeric IP addresses. Typically your ISP transfers the IP addresses of one or
two DNS servers to your router during login. If the ISP does not transfer an address, you
must obtain it from the ISP and enter it manually here. If you enter an address here, you
should reboot your PCs after configuring the router.
4. Click Finish.
Note: PPPoE and PPPoA will authenticate with the network when you have data to
transmit.The gateway will stay connected until you stop transmitting and will then wait
for the login timeout to expire before disconnecting.