D-Link Router DIR-120 User Manual

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Setup Wizard – Step 3 Choose the Internet connection type from the list of options presented in the Setup Wizard. Select the connection type appropriate for your service and click the Next button. 
  

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PPPoE Connection Settings  Setup Wizard – Configure PPPoE Connection 
For PPPoE connections, select the Address Mode Dynamic IP or Static IP, type in the 
Username and Password used to identify and verify your account to the ISP. Retype the 
password again and if necessary, type a Service Name or domain name. For Static IP address 
mode, type the IP Address assigned to your account....

DIR-120 Ethernet Broadband Router 
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DHCP Connection Settings  Setup Wizard – Configure Dynamic IP Address Connection For Dynamic IP Address connections, you may want to copy the MAC address of your Ethernet adapter to the Router. Some ISPs use the unique MAC address of your 
computer’s Ethernet adapter for identification and for IP address assignment (DHCP) when you first access their network. This can prevent the Router...

DIR-120 Ethernet Broadband Router 
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Static IP Connection Settings Setup Wizard – Configure Static IP Address Connection For Static IP Address connection types, you must type in the IP Address, Subnet Mask, Gateway Address, Primary DNS Address and Secondary DNS Address (optional). 
Your ISP should provide this information to you. Click Next to continue. 
 
 
 
IP Address The public or global IP address provided by your...

DIR-120 Ethernet Broadband Router 
 D-Link DIR-120 User Manual                                                      
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Setup Wizard – Configure PPTP Client Connection The Router supports Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) for the Internet connection. PPTP is also used for Virtual Private Networks (VPN). Some ISPs use PPTP to 
establish a client-to-server connection to their network, and ultimately to the Internet. If your Internet connection comes through a PPTP client connection to a server...

DIR-120 Ethernet Broadband Router 
 D-Link DIR-120 User Manual                                                      
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Setup Wizard – Configure PPTP Client Connection The Router supports Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (L2TP) for the Internet connection. L2TP is also used for Virtual Private Networks (VPN). Some ISPs use L2TP to 
establish a client-to-server connection to their network, and ultimately to the Internet. If your Internet connection comes through a L2TP client connection to a server...

DIR-120 Ethernet Broadband Router 
 D-Link DIR-120 User Manual                                                      
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Big Pond Connection Settings  Setup Wizard – Configure Big Pond Connection This selection is for users having Big Pond Cable as their ISP. Enter the account information, as provided to you by your ISP. 
 
Click Next to continue. 
 
 
Auth Server Enter the name of the Authentication Server as provided to you by BigPond. 
BigPond User Name The account name of the account that has been...

DIR-120 Ethernet Broadband Router 
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Setup Wizard – Complete Setup Finally you can confirm that the setup process is completed. If you are satisfied that you have entered all the necessary information correctly, click the Conect button to save 
the new configuration settings and restart the Router. If you need to change settings from a previous menu, click the Back button. 
 
  
 
 
DO NOT TURN THE ROUTER OFF WHILE IT 
IS...

DIR-120 Ethernet Broadband Router 
 D-Link DIR-120 User Manual                                                      
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Configure Internet Connection Manually To configure the Router’s basic Internet configuration settings without running the Setup Wizard, click the Internet menu link in the left hand panel of the Setup menu 
directory, then click the Manual Configuration button under the heading “Manual Internet Connection Options”.  
 
Setup – Internet menu 
Click the Manual Configure button to access...

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Select Internet Connection Type The default Internet Connection menu displays the Dynamic IP 
(DHCP) Internet Connection Type menu. To select another 
connection type, use the pull-down My Internet Connection is: 
menu to select the connection type you wish to configure. The 
menu configuration parameters in the display will change 
according to the connection option you choose. The...