Danno
24-03-2006, 03:32 PM
If you dont have an AOL Gold Account you may not be able to use a router. The below information is from the Netgear website.
Cannot Log on to AOL Through Router
* Upgrade, if you aren't using AOL 9.0 or later.
* Note that you MUST have an AOL account with MSL (Multiple Simultaneous Login) — which allows you to have more than one AOL screenname — to connect to AOL using a router. This link explains AOL MSL. http://aolsvc.aol.com/broadband/homenetworking/faqs.adp
* Any NETGEAR router can connect to AOL.To get connected with AOL through a router, make sure you complete each phase before going on:
Phase 1: Install AOL software on a computer that is directly connected to the Internet (without a router). Make sure you can log in to your AOL account. This link has AOL's installation instructions. If you cannot connect to AOL without a router, you MUST contact AOL for support.
http://www.aol.com/support/index.adp?to ... ll&page=01 (http://www.aol.com/support/index.adp?toc=install&page=01)
Phase 2: Create a second AOL account, using the instructions below: "To Create AOL Accounts".
Phase 3: Physically connect a NETGEAR router into your network. Configure the router so it can access AOL using the instructions below: "To Configure the Router."
Phase 4: Turn off the modem, router, and computer. Reboot the modem, router and computer, in that order. Test your direct Internet connection using Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator. The AOL software is not used in this phase — you want to be able to connect to the Internet without using AOL.
Now you have established the NETGEAR router is working correctly.
Phase 5: Configure the AOL client software for each computer that will access AOL through the router. The AOL client must be set to "Broadband connection" or "Broadband networking". (These use the TCP/IP protocol.) If there's a problem with AOL during this phase, you MUST contact AOL for support. This AOL page describes AOL problems with TCP/IP. http://www.aol.com/support/index.adp?to ... t&page=061 (http://www.aol.com/support/index.adp?toc=connect&page=061)
To Create AOL Accounts
Your AOL connections must be TCP/IP. If you have set them to something else, set them back to TCP/IP.
1. Remove your router from the network, and log on to AOL using a computer directly connected to the modem.
2. Log on to your AOL master account.
3. To access the AOL "Create a Screen Name", do a keyword search on names, and select Create Screen Name. The "Create a Screen" window appears.
4. Click Create Screen Name. The "Create a Screen" window appears, asking whether the screen name is for a child.
5. Click either button to continue — it doesn't matter which — and click Continue. The "Choose a Screen Name" window appears.
6. Chose a name for this account, and click Continue. You may want to name one of the accounts you create something like myaolrouteraccount. The "Choose a password" screen appears. Use only characters from a-z and from 0-9.
7. Enter a password twice, and click Continue. The "Select a Parental Controls setting" window appears.
8. Make any selection on this screen, and click Continue. The "Master Screen Name status?" window appears.
9. Select either option, and click Continue. The "Your New Screen Name" window appears.
10. Select Accept Controls. The "AOL Screen Names" window appears. It will include all the accounts you have added to this point.
11. Repeat Steps 4 through 9 for each router or computer that will connect to AOL.Reconnect the router to the modem and your network.
To Configure the Router
(Other suggestions are available by typing one step as an AOL keyword.)
1. Start a browser, and type 192.168.0.1 in the address box.
2. Click Setup > Basic Settings.
3. Under "Does Your Internet Connection Require a Login?" select Yes. A new item "Internet Service Provider" appears on the page.
4. Select Other in the pull down. If it appears, you may select PPPoE instead, if you use it. DO NOT SELECT AOL!
5. For "Login", enter an AOL account username followed by @aol.com. E.g., myaolrouteraccount@aol.com. The login name and password must both be lowercase!
6. For "Password", enter the AOL password for this account.
All information taken from http://kbserver.netgear.com/kb_web_files/n101194.asp
Could I have more than two people connect to AOL at the same time with one AOL for Broadband account?
Yes. If you are on one of AOL for Broadband's price plans that include Multiple Simultaneous Login[MSL] you can use more than one screen name at once. The plans that offer MSL are $14.95 Broadband BYOA[Bring Your Own Access], $24.95 Broadband BYOA with unlimited dial-up, and the $54.95 AOL for Broadband plan. Price plan details can be found here: AOL for Broadband Price Plans. The best way to take advantage of the Multiple Simultaneous Login feature included with these plans is to install a home network - this will allow more than one of your computers to be online at once.
Taken from http://aolsvc.aol.com/broadband/homenetworking/faqs.adp
Cannot Log on to AOL Through Router
* Upgrade, if you aren't using AOL 9.0 or later.
* Note that you MUST have an AOL account with MSL (Multiple Simultaneous Login) — which allows you to have more than one AOL screenname — to connect to AOL using a router. This link explains AOL MSL. http://aolsvc.aol.com/broadband/homenetworking/faqs.adp
* Any NETGEAR router can connect to AOL.To get connected with AOL through a router, make sure you complete each phase before going on:
Phase 1: Install AOL software on a computer that is directly connected to the Internet (without a router). Make sure you can log in to your AOL account. This link has AOL's installation instructions. If you cannot connect to AOL without a router, you MUST contact AOL for support.
http://www.aol.com/support/index.adp?to ... ll&page=01 (http://www.aol.com/support/index.adp?toc=install&page=01)
Phase 2: Create a second AOL account, using the instructions below: "To Create AOL Accounts".
Phase 3: Physically connect a NETGEAR router into your network. Configure the router so it can access AOL using the instructions below: "To Configure the Router."
Phase 4: Turn off the modem, router, and computer. Reboot the modem, router and computer, in that order. Test your direct Internet connection using Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator. The AOL software is not used in this phase — you want to be able to connect to the Internet without using AOL.
Now you have established the NETGEAR router is working correctly.
Phase 5: Configure the AOL client software for each computer that will access AOL through the router. The AOL client must be set to "Broadband connection" or "Broadband networking". (These use the TCP/IP protocol.) If there's a problem with AOL during this phase, you MUST contact AOL for support. This AOL page describes AOL problems with TCP/IP. http://www.aol.com/support/index.adp?to ... t&page=061 (http://www.aol.com/support/index.adp?toc=connect&page=061)
To Create AOL Accounts
Your AOL connections must be TCP/IP. If you have set them to something else, set them back to TCP/IP.
1. Remove your router from the network, and log on to AOL using a computer directly connected to the modem.
2. Log on to your AOL master account.
3. To access the AOL "Create a Screen Name", do a keyword search on names, and select Create Screen Name. The "Create a Screen" window appears.
4. Click Create Screen Name. The "Create a Screen" window appears, asking whether the screen name is for a child.
5. Click either button to continue — it doesn't matter which — and click Continue. The "Choose a Screen Name" window appears.
6. Chose a name for this account, and click Continue. You may want to name one of the accounts you create something like myaolrouteraccount. The "Choose a password" screen appears. Use only characters from a-z and from 0-9.
7. Enter a password twice, and click Continue. The "Select a Parental Controls setting" window appears.
8. Make any selection on this screen, and click Continue. The "Master Screen Name status?" window appears.
9. Select either option, and click Continue. The "Your New Screen Name" window appears.
10. Select Accept Controls. The "AOL Screen Names" window appears. It will include all the accounts you have added to this point.
11. Repeat Steps 4 through 9 for each router or computer that will connect to AOL.Reconnect the router to the modem and your network.
To Configure the Router
(Other suggestions are available by typing one step as an AOL keyword.)
1. Start a browser, and type 192.168.0.1 in the address box.
2. Click Setup > Basic Settings.
3. Under "Does Your Internet Connection Require a Login?" select Yes. A new item "Internet Service Provider" appears on the page.
4. Select Other in the pull down. If it appears, you may select PPPoE instead, if you use it. DO NOT SELECT AOL!
5. For "Login", enter an AOL account username followed by @aol.com. E.g., myaolrouteraccount@aol.com. The login name and password must both be lowercase!
6. For "Password", enter the AOL password for this account.
All information taken from http://kbserver.netgear.com/kb_web_files/n101194.asp
Could I have more than two people connect to AOL at the same time with one AOL for Broadband account?
Yes. If you are on one of AOL for Broadband's price plans that include Multiple Simultaneous Login[MSL] you can use more than one screen name at once. The plans that offer MSL are $14.95 Broadband BYOA[Bring Your Own Access], $24.95 Broadband BYOA with unlimited dial-up, and the $54.95 AOL for Broadband plan. Price plan details can be found here: AOL for Broadband Price Plans. The best way to take advantage of the Multiple Simultaneous Login feature included with these plans is to install a home network - this will allow more than one of your computers to be online at once.
Taken from http://aolsvc.aol.com/broadband/homenetworking/faqs.adp