ZyXEL Communications NBG-416N User Manual page 94

Chapter 7 WAN
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 39 Network > WAN > Internet Connection: Ethernet Encapsulation
LABEL
ISP Parameters for Internet Access
Connection Type You must choose the Ethernet option when the WAN port is used as a
WAN IP Address Assignment
Get
automatically
from ISP
Use fixed IP
Address
IP Address
IP Subnet
Mask
Gateway IP
Address
MTU Auto
MTU
DNS Servers
First DNS Server
Second DNS
Server
WAN MAC
Address
Factory default
Clone the
computer's MAC
address
Set WAN MAC
Address
Apply
Reset
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DESCRIPTION
regular Ethernet.
Select this option If your ISP did not assign you a fixed IP address. This
is the default selection.
Select this option If the ISP assigned a fixed IP address.
Enter your WAN IP address in this field if you selected Use Fixed IP
Address.
Enter the IP Subnet Mask in this field.
Enter a Gateway IP Address (if your ISP gave you one) in this field.
Select Auto if you want to have the Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU)
automatically configured. Select Manual if you want to have enter the
MTU manually in the field below.
Enter the MTU or the largest packet size per frame that your NBG-416N
can receive and process.
Select From ISP if your ISP dynamically assigns DNS server
information (and the NBG-416N's WAN IP address). The field to the
right displays the (read-only) DNS server IP address that the ISP
assigns.
Select User-Defined if you have the IP address of a DNS server. Enter
the primary and secondary DNS server's IP address in the fields to the
right.
The MAC address section allows users to configure the WAN port's MAC
address by either using the NBG-416N's MAC address, copying the MAC
address from a computer on your LAN or manually entering a MAC
address.
Select Factory default to use the factory assigned default MAC
Address.
Select this option to clone the MAC address of the computer (displaying
in the screen) from which you are configuring the NBG-416N. It is
advisable to clone the MAC address from a computer on your LAN even
if your ISP does not presently require MAC address authentication.
Select this option and enter the MAC address you want to use.
Click Apply to save your changes back to the NBG-416N.
Click Reset to begin configuring this screen afresh.
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