NETGEAR Wireless-N User Manual page 20

Table 1-1. Basic Settings Screen
Settings
NAT (Net Address Translation)
This field Router MAC
appears only Address
if your ISP
does not
require a
login.
a. Disabling NAT reboots the modem router and resets its configuration settings to the factory defaults. Disable NAT only if you
plan to install the modem router in a setting where you will be manually administering the IP address space on the LAN side
of the router.
Configuring Your Internet Connection
RangeMax Dual Band Wireless-N Modem Router DGND3300 User Manual
Description
NAT automatically assigns private IP addresses (10.1.1.x) to LAN-
connected devices.
• Enable. Usually NAT is enabled.
• Disable. This disables NAT, but leaves the firewall active. Disable
NAT only if you are sure that you do not require it. When NAT is
disabled, only standard routing is performed by this router.
Classical routing lets you directly manage the IP addresses that the
modem router uses. Classical routing should be selected only by
experienced users
• Disable firewall. This disables the firewall in addition to disabling
NAT. With the firewall disabled, the protections usually provided to
your network are disabled.
Your computer's local address is its unique address on your network.
This is also referred to as the computer's MAC (Media Access
Control) address.
• Use Default MAC Address. This is the usual setting.
• Use Computer MAC address. If your ISP requires MAC
authentication, you can use this setting to disguise the modem
router's MAC address with the computer's own MAC address.
• Use This MAC Address. If your ISP requires MAC authentication,
you can manually type the MAC address for a different computer.
The format for the MAC address is XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX.
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