NETGEAR ProSafe WG102-500 Reference Manual page 21

WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point
Protocol (DHCP) server on the Ethernet segment (see
page 23). This is the default settings; no further configuration is required.
• Static IP. Your Internet Service Provider (ISP) has assigned you a permanent, fixed
(static) IP address. When you select Static IP, the IP Settings section of the Basic
Settings screen expands:
Figure 2-7
Specify the static IP fields as explained in
Table 2-2. Static IP Settings
Field
Static IP
Subnet Mask
Default Gateway
DNS Server
• PPPoE. You connect to your ISP over a PPP over Ethernet (PPPoE) line, and your
ISP has assigned you a user name, password, and, possibly, a service name. The
PPPoE mode is available only if you selected "Router" as the AP mode (see
"Configuring Basic System Settings" on page
Settings section of the Basic Settings screen expands (see
Description
The fixed IP address that your ISP has assigned to you.
The network number portion of an IP address. Unless you are
implementing subnetting, use 255.255.0.0 as the subnet mask.
The ISP's router to which the wireless access point will connect.
A DNS server is a host on the Internet that translates Internet names
(such as www.netgear.com) to numeric IP addresses. Typically your
ISP transfers the IP address of one or two DNS servers to your wireless
access point during login. If the ISP does not transfer an address, you
must obtain it from the ISP and enter it manually in this field.
"Configuring LAN Settings" on
Table 2-2.
19). When you select PPPoE, the IP
Figure 2-8 on page 22).
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