Dns Server - Option Audio GlobeSurfer 3G Reference Manual

802.11b/g wireless router and internet gateway

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Obtain an IP address automatically Your PPP connection is conﬁgured by de-

fault to obtain an IP address automatically. You should change this con-

ﬁguration in case your service provider requires it.

The server that assigns the GlobeSurfer 3G with an IP address, also as-

signs a subnet mask. You can override the dynamically assigned subnet

mask by selecting the Override subnet mask and specifying your own mask

instead.

Figure 4.97: Internet Protocol Settings – Automatic IP

Use the following IP address Your WAN connection can be conﬁgured using

a permanent (static) IP address. Your service provider should provide

you with this IP address, subnet mask and the default gateway IP ad-

dress.

Figure 4.98: Internet Protocol Settings – Static IP

4.6.2.7 DNS Server

Domain Name System (DNS) is the method by which website or domain names

are translated into IP addresses. You can conﬁgure the connection to auto-

matically obtain a DNS server address, or specify such an address manually,

according to the information provided by your ISP.

To conﬁgure the connection to automatically obtain a DNS server address, se-

lect Obtain DNS Server Address Automatically from the DNS Server drop down

menu.

Figure 4.99: Automatic DNS Settings

To manually conﬁgure DNS server addresses, select Use the following DNS server

addresses from the DNS server drop down menu (see ﬁgure 4.100). Specify up

to two different DNS server addresses, one primary and one secondary.

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