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Chapter 6. Configuring WAN Settings
11. Choose a connection option and enter appropriate setting if desired. The default setting is
"Disable".
12. Click
to save the PPPoE settings when you are done with the configuration. You'll see a
summary of the WAN PPPoE configuration at the bottom half of the configuration page. Note that
if the default gateway address is not shown immediately, click on the WAN menu to open the
WAN configuration page again.
6.3
Dynamic IP
6.3.1
WAN Dynamic IP Configuration Parameters
Table 6.2 describes the configuration parameters available for dynamic IP connection mode.
Field
Host Name
Primary/ Secondary
DNS
MAC Cloning
6.3.2
Configuring Dynamic IP for WAN
Figure 6.3. WAN Dynamic IP (DHCP client) Configuration
Follow the instructions below to configure dynamic IP settings:
1. Open the WAN configuration page by clicking on the WAN menu.
2. Select Dynamic from the Connection Mode drop-down list as shown in
Figure 6.3.
3. (Optional) Enter host name in the space provided if required by your ISP.
4. (Optional) Enter the IP addresses for the primary and secondary DNS servers if you want to use
your preferred DNS servers; otherwise, skip this step.
5. If you had previously registered a specific MAC address with your ISP for Internet access, enter
the registered MAC address here and make sure you check the MAC cloning check box.
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Table 6.2. WAN Dynamic IP Configuration Parameters
Description
Host name is optional but may be required by some ISP.
IP address of the primary and/or secondary DNS are optional as DHCP client
will automatically obtain the DNS IP addresses configured at your ISP.
However, if there are other DNS servers you would rather use, enter the IP
addresses in the spaces provided.
The default is to use the MAC address of the WAN interface. However, if you
had registered a MAC address previously with your ISP, you may need to
enter that MAC address here.
Connection
Mode drop-
down list
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