NETGEAR D6400 User Manual page 50

AC1600 WiFi VDSL/ADSL Modem Router Model D6400
Field
Account Name (If Required)
Domain Name (If Required)
Internet IP Address
Get Dynamically from ISP
Use Static IP Address
Use IP over ATM (IPoA)
Domain Name Server (DNS) Address
The DNS server is used to look up site addresses based on their domain names.
Get Automatically from ISP
Use These DNS Servers
NAT (Network Address Translation)
NAT allows computers on your home network to share the modem router Internet connection. NAT is
enabled by default because it is required in most situations. Select the NAT setting:
• Enable. NAT is enabled. This is the default setting. Leave this setting if no reason to disable NAT
exists.
• Disable. NAT is disabled.
Router MAC Address
The Ethernet MAC address that the modem router uses on the Internet port. Some ISPs register the MAC
address of the network interface card in your computer when your account is first opened. They accept
traffic only from the MAC address of that computer. This feature allows your modem router to use your
computer's MAC address (also called cloning).
Use Default Address
Use Computer MAC Address
Use This MAC Address
Description
Enter the account name, as indicated by your ISP. This name might also be
called the host name.
If your ISP did not provide you with an account name or host name, leave
this field blank.
Enter the domain name, as indicated by your ISP.
If your ISP did not provide you with a domain name, leave this field blank.
Your ISP uses DHCP to assign your IP address. Your ISP automatically
assigns these addresses.
Enter the IP address, IP subnet mask, and gateway IP address that your
ISP assigned you for static IP address service. The gateway is the ISP
router to which your modem router connects.
Enter the IP address, IP subnet mask, and gateway IP address that your
ISP assigned you for IPoA service. The gateway is the ISP router to which
your modem router connects.
Your ISP uses DHCP to assign your DNS servers. Your ISP automatically
assigns this address.
If you know that your ISP does not automatically transmit DNS addresses
to the modem router during login, select this option and enter the IP
address of your ISP primary DNS server. If a secondary DNS server
address is available, enter it also.
Use the default MAC address.
The modem router captures and uses the MAC address of the computer
that you are now using. You must use the one computer that is registered
by the ISP.
Enter the MAC address that you want to use. By default, the field displays
the MAC address of the Internet port.
Manage the Internet Settings Manually
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