NETGEAR Nighthawk D7000 User Manual page 62

Nighthawk AC1900 WiFi VDSL/ADSL Modem Router Model D7000
Field
Internet IP Address or IPTV IP Address (depending on your selection in Step 8)
Get Dynamically from ISP
Use Static IP Address
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
Description
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.
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.
Manage the Internet Settings Manually
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