2Wire None manual Broadband Link Tab

	Broadband Link Tab
Item	Description
Username	The name used to connect with your Internet Service Provider
	(ISP). Your username was either assigned to you or configured
	by you during the install process. The correct username is
	required to successfully connect to the Internet.
Internet Address	A number that is assigned to a computer so that it can
	communicate on a network and on the Internet. This address
	is assigned to you by your Internet Service Provider for all
	communication on the Internet, and can be either Static
	(permanently assigned and manually entered) or Dynamic
	(automatically assigned and configured).
	The typical configuration is for your ISP to automatically
	assign and configure an Internet address (Dynamic) when your
	system connects to the Internet.
	Businesses or power users may use a static address enabling
	them to run advanced services such as Internet servers and
	video conferencing. Static addresses typically cost more
	because they must be leased from the ISP.
	If you receive your Internet address settings automatically, the
	subnet mask has been set for you. If you manually set your
	Internet address (Static IP), this is the information that was
	provided to you by your ISP and entered by you during gateway
	installation.
Subnet Mask	Part of the Internet address settings and used in conjunction
	with your Internet address. If you receive your Internet
	address settings automatically, the subnet mask has been
	set for you. If you manually set your Internet address (Static
	IP), this is the information that was provided to you by your ISP
	and entered by you during gateway installation.
Default Gateway	Part of the Internet address settings. The default gateway is a
	device your 2Wire gateway communicates with directly to give
	you access to the Internet.
	If you receive your Internet address settings automatically, the
	subnet mask has been set for you. If you manually set your
	Internet address (Static IP), this is the information that was
	provided to you by your ISP and entered by you during the
	system installation.

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