D-Link DSL-500G manual Quick Configuration

DSL-500G ADSL Router User’s Guide

Quick Configuration

The Quick Configuration displays the settings you are most likely to need to change when you first set up the Router. These settings are explained briefly below:

	Select the ATM interface you want to use (use atm-0 for a single
ATM Interface	ATM interface). Your system may be configured with more than one
	ATM interface if you are using different types of services with your
	ISP. See ATM VC Configuration.
	This setting enables or disables the device's Internet and routing
Operation Mode	functions. When set to "No", the device cannot be used to provide
	Internet connectivity for your network.
Encapsulation	This setting determines the type of data link used to communicate
	with your ISP. See ATM VC Configuration.
VPI and VCI	These settings determine the unique data path your modem uses to
	communicate with your ISP. See ATM VC Configuration.
Bridge	This setting enables or disables bridging between the device and
	your ISP. Your ISPs may also refer to this using "RFC 1483" or
	"Ethernet over ATM". See Bridging.
IGMP	This setting enables or disables the Internet Group Management
	Protocol, which some ISPs use to perform remote configuration of
	your device.
	If your ISP has assigned a public IP address to your LAN, enter the
IP Address and Subnet	address and the associated subnet mask in the boxes provided.
	Check with your ISP to get this information. You may have to use the
Mask
	public IP address for your computer. In this case you do not enter the
	IP address here but configure these settings for your computer.
	When enabled, this setting specifies that the IP address specified
Default Route	above will be used as the default route for your LAN. Whenever, one
	of your LAN computers attempts to access the Internet, the data will
	be sent via the WAN interface.
Gateway IP Address	Specify the IP address that identifies the ISP server through which
	your Internet connection will be routed.
	Enter the username and password you use to log in to your ISP.
Username and Password	(Note: this is not the same as the user name and password you used
	to log in to Web Configuration Manager.)
	Click Enable to turn on the DNS forwarding service, which forwards
	to your LAN PCs the Domain Name System server addresses that
Use DNS	your PPP connection learns from your ISP. This option can only be
	used when the Router is configured to act as a DHCP server for your
	PCs.
	If you click Disable, you must configure DNS addresses manually on
	each PC or in the fields below.
Primary/Secondary DNS	Enter the Primary and Secondary DNS server addresses provided by
	your ISP.

Click the Submit button to save the settings in temporary memory. When you are done making changes to the configuration settings, open the Commit & Reboot menu and click the Commit button to save your changes to permanent memory.

You can click the Delete button to remove all existing Quick Configuration settings and return to the default values.

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