The WAN IP Interface page appears.
Enable Interface: You can disable the interface by unchecking the checkbox. However, doing so will dis- able all ability for your LAN users to connect to the WAN using the Gateway.
Obtain IP Address Automatically: Your service provider may tell you that the WAN IP Address for your Gateway is static. In this case, disable this checkbox and enter the IP Address and IP Netmask from your Service Provider in the appropriate fields.
IP Address: This is the IP Address from your Service Provider when using static IP addressing.
IP Netmask: This is the Netmask from your Service Provider when using static IP addressing.
☛NOTE:
Beginning with Firmware Version 7.7, you can now run an IPoE interface without an IP address (“unnumbered” interface), if you
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