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Configuration: Basic Gateway TCP/IP Wireless Print Server USB
Gateway > WAN Page
Use this page to configure the external (public) wide area network (WAN) interface:
Gateway > WAN page fields
Field | Description |
Host Name | If the cable service provider requires a hostname to access to their network, type the hostname |
| they provided in this field. The default is None. |
Enable DHCP Client | Enabling the DHCP client causes the wireless gateway to automatically obtain the public IP |
| address, subnet mask, domain name, and DNS server(s). Most commonly, the DHCP client is |
| enabled if the cable service provider automatically assigns a public IP address from their |
| DHCP server. Enable DHCP Client is on by default. |
Disable DHCP Client | If the cable service provider does not automatically assign a public IP address using DHCP, |
| they must provide a static IP address. Select Disable DHCP Client. When you disable the |
| DHCP client, you must type the static IP address, subnet mask, DNS server(s), and domain |
| name (if necessary) in the fields provided. Disable DHCP Client is off by default. |
Static IP Address | If Disable DHCP Client is on, type the static IP address provided by the cable service provider, |
| in |
Static IP Address | If Disable DHCP Client is on, type the subnet mask associated with the static IP address, in |
Subnet Mask | |
Domain Name | If the cable service provider requires a domain name, type the domain name they provided you |
| in this field. The default is None. |
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