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Configuration: Basic Gateway TCP/IP Wireless 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 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 |
(obtain dynamic IP | IP address, subnet mask, domain name, and DNS server(s). Most commonly, the DHCP |
address) | client is enabled if the cable provider automatically assigns a public IP address from their |
| DHCP server. Enable DHCP Client is selected by default. |
Disable DHCP Client (use If the cable provider does not automatically assign a public IP address using DHCP, they
static IP address) 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 not selected by default.
Static IP Address | If Disable DHCP Client is selected, type the static IP address provided by the cable |
| provider in |
Static IP Subnet Mask | If Disable DHCP Client is selected, type the subnet mask associated with the static IP |
| address in |
WAN Default Gateway | When using a Static IP Address from the cable provider, type the default gateway IP |
| address on the WAN for the SBG940 in |
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