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Configuration | Section 3 |
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WAN Page – Commonly Used Configuration Options
The following configuration options are highlighted in white on the WAN Page, for easy reference. These fields are the most commonly used or adjusted, in supporting typical uses of the WR850 as a wired/wireless router.
The rest of the configuration options are provided primarily for advanced users.
Field | Description |
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Connection | Sets the method by which an IP address is assigned to the WR850’s |
Mode: | broadband connection. |
| Select as follows: |
| DHCP - An IP address is dynamically assigned to the WR850, as |
| per the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP). This is |
| typically used with cable modems or gateways, and DSL gateways. |
| Static – An IP address is manually assigned to the WAN connection. |
| PPPoE - |
| PPPoE is typically used with DSL modems. |
| Disabled - The WAN connection is disabled. |
| FACTORY DEFAULT: DHCP |
PPPoE | [FOR CONNECTIONS USING PPPoE CONNECTION MODE] |
Username: | Sets the username for authenticating with a |
| (PPP) server. |
| This username is provided by your Internet Service Provider (ISP). |
| FACTORY DEFAULT: (blank) |
PPPoE | [FOR CONNECTIONS USING PPPoE CONNECTION MODE] |
Password: | Sets the password for authenticating with a PPP server. |
| This password is provided by your ISP. |
| FACTORY DEFAULT: (blank) |
PPPoE Service | [FOR CONNECTIONS USING PPPoE CONNECTION MODE] |
Name: | Sets the service name as per information provided by your ISP. May |
| be automatically detected and entered for you; otherwise it will need |
| to be entered manually. |
| FACTORY DEFAULT: (blank) |
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