Reference Manual for the Model RP614 Web Safe Router
Basic Configuration of the Router 4-5
Configuring for Dynamic IP AccountIf the Setup Wizarddetermines that your Internet service account uses Dynamic IP assignment,
you willbe directed to the menu shown in Figure 4-3 below:
Figure 4-3. Setup Wizard menu forDy namic IPa ddress
1. Enter your Account Name (may also be called Host Name) an d Domain Name. These
parametersmay be necessary to access your ISP’s services such as mail or news servers.If you
leave theDomain Name field blank, the router will attempt to learn the domain automatically
from theISP. If this is not successful, you may need to enterit manually.
2. Domain Name Server (DNS) Address:If you know that your ISP does not automatically
transmitDNS addressesto the router during login, select “Use these DNS servers” and enter
the IP addressof your ISP’s Primary DNS Server. If a Secondary DNS Server address is
available, enter it also.
A DNS server is a host on the Internetthat translates Internet names (such as www
addresses)to numeric IP addresses. Typically your ISP transfersthe IP addresses of one or
two DNS serverst oyour router during login. If the ISP does not transfer an address, you
must obtainit from the ISP and enter it manually here. If you enter an address here,you
should rebootyour PCs after configuring the router.