The Global WAN Mode controls must be adjusted as required by your ISP. The settings you enter here determine how the Wireless Gateway will be identified to your ISP's equipment and other machines on the global Internet.
∙If your ISP has given you a fixed IP address to use on the WAN link, click the Specify Global IP Address control. Then click in (or tab to) the three boxes below it and type in the global IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway that the ISP has instructed you to use.
∙If your ISP will assign the Wireless Gateway an IP address and related settings using DHCP (the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol), simply click Obtain Global IP Address Automatically (DHCP). DHCP is commonly used on cable links.
∙If your ISP uses PPPoE (the
Your PPPoE link might allow you to save on connection charges by disconnecting when the link is not in use and reconnecting when someone on the LAN wants to access the Internet. If this is the case, you have the option of setting the Connect on Demand control to Yes or No. If you click No , you will have to use the PPPoE Connect and PPPoE Disconnect commands in the Tools menu to take the Wireless Gateway on line and off line. (You can, alternatively, use the Manager Server software to set a connection schedule; see the Manager Se rver manual for details.) If you click Yes, be sure to set the Maximum Idle Time control also. The Wireless Gateway will then automatically disconnect whenever the specified amount of time passes without anyone on the LAN accessing the Internet.
DNS IP Addresses
In almost all cases your ISP will provide you with the IP addresses of two or more DNS (Domain Name System) servers. Click in the boxes provided and type in the addresses carefully. If you set the Wireless Gateway up as a DHCP
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