Specified | Also called Static IP Address. Select this if your ISP has allocated |
IP Address | you a fixed IP Address. If this option is selected, the following data |
| must be entered. |
| • IP Address. |
| The IP Address allocated by the ISP. |
| • Network Mask (Not required for PPPoE) |
| This is also supplied by your ISP. It must be compatible with the |
| IP Address above. |
| • Gateway IP Address (Not required for PPPoE) |
| The address of the router or gateway, as supplied by your ISP. |
NAT |
|
Enable NAT | NAT (Network Address Translation) is the technology which allows |
| all PCs on your LAN to share the Internet IP address allocated to the |
| WAN port on this Router. From the Internet, all PCs appear to have |
| the same IP address. |
| For normal operation, this setting must be ENABLED. |
Disable NAT | Disabling NAT will disable Internet access, unless all PCs have |
| valid Internet IP addresses. |
| If you wish to use this device for Routing ONLY (and NOT for |
| Internet access), then NAT should be disabled. |
DNS |
|
Automatically | The DNS (Domain Name Server) address will be obtained automati- |
obtain from | cally from your ISP's server. Note that if using a fixed IP address, |
Server | with no login (login is set to "None"), then no Server is used, and this |
| option cannot be used. |
Use this DNS | If this option is selected, you must enter the IP address of the DNS |
| (Domain Name Server) you wish to use. |
| Note: If the DNS is unavailable, the "Backup DNS", entered on the |
| Internet - Options screen, will be used. |
Login |
|
Login Method | If your ISP does not use a login method (username, password) for |
| Internet access, leave this at the default value "None (Direct connec- |
| tion)" |
| Otherwise, check the documentation from your ISP, select the login |
| method used, and enter the required data. |
| • PPPoE - this is the most common login method, widely used |
| with DSL modems. Normally, your ISP will have provided some |
| software to connect and login. This software is no longer re- |
| quired, and should not be used. |
| • PPTP - this is mainly used in Europe. You need to know the |
| PPTP Server address as well as your name and password. |
| • Big Pond Cable - for Australia only. |
| • SingTel RAS - for Singapore only. |
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