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Broadband Router User Guide
WAN Port Configuration
The WAN Port option is on the Advanced menu.
Figure 43: WAN Port Screen
Data – WAN Port Screen
Identification
Hostname
Domain Name
WAN Port MAC Address
Normally, there is no need to change the default name, but if your ISP requests that you use a particular Hostname, enter it here.
If your ISP provided a domain name, enter it here. Otherwise, this may be left blank.
Also called Network Adapter Address or Physical Address. This is a
Normally there is no need to change this, but some ISPs require a particular value, often that of the PC initially used for Internet access.
You can use the Copy from PC button to copy your PC's address into this field, the Default button to insert the default value, or enter a value directly.
IP Address |
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Automatic | Also called Dynamic IP Address. This is the default, and the most |
| common. |
| Leave this selected if your ISP allocates an IP Address to the Broad- |
| band Router upon connection. |
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