WAN Interface

To set up or modify the way the AP+4 connects to the Internet, in the left menu pane select TCP/IP Settings WAN Interface:

Parameter

Select or enter . . .

WAN Access Type

DHCP Client if you are connected directly

 

to an ADSL or cable modem. (Most users

 

will select this option.)

 

Static IP if you are connected directly to an

 

ADSL modem and are using a Static IP.

 

You usually have to make special

 

arrangements with your Internet Service

 

Provider to get a Static (fixed) IP address.

 

PPPoE if you have an ADSL modem and

 

your provider requires PPPoE.

 

PPTP if you are setting up a Virtual Private

 

Network (VPN). You must get a Static IP

 

address from your Internet Service

 

Provider.

 

 

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