Chapter 3 Wizard Setup

 

Table 11 ISP Parameters: Ethernet Encapsulation

 

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

 

WAN IP Address

 

 

Assignment

 

 

 

 

 

IP Address

Select Dynamic If your ISP did not assign you a fixed IP address. This is the

 

Assignment

default selection.

 

 

Select Static If the ISP assigned a fixed IP address.

 

 

The fields below are available only when you select Static.

 

 

 

 

My WAN IP

Enter your WAN IP address in this field.

 

Address

 

 

 

 

 

My WAN IP

Enter the IP subnet mask in this field.

 

Subnet Mask

 

 

 

 

 

Gateway IP

Enter the gateway IP address in this field.

 

Address

 

 

 

 

 

First DNS Server

Enter the DNS server's IP address(es) in the field(s) to the right.

 

Second DNS

Leave the field as 0.0.0.0 if you do not want to configure DNS servers. If you do not

 

Server

configure a DNS server, you must know the IP address of a machine in order to

 

 

access it.

 

 

 

 

Back

Click Back to return to the previous wizard screen.

 

 

 

 

Apply

Click Apply to save your changes and go to the next screen.

 

 

 

3.2.1.2 PPPoE Encapsulation

Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE) functions as a dial-up connection. PPPoE is an IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force) standard specifying how a host personal computer interacts with a broadband modem (for example DSL, cable, wireless, etc.) to achieve access to high-speed data networks.

 

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