Chapter 4 Connection Wizard
The following table describes the labels in this screen
Table 16 Wizard Step 3: WAN IP and DNS Server Addresses
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WAN IP Address Assignment | |
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My WAN IP Address | Enter your WAN IP address in this field. The WAN IP address should be in |
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My WAN IP Subnet Mask | Enter the IP subnet mask in this field. |
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Gateway IP Address | Enter the gateway IP address in this field. |
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System DNS Server Address Assignment (if applicable)
DNS (Domain Name System) is for mapping a domain name to its corresponding IP address and vice versa. The DNS server is extremely important because without it, you must know the IP address of a computer before you can access it. The
First DNS Server | Enter the DNS server's IP address in the fields provided. |
Second DNS Server | If you do not configure a system DNS server, you must use IP addresses |
| when configuring DDNS and the time server. |
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Back | Click Back to return to the previous screen. |
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Next | Click Next to continue. |
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Exit | Click Exit to close the wizard screen without saving. |
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4.4.9 WAN MAC Address
Every Ethernet device has a unique MAC (Media Access Control) address. The MAC address is assigned at the factory and consists of six pairs of hexadecimal characters, for example, 00:A0:C5:00:00:02.
Table 17 Example of Network Properties for LAN Servers with Fixed IP Addresses
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Subnet mask | 255.255.255.0 |
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Gateway (or default route) | |
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This screen allows users to configure the WAN port's MAC address by either using the
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