Chapter 13 WAN

 

 

 

 

Table 54 Network > WAN > Internet Connection: PPPoE Encapsulation (continued)

 

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

 

Use Fixed IP

Select this option If the ISP assigned a fixed IP address.

 

Address

 

 

 

 

 

My WAN IP

Enter your WAN IP address in this field if you selected Use Fixed IP Address.

 

Address

 

 

 

 

 

WAN DNS Assignment

 

 

 

 

First DNS ServerSelect From ISP if your ISP dynamically assigns DNS server information (and the

 

Second DNS

Router's WAN IP address). The field to the right displays the (read-only) DNS server IP

 

address that the ISP assigns.

 

Server

 

Select User-Definedif you have the IP address of a DNS server. Enter the DNS server's

 

 

 

 

IP address in the field to the right. If you chose User-Defined, but leave the IP address

 

 

set to 0.0.0.0, User-Definedchanges to None after you click Apply. If you set a second

 

 

choice to User-Defined, and enter the same IP address, the second User-Defined

 

 

changes to None after you click Apply.

 

 

Select None if you do not want to configure DNS servers. If you do not configure a DNS

 

 

server, you must know the IP address of a computer in order to access it.

 

 

 

 

WAN MAC

The MAC address section allows users to configure the WAN port's MAC address by using

 

Address

the Router’s MAC address, copying the MAC address from a computer on your LAN or

 

 

manually entering a MAC address.

 

 

 

 

Factory default

Select Factory default to use the factory assigned default MAC Address.

 

 

 

 

Clone the

Select Clone the computer's MAC address - IP Address and enter the IP address of

 

computer’s MACthe computer on the LAN whose MAC you are cloning.

 

address - IP

 

 

Address

 

 

 

 

 

Set WAN MAC

Select this option and enter the MAC address you want to use.

 

Address

 

 

 

 

 

Apply

Click Apply to save your changes back to the Router.

 

 

 

 

Reset

Click Reset to begin configuring this screen afresh.

 

 

 

13.4.3 PPTP Encapsulation

Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) is a network protocol that enables secure transfer of data from a remote client to a private server, creating a Virtual Private Network (VPN) using TCP/IP- based networks.

PPTP supports on-demand, multi-protocol and virtual private networking over public networks, such as the Internet.

 

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