Chapter 6 WAN Setup

 

Table 19 Network > WAN > Internet Access Setup (continued)

 

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

 

IP Address

This option is available if you select Routing in the Mode field.

 

 

A static IP address is a fixed IP that your ISP gives you. A dynamic IP

 

 

address is not fixed; the ISP assigns you a different one each time you

 

 

connect to the Internet.

 

 

Select Obtain an IP Address Automatically if you have a dynamic

 

 

IP address; otherwise select Static IP Address and type your ISP

 

 

assigned IP address in the IP Address field below.

 

 

 

 

Subnet Mask

This option is available if you select ENET ENCAP in the

 

 

Encapsulation field.

 

 

Enter a subnet mask in dotted decimal notation.

 

 

 

 

Gateway IP

This option is available if you select ENET ENCAP in the

 

address

Encapsulation field.

 

 

Specify a gateway IP address (supplied by your ISP).

 

 

 

 

DNS Server

 

 

 

 

 

First DNS Server

Select Obtained From ISP if your ISP dynamically assigns DNS

 

Second DNS

server information (and the ZyXEL Device's WAN IP address) and you

 

select Obtain an IP Address Automatically.

 

Server

 

 

 

Third DNS 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-

 

 

Defined changes to None after you click Apply. If you set a second

 

 

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

 

 

User-Definedchanges to None after you click Apply.

 

 

Select None if you do not want to configure DNS servers. You must

 

 

have another DNS server on your LAN, or else the computers must

 

 

have their DNS server addresses manually configured. If you do not

 

 

configure a DNS server, you must know the IP address of a computer

 

 

in order to access it.

 

 

 

 

Connection (PPPoA and PPPoE encapsulation only)

 

 

 

 

Nailed-Up

Select Nailed-Up Connection when you want your connection up all

 

Connection

the time. The ZyXEL Device will try to bring up the connection

 

 

automatically if it is disconnected.

 

 

 

 

Connect on

Select Connect on Demand when you don't want the connection up

 

Demand

all the time and specify an idle time-out in the Max Idle Timeout

 

 

field.

 

 

 

 

Max Idle Timeout

Specify an idle time-out in the Max Idle Timeout field when you

 

 

select Connect on Demand. The default setting is 0, which means

 

 

the Internet session will not timeout.

 

 

 

 

Apply

Click this to save your changes.

 

 

 

 

Cancel

Click this to restore your previously saved settings.

 

 

 

 

Advanced Setup

Click this to display the Advanced WAN Setup screen and edit more

 

 

details of your WAN setup.

 

 

 

 

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