Chapter 17 WAN

Table 59 Network > WAN > Internet Connection: PPPoE Encapsulation (continued)

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

WAN IP Address Assignment

 

 

Get

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

automatically

default selection.

from ISP

 

 

 

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 Server

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

Second DNS

NBG4615'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-Definedchanges 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

Address

by using the NBG4615’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

computer’s MAC

address of the 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 NBG4615.

 

 

Cancel

Click Cancel to begin configuring this screen afresh.

 

 

17.4.3 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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