ZyXEL G-1000 v2 User’s Guide

Table 23 Network: Internet Connection

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

 

 

IP Address

Enter the IP address of your G-1000 v2 in dotted decimal notation.

 

 

IP Subnet Mask

Type the subnet mask.

 

 

Gateway IP

Type the IP address of the gateway. The gateway is an immediate neighbor of your

Address

G-1000 v2 that will forward the packet to the destination. On the LAN, the gateway

 

must be a router on the same segment as your G-1000 v2; over the WAN, the

 

gateway must be the IP address of one of the remote nodes.

Apply

Click Apply to save your changes back to the G-1000 v2.

 

 

Reset

Click Reset to reload the previous configuration for this screen.

 

 

5.2 Configuring DNS

To configure DNS settings, click Network > IP > Advanced. The screen appears as shown.

Figure 23 Network: Advanced

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 24 Network: Advanced

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

 

 

DNS Servers

 

 

 

First DNS

Select From ISP if your DHCP server dynamically assigns DNS server information

Server

(and the G-1000 v2's Ethernet IP address). The field to the right displays the (read-

Second DNS

only) DNS server IP address that the DHCP assigns.

Server

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

Third DNS

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

Server

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 machine in order to access it.

 

The default setting is None.

 

 

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Chapter 5 IP and DNS Screens