BIPAC 6500W Wireless Broadband VPN Firewall Router
3.4.3.3 WAN
The screens below contain settings for the WAN interface toward Internet.
There are four ways
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Obtain an IP Address Automatically (DHCP Client), PPPoE, Fixed IP,
and PPTP Client
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for the device to have a public IP address and then to access Internet. You
have to check with your ISP about which way is adopted.
Obtain an IP Address Automatically
Configure this WAN interface to use DHCP client protocol to get an IP address from ISP
automatically. In other words, the ISP provides an IP address to the router dynamically when
logon.
Host Name:
Enter the host name provided by your ISP. The maximum input is
20
alphanumeric
characters (case sensitive).
Domain Name:
Enter the domain name provided by your ISP. The maximum input is
20
alphanumeric characters (case sensitive).
MAC Address:
Specify the MAC address if your ISP needs it. The Default MAC address is
router’s MAC address.
NAT:
The NAT feature allows multiple users to access Internet through a single IP account,
sharing the single IP address from ISP. If users in the LAN site have public IP addresses and
can access Internet directly, the NAT function can be disabled.
The Router Name, Domain Name and MAC Address fields are needed for some
ISPs. Please check it with your ISP. If you and your ISP do not know it, please leave it
as default.
PPPoE
