Long Range Wireless Access Point / Client Bridge
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6.4.1.1 WAN
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DHCP
The WAN interface can be configured as a DHCP Client in which the ISP provides
the IP address to the device. This is also known as Dynamic IP.
Internet Connection Type
: Select the
DHCP
from the drop-down list.
Account Name
: Specify an account name if your ISP has provided you with one.
Domain Name
: Specify a domain name if the ISP has provided you with one.
MTU
: The Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) is a parameter that determines the
largest packet size (in bytes) that the router will send to the WAN. If LAN devices
send larger packets, the router will break them into smaller packets. Ideally, you
should set this to match the MTU of the connection to your ISP. Typical values are
1500 bytes for an Ethernet connection and 1492 bytes for a PPPoE connection. If the
router's MTU is set too high, packets will be fragmented downstream. If the router's
MTU is set too low, the router will fragment packets unnecessarily and in extreme
cases may be unable to establish some connections. In either case, network
performance can suffer.
Domain Name Service
: Select
Get Automatically from ISP
if the ISP will provide
the DNS address, if not, select
Use these DNS servers
and specify the primary and
secondary DNS server IP address.
Router MAC Address
: If you need to change the MAC address of the router’s WAN
interface, either type in an alternate MAC address (for example, the MAC address of
the router initially connected to the ISP) or click on the
Clone
MAC button.
Click on the
Apply
button to save the changes.
