peplink Pepwave MAX Series, User Manual

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9.1.2 Static IP Connection
The static IP connection method is suitable if your ISP provides a static IP address to connect
directly.
Static IP Settings
Routing Mode
NAT allows substituting the real address in a packet with a mapped address that
is routable on the destination network. By clicking the help icon in this field, you
can display the IP Forwarding option, if your network requires it.
IP Address /
Subnet Mask /
Default
Gateway
These settings allow you to specify the information required in order to
communicate on the Internet via a fixed Internet IP address. The information is
typically determined by and can be obtained from the ISP.
DNS Servers
Each ISP may provide a set of DNS servers for DNS lookups. This setting specifies
the DNS (Domain Name System) servers to be used when a DNS lookup is routed
through this connection. Selecting Obtain DNS server address automatically
results in the DNS servers being assigned by the WAN DHCP server to be used
for outbound DNS lookups over the connection. (The DNS servers are obtained
along with the WAN IP address assigned from the DHCP server.) When Use the
following DNS server address(es) is selected, you may enter custom DNS server
addresses for this WAN connection into the DNS Server 1 and DNS Server 2
fields.
9.1.3 PPPoE Connection
This connection method is suitable if your ISP provides a login ID/password to connect via
PPPoE.