peplink Pepwave MAX Series, User Manual

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9.1.1 DHCP Connection
There are four possible connection methods:
1. DHCP
2. Static IP
3. PPPoE
4. L2TP
The DHCP connection method is suitable if the ISP provides an IP address automatically
using DHCP (e.g., satellite modem, WiMAX modem, cable, Metro Ethernet, etc.).
DHCP Connection 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
This information is obtained from the ISP automatically.
Hostname
(Optional)
If your service provider's DHCP server requires you to supply a hostname
value upon acquiring an IP address, you may enter the value here. If your
service provider does not provide you with the value, you can safely bypass
this option.
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.