C
HAPTER
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| Configuring the Router
Network
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Use These DNS Servers
- If your ISP gives you one or two DNS
addresses, select Use These DNS Servers and enter the primary and
secondary addresses into the correct fields. Otherwise, the DNS servers
will be assigned dynamically from your ISP.
N
OTE
:
If you find an error when you go to a Web site after entering the
DNS addresses, it is likely that your DNS servers are set up improperly. You
should contact your ISP to check the DNS server addresses.
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Get IP with Unicast DHCP
- Some ISP DHCP servers do not support
broadcast applications. If you cannot get the IP Address normally, you
can choose this option. (It is rarely required.)
Click the Save button to save your settings.
2.
If your ISP provides a static or fixed IP Address, Subnet Mask, Gateway
and DNS setting, select Static IP. The Static IP settings page will
appear, shown in
.
Figure 36: WAN-Static IP
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IP Address
- Enter the IP address in dotted-decimal notation provided
by your ISP.
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Subnet Mask
- Enter the subnet Mask in dotted-decimal notation
provided by your ISP, usually is 255.255.255.0.
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Default Gateway
- Enter the gateway IP address in dotted-decimal
notation provided by your ISP.
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MTU Size
- The normal MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) value for
most Ethernet networks is 1500 Bytes. It is not recommended that you
change the default MTU Size unless required by your ISP.