User's Manual

Global Port
This screen contains settings for the Global interface. Different WAN interface, i.e. ADSL
with PPPoE enabled, ADSL/Cable modem, or Leased Line will have different display as
illustrated below
PPPoE enabled Leased line with an fixed IP address ADSL/Cable with DHCP IP address
Figure 8
Adapter Address: It is necessary for some ISP to identify this device by its MAC address.
Obtain global port configuration automatically:
If this selection was grayed out, it means you are using ADSL PPPoE (To be set in the
Management part. See the previous section). The Global port IP address is then obtained
through DHCP protocol from ISP after the device boots up. The address may vary each time
the device restarts.
If not, then you can choose to obtain a dynamic IP address, or static IP address.
Set static global port configuration: Check this item if your ISP provides you with a fixed
IP address.
IP address: Provided by your ISP.
SubNetmask
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: Provided by your ISP.
Gateway/DNS server #1/DNS server #2: These values will be automatically provided once
you click “Obtain global port configuration automatically”. You can change the values if
necessary.
Static Route: You can set static routes to manually administrate the network topology/traffic
when the dynamic route is not effective enough.
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If you checked PPPoE in
Management
tab (see the
Management
section), “
Obtain global port configuration
automatically
” and
“Set static global port configuration”
are grayed to deny any modification.
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