Operation Manual

Specify Your Internet Settings
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Nighthawk DST AC1900 DST Router and DST Adpater Model R7300DST
4. Select Internet.
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settings
5. For the Does your Internet connection require a login setting, leave the No radio
button selected.
6. If your Internet connection requires an account name or host name, type it in the Account
Name (If Required) field.
7. If your Internet connection requires a domain name, type it in the Domain Name (If
Required) field.
For the other sections on this page, the default settings usually work, but you can change
them.
8. Select an Internet IP
Address radio button:
• Get Dynamically from ISP.
Your ISP uses DHCP to assign your IP address. Your ISP
automatically assigns these addresses.
• Use Static IP Address. Enter the IP address, IP subnet mask, and the gateway IP
address that your ISP assigned.
The gateway is the ISP DST router to which your
DST router connects.
9. Select a Domain Name Server (DNS) Address radio button:
• Get Automatically from ISP.
Your ISP uses DHCP to assign your DNS servers. Your
ISP automatically assigns this address.
• Use These DNS Servers. If you know that your ISP requires specific servers, select
this option. Enter the IP address of your ISP’
s primary DNS server. If a secondary
DNS server address is available, enter it also.
10. Select a Router MAC Address radio button:
• Use Default Address. Use the default MAC address.
• Use Computer MAC Address. The DST router captures and uses the MAC address
of the computer that you are now using. You must use the one computer that the ISP
allows.
• Use This MAC Address. Enter the MAC address that you want to use.
11. Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
12. Click the T
est button to test your Internet connection.