Network Router User Manual

Introduction to the PinPoint-E
Rev 3.0B Feb.08 16
Figure 1-9: Connecting to the Internet
ThePinPoint‐Ewillperformaone‐to‐oneroutingforall
internettraffictoandfromthecomputerorotherenddevice.
One‐to‐onemeansthatyourPinPoint‐Ewillprovidea
connectionforonedevicetotheInternetatatime.InPrivate
Mode,thePinPoint‐Ewill
provideNAT(NetworkAddress
Translation)forthecomputerorotherenddevice.
Note: The PinPoint-E does not provide advanced routing required by
one-to-many (several devices connected to one port). If you need to
have more than one device connected to the Internet through your
PinPoint-E, you will need to have a router connected to the modem.
The modem would provide the one-to-one connection to the router
with the router configured to provide a broader NAT service to the
other devices connected to it.
Dynamic vs. Static IP Addresses
Therearetwotypesofaddressesonnetworks:dynamicand
static.
• Dynamicaddressesareassignedona“needtohave”basis.
YourPinPoint‐Emightnotalwaysreceivethesame
addresseachtimeitconnectswithVerizon.
• Staticaddressesarepermanentlyassignedtoaparticular
accountandwillalwaysbeusedwheneveryourPinPoint‐
EconnectstotheInternet.TheIPaddresswillnotbegiven
toanyoneelse.
MostISPs(cellularincluded)usedynamicIPaddressesrather
thanstaticIPaddressessinceitallowsthemtoreuseasmaller
numberofIPaddressesforalargenumberofcustomers.A
dynamicIPaddressissuitableformanycommonInternet
uses,suchaswebbrowsing,lookingupdataonanother

computersystem,orotherclientfunctions(suchasdataonly
beingsentoutoronlybeingreceivedafteraninitialrequest).
Tip: If your account with Verizon includes a dynamic IP address and
you need a static IP, please consult your Verizon Representative for
more information about changing your account for static IP support.
IfyouneedtocontactyourPinPoint‐E,adeviceconnectedto
thePinPoint‐E,orahostsystemusingthePinPoint‐Efromthe
Internet,youneedtohaveaknownIP(suchasonewhichis
static)ordomainname(anIPaddresswhichisconvertedbya
DNS
serverintoawordbasedname).IfyouhaveadynamicIP