User`s guide

Chapter 10 WAN
NBG6616 User’s Guide
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10.5 Advanced WAN Screen
To change your NBG6616’s advanced WAN settings, click Network > WAN > Advanced. The
screen appears as shown.
DNS Server
First DNS Server
Second DNS
Server
Third DNS Server
Select Obtained From ISP if your ISP dynamically assigns DNS server information (and
the NBG6616's WAN IP address). The field to the right displays the (read-only) DNS
server IP address that the ISP assigns.
Select User-Defined if you have the IP address of a DNS server. Enter the DNS server's
IP address in the field to the right. If you chose User-Defined, but leave the IP address
set to 0.0.0.0, User-Defined changes to None after you click Apply. If you set a second
choice to User-Defined, and enter the same IP address, the second User-Defined
changes to None after you click Apply.
Select None if you do not want to configure DNS servers. If you do not configure a DNS
server, you must know the IP address of a computer in order to access it.
WAN MAC Address The MAC address section allows users to configure the WAN port's MAC address by using
the NBG6616’s MAC address, copying the MAC address from a computer on your LAN or
manually entering a MAC address.
Factory default Select Factory default to use the factory assigned default MAC Address.
Clone the
computer’s MAC
address - IP
Address
Select Clone the computer's MAC address - IP Address and enter the IP address of
the computer on the LAN whose MAC you are cloning.
Set WAN MAC
Address
Select this option and enter the MAC address you want to use.
IPv6 DNS server
This is not available when you select IPv4 Only in the IPv6/IPv4 field.
Obtain IPv6 DNS
info Automatically
Select this to have the NBG6616 get the IPv6 DNS server addresses from the ISP
automatically.
Use the following
Static DNS IPv6
Address
Select this to have the NBG6616 use the IPv6 DNS server addresses you configure
manually.
IPv6 DNS Server Enter the IPv6 DNS server address assigned by the ISP.
Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the NBG6616.
Cancel Click Cancel to begin configuring this screen afresh.
Table 27 Network > WAN > Internet Connection: PPPoE Encapsulation (continued)
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