User`s guide

Chapter 10 WAN
NBG6716 User’s Guide
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10.5 Advanced WAN Screen
To change your NBG6716’s advanced WAN settings, click Network > WAN > Advanced. The
screen appears as shown.
PPPoE Service
Name
Enter the PPPoE service name specified in the ISP account.
WAN IP Address Assignment
Get automatically
from ISP
Select this option If your ISP did not assign you a fixed IP address. This is the default
selection.
Use Fixed IP
Address
Select this option If the ISP assigned a fixed IP address.
My WAN IP
Address
Enter your WAN IP address in this field if you selected Use Fixed IP Address.
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 NBG6716'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 NBG6716’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.
Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the NBG6716.
Cancel Click Cancel to begin configuring this screen afresh.
Table 28 Network > WAN > Internet Connection: PPPoE Encapsulation (continued)
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