User Manual
Table Of Contents
- NBG-418N v2
- User’s Guide
- Introduction
- The Web Configurator
- Connection Wizard
- Modes
- Tutorials
- 5.1 Overview
- 5.2 How to Connect to the Internet from an AP
- 5.3 Configure Wireless Security Using WPS on both your NBG-418N v2 and Wireless Client
- 5.4 Enable and Configure Wireless Security without WPS on your NBG-418N v2
- 5.5 Using Multiple SSIDs on the NBG-418N v2
- 5.6 Installing UPnP in Windows 7 Example
- 5.7 Using Bandwidth Management on the NBG-418N v2
- Technical Reference
- Wireless LAN
- WAN
- LAN
- DHCP Server
- Network Address Translation
- Dynamic DNS
- Static Route
- Firewall
- Content Filter
- Remote Management
- Universal Plug-and-Play (UPnP)
- Bandwidth MGMT
- System
- Logs
- Tools
- Sys OP Mode
- Language
- Troubleshooting
- Customer Support
- IP Addresses and Subnetting
- Pop-up Windows, JavaScripts and Java Permissions
- Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address
- Wireless LANs
- Common Services
- Legal Information
- Index
Chapter 7 WAN
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WAN IP Addre ss
The WAN IP address is an IP address for the NBG-418N v2, which makes it accessible from an outside
network. It is used by the NBG-418N v2 to communicate with other devices in other networks. It can be
static (fixed) or dynamically assigned by the ISP each time the NBG-418N v2 tries to access the Internet.
If your ISP assigns you a static WAN IP address, they should also assign you the subnet mask and DNS
server IP address(es) (and a gateway IP address if you use the Ethernet or ENET ENCAP encapsulation
method).
DNS Se rve r Addre ss Assig nme nt
Use Domain Name System (DNS) to map a domain name to its corresponding IP address and vice versa,
for instance, the IP address of www.zyxel.com is 204.217.0.2. The DNS server is extremely important
because without it, you must know the IP address of a computer before you can access it.
The NBG-418N v2 can get the DNS server addresses in the following ways.
1 The ISP tells you the DNS server addresses, usually in the form of an information sheet, when you sign up.
If your ISP gives you DNS server addresses, manually enter them in the DNS server fields.
2 If your ISP dynamically assigns the DNS server IP addresses (along with the NBG-418N v2’s WAN IP
address), set the DNS server fields to get the DNS server address from the ISP.
WAN MAC Addre ss
The MAC address screen allows users to configure the WAN port's MAC address by either using the
factory default or cloning the MAC address from a computer on your LAN. Choose Fa c to ry De fault to
select the factory assigned default MAC Address.
Otherwise, click Clone the c o mpute r's MAC a ddre ss - IP Addre ss and enter the IP address of the
computer on the LAN whose MAC you are cloning. Once it is successfully configured, the address will be
copied to configuration file. It is recommended that you clone the MAC address prior to hooking up the
WAN Port.
7.3 Inte rne t Conne c tion Sc re e n
Use this screen to change your NBG-418N v2’s Internet access settings. Click Ne twork > WAN. The screen
differs according to the connection type you choose.
7.3.1 Ethe rne t Enc a psula tion
This screen displays when you select Ethe rne t encapsulation.