Motorola VT2142 - Manual (Page 27)

VT2142 Voice Gateway User Guide 17
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Configuration:
Basic Advanced TCP/IP
WAN Setup for a Static IP Address (Cable Modem)
Type the following in dotted-decimal format as assigned by your cable provider:
Optional fields and buttons are:
Connect
Establishes the DSL connection.
Disconnect
Ends the DSL connection. If you disconnect your DSL connection, your VoIP service cannot work.
Options We recommend leaving the following selected:
• NAT — Enables Network Address Translation
• Firewall — Enables the VT2142 firewall
IP Address
The static IP address
Mask The subnet mask
Gateway
The gateway IP address
Default Gateway
The default gateway IP address
DNS 1, 2, and 3
One to three domain name server IP addresses
Override MAC
If your cable or DSL provider associates a particular service to a specific device, such as your
computer, select this field and type that MAC address in the MAC field to use as a “virtual”
WAN MAC address instead of the VT2142 MAC address. By default, the MAC address printed
on the VT2142 is displayed in this field.
Restore
Restores the actual VT2142 MAC address.
PPPoE Connection Setup fields and buttons (continued)
Field or Button Description