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Motorola BR700 User Manual

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SECTION 3

CONFIGURATION

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SECTION 3, CONFIGURATION

The following table provides descriptions for the fields in the Basic
window:

Field or Button

Description

WAN Interface

Active

Your WAN link is active.

Inactive

Your WAN link is not active.

Disabled The WAN interface has been

disabled. This can be altered on
the INTERNET > ADVANCED tab.

Connection
Mode

The router supports four connection modes:

!

Cable Modem (DHCP)

!

DSL Modem (PPPoE)

!

Static Assigned

!

PPTP

Select the appropriate connection method for
your ISP (Internet Service Provider).

Based on which connection mode you select,
different areas are grayed out (become
inaccessible), leaving you only the appropriate
fields to fill in.

For details on each Connection Mode, refer to
Section 2:Installation.

Connection
Repair

Click to perform a connection repair operation.

The type of repair depends on the connection
mode selected.

For example, for DHCP, the router issues a
request for a new IP address from the ISP’s
DHCP server.

Connection
Status

Provides current information about the
connection status of the router.
Click Refresh to update the status.