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Verizon MI424WR User Manual

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Wireless Broadband Router User Manual

Internet Protocol
Select one of the following Internet Protocol options from the “Internet
Protocol” drop-down list:

Obtain an IP Address Automatically This option is selected by default. Change only
if required by the

ISP

. The server that assigns the Router with an

IP

address also

assigns a subnet mask. Override the dynamically assigned subnet mask by selecting
the “Override Subnet Mask” and entering a different subnet mask.

Use the Following IP Address Select this option to configure the Router to use a
permanent (static) IP address. The

ISP

should provide this address.

DNS Server
The Domain Name System (

DNS

) is the method by which website or domain

names are translated into

IP

addresses. The Router can be configured to auto-

matically obtain a

DNS

server address, or the address can be entered manually,

according to the information provided by the

ISP

.

To configure the connection to automatically obtain a

DNS

server address, select

Obtain DNS Server Address Automatically from the “

DNS

Server” drop-down

list. To manually configure

DNS

server addresses, select Use the Following DNS

Server Addresses from the “

DNS

Server” drop-down list. Up to two different

DNS

server addresses can be entered (Primary and Secondary).

Routing
Select Advanced or Basic from the “Routing” drop-down list. If Advanced is
selected, additional options appear, as listed below.

Routing Mode Select one of the following Routing modes:

s

two networks.

s

NAT

),

which translates

IP

addresses to a valid, public address on the Internet.

NAT

adds security, since the

IP

addresses of the devices on the network are not

transmitted publicly. In addition,

NAT

allows many addresses to exist behind

a single valid address. Use the

NAT

routing mode only if the local network

consists of a single device, or collisions may occur if more than one device
attempts to communicate using the same port.