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P-334WHD User’s Guide

Chapter 3 Connection Wizard

3.4.8 WAN MAC Address

Every Ethernet device has a unique MAC (Media Access Control) address. The MAC address
is assigned at the factory and consists of six pairs of hexadecimal characters, for example,
00:A0:C5:00:00:02.

Table 23 Example of Network Properties for LAN Servers with Fixed IP Addresses

Choose an IP address

192.168.1.2-192.168.1.32; 192.168.1.65-192.168.1.254.

Subnet mask

255.255.255.0

Gateway (or default route)

192.168.1.1(ZyXEL Device LAN IP)

This screen allows users to configure the WAN port's MAC address by either using the
ZyXEL Device’s MAC address, copying the MAC address from a computer on your LAN or
manually entering a MAC address. Once it is successfully configured, the address will be
copied to the "rom" file (ZyNOS configuration file). It will not change unless you change the
setting or upload a different "rom" file. It is advisable to clone the MAC address from a
computer on your LAN even if your ISP does not presently require MAC address
authentication.

My WAN IP Subnet Mask

Enter the IP subnet mask in this field.

Gateway IP Address

Enter the gateway IP address in this field.

System DNS Server Address Assignment (if applicable)
DNS (Domain Name System) is for mapping a domain name to its corresponding IP address and vice

versa. The DNS server is extremely important because without it, you must know the IP address of a

computer before you can access it. The ZyXEL Device uses a system DNS server (in the order you

specify here) to resolve domain names for DDNS and the time server.

First DNS Server
Second DNS Server
Third DNS Server

Enter the DNS server's IP address in the fields provided.
If you do not configure a system DNS server, you must use IP addresses

when configuring DDNS and the time server.

Back

Click Back to return to the previous screen.

Click Next to continue.

Exit

Click Exit to close the wizard screen without saving.

Table 22 Wizard Step 3: WAN IP and DNS Server Addresses

LABEL

DESCRIPTION