Actiontec MI424WR (GigE) User Manual

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Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual

Chapter 5 Using Network Connections

For each compression algorithm (BSD and Deflate), select one of the following
from the drop-down list:

Reject Selecting this option rejects

PPP

connections with peers that use the com-

pression algorithm. If Reject is activated, throughput may diminish.

Allow Selecting this option allows

PPP

connections with peers that use the com-

pression algorithm.

Require Selecting this option insures a connection with a peer using the com-
pression algorithm.

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

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

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).