AirLive WL-1600GL - Manual (Page 84)

AirLive WL1600GL Broadband Router
Data - WAN Port Screen
MTU Size
• MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) value should only be
changed if advised to do so by Technical Support.
• Enter a value between 1 and 1500.
• This device will still auto-negotiate with the remote server, to set
the MTU size. The smaller of the 2 values (auto-negotiated, or
entered here) will be used.
• For direct connections (not PPPoE or PPTP), the MTU used is
always 1500.
Identification
Hostname
Normally, there is no need to change the default name, but if your
ISP requests that you use a particular Hostname, enter it here.
Domain Name
If your ISP provided a domain name, enter it here. Otherwise, this
may be left blank.
MAC Address Also called Network Adapter Address or Physical Address. This is a
low-level identifier, as seen from the WAN port.
Normally there is no need to change this, but some ISPs require a
particular value, often that of the PC initially used for Internet access.
You can use the Copy from PC button to copy your PC's address into
this field, the Default button to insert the default value, or enter a
value directly.
IP Address
IP Address
is assigned
automatically Also called Dynamic IP Address. This is the default, and the most
common.
Leave this selected if your ISP allocates an IP Address to the Wire-
less Router upon connection.
Specified IP
Address
Also called Static IP Address. Select this if your ISP has allocated
you a fixed IP Address. If this option is selected, the following data
must be entered.
• IP Address.
The IP Address allocated by the ISP.
• Network Mask
This is also supplied by your ISP. It must be compatible with the
IP Address above.
• Gateway IP Address
The address of the router or gateway, as supplied by your ISP.
Note:
• For "PPPoE" connections, the Network Mask and Gateway IP
address are NOT required.
• For "PPPoE Unnumbered IP" connections, the Gateway IP
address is NOT required.
DNS
Automatically
obtain from Serve The DNS (Domain Name Server) address will be obtained automati-
cally from your ISP's server.
Note that if using a fixed IP address, with no login (login is set to
"None"), then no Server is used, so this option cannot be used.
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