Western Digital My Net N900 Central User Manual - Manual (Page 42)

ADVANCED SETTINGS
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MY NET N900 CENTRAL
USER MANUAL
Advanced WAN (Internet) Category
Internet Status Screen
Purpose: Displays current Internet connection details. Allows you to renew or release a DHCP
IP Address or to connect or disconnect a PPTP/PPPoE/L2TP connection.
Connection to Internet Indicates whether the router is connected to an
Internet Service Provider (ISP).
Connection Type Can be Static IP, Dynamic IP (DHCP), PPPoE, LT2P, or
PPTP (Username/Password).
Connection Up Time Days, hours, minutes, and seconds the connection
has been active.
Default Gateway The IP address of the device to which your router is
connected.
DHCP IP Address IP address assigned dynamically by a DHCP server.
Click the Renew button to renew the address or the
Releas
e button to return it to the pool for other
clients.
IP Address The WAN/Internet IP address assigned to your router
by the ISP.
MAC Address Unique identifier that the manufacturer assigns to a
device.
Physical Link to WAN Indicates whether the router has established a physical
link to the modem.
Primary DNS Server/Secondary DNS
Server The primary and secondary DNS Server addresses are
configured and maintained by your ISP. Contact your
ISP for this information.