Western Digital My Net AC1300 Router User Manual - Manual (Page 32)

ADVANCED SETTINGS
28 MY NET AC1300 ROUTER
USER MANUAL
Default Gateway The IP address of the device to which your router is
connected.
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.
Internet Setup Screen
Purpose: Configure your Internet connection type.
MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) Size (in bytes) of the largest protocol data unit that can
be transmitted over the network. The default value is
1500.
MAC Address Identification number assigned to the router by the
manufacturer.
Note: With some ISPs, you may have to set the MAC
address to match the MAC address of your previous
router.
Clone Your computer’s MAC Address button:
Copies the MAC address of the computer that are you
currently using into the MAC address field. This allows
the router to present your computer's MAC address to
your ISP.
Primary/Secondary DNS Server The primary DNS Server is the first DNS server you
want to use. For DHCP connections, this is optional. If
you enter a primary DNS server when using DHCP, it
will override your ISPs DNS server. The secondary
DNS Server is the one that will be used if the primary
DNS server is not reachable. This field is optional.
If Internet Connection Type is: PPPoE, PPTP, or L2TP (Username/Password):
Address Mode Select to assign the router either a static or a dynamic
IP address.
Username Username for accessing the ISP.
Password/Verify Password Password for accessing the ISP.
Service Name Your ISP configures and maintains the Service Name.
Contact your ISP for this information.
Reconnect Mode Select one of the reconnect modes for your PPPoE,
PPTP, or L2TP connection:
• Always On – Your Internet connection will remain
connected and reconnect if there is a
disconnection from the server.
• On Demand – Your Internet connection will
disconnect after the Idle time has passed. The
connection will automatically reconnect when a
client attempts to access the Internet.
• Manual – You can connect or disconnect the
Internet connection on the Internet Status page.