User guide, Internet/wan: displays the wan connection options – Luxul XBR-4400 User Manual
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3.1.1 Connection Type DHCP
This Connection Type option will automatically pull the WAN IP, WAN Subnet Mask,
WAN Gateway, WAN Primary DNS and WAN Secondary DNS from your ISP’s Modem.
Select the Menu
Quick Setup and Connection Type DHCP from the dropdown to view
the following page:
Internet/WAN: Displays the WAN connection Options
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Connection Type: Select the desired WAN Connection Type. When set to DHCP
the Router will pull all connection information automatically from the ISP’s
Modem. DHCP is the default setting
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Primary DNS: Allows you to select the checkbox and manually configure a Primary
DNS Server IP Address. “DNS Assigned By ISP” is the default setting
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Secondary DNS: Allows you to select the checkbox and manually configure a
Secondary DNS Server IP Address. “DNS Assigned By ISP” is the default setting
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Custom MAC Address: Allows you to set a Custom MAC Address which allows the
Router to appear as a Computer to the ISP Modem. (Some Modems will cache the
MAC Address of the first device used to setup Internet Service and cannot be reset
by the user. If this occurs you can clone that setup Device’s MAC Address to allow
the XBR-4400 to connect to the Modem.)
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Custom MTU: Allows you to configure a Custom MTU setting. MTU or Maximum
Transmission Unit, is the maximum packet size allowed on the network. Some ISPs
(usually DSL or Fiber) will require this value to be set if the Modem is in a Bridge
mode.
After making any changes to the Connection Type you must click the Save button to
Save your changes, then you must click the Reboot button for the changes to take
effect. You can click the Save button and proceed to other pages without losing your
configured changes.
3.1.2 Connection Type PPPOE
This Connection Type option requires a Username and Password that is provided by
your ISP and is typically used on Bridged DSL Modem connections. This type will