User manual EDIMAX BR-6204WG

[. . . ] 0 Copyright© by Edimax Technology Co, LTD. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without the prior written permission of this company This company makes no representations or warranties, either expressed or implied, with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any warranties, merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. Any software described in this manual is sold or licensed "as is". Should the programs prove defective following their purchase, the buyer (and not this company, its distributor, or its dealer) assumes the entire cost of all necessary servicing, repair, and any incidental or consequential damages resulting from any defect in the software. [. . . ] The WAN Settings screen allows to specify the type of WAN port connect you want to establish with your ISP. The WAN settings offer the following selections for the router's WAN port, Dynamic IP, Static IP Address, PPPoE, PPTP, L2TP, Telstra Big Pond, DNS and DDNS. 35 Parameters 2. 2. 1Wireless ISP 2. 2. 2 Dynamic IP address Description Connect with ISP via wireless connection. Your ISP will automatically give you an IP address Your ISP has given you an IP address already Your ISP requires PPPoE connection. Your ISP requires you to use a Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) connection. Your ISP requires Telstra Big Pond 2. 2. 3 Static IP address 2. 2. 4 PPPoE 2. 2. 5 PPTP 2. 2. 6 L2TP 2. 2. 7 Telstra Big Pond connection. 2. 2. 8 DNS You can specify a DNS server that you wish to use You can specify a DDNS server that you wish to use and configure the user name and password provided by you DDNS service provider. 2. 2. 9 DDNS Once you have made a selection, click <More Configuration> at the bottom of the screen and proceed to the manual's relevant sub-section 2. 2. 1 Wireless ISP Choose the "WAN Type", "Wireless ISP" and "Apply" button for connecting to the wireless Access Point and proceed to the manual's relevant sub-section. 36 Choose the "Wireless WAN Setting", and click "Select Site Survey" to find out ISP's wireless device which your will connect to . You will get the following wireless devices list which BR-6204Wg found out . Then click "Select" to reach ISP's wireless device and click" Done" for wireless connection . 37 The ISP's wireless device which you connected will be displayed in the window of ESSID as follows . Please click "Apply" to restart BR-6204Wg and finish the configuration of " Wireless ISP ". 38 2. 2. 2 Dynamic IP Choose the Dynamic IP selection if your ISP will automatically give you an IP address. Some ISP's may also require that you fill in additional information such as Host Name, Domain Name and MAC address (see chapter 1 "Cable Modem" for more detail) 2. 2. 3 Static IP Address Select Static IP address if your ISP has given you a specific IP address for you to use. Your ISP should provide all the information required in this section. (See chapter 1 "Fixed IP" for more detail) . 2. 2. 4 PPPoE (PPP over Ethernet) Select PPPoE if your ISP requires the PPPoE protocol to connect you to the Internet. Your ISP should provide all the information required in this section. (See chapter 1 "PPPoE" for more detail) 2. 2. 5 PPTP Select PPTP if your ISP requires the PPTP protocol to connect you to the Internet. Your ISP should provide all the information required in this section. (See chapter 1 "PPTP" for more detail) 2. 2. 6 L2TP Select L2TP if your ISP requires the L2TP protocol to connect you to the Internet. Your ISP should provide all the information required in this section. (See chapter 1 "L2TP" for more detail) 2. 2. 7 Telstra Big Pond Select Telstra Big Pond if your ISP requires the Telstra Big Pond protocol to connect you to the Internet. Your ISP should provide all the information required in this section. Telstra Big Pond protocol is used by the ISP in Australia. (See chapter 1 "Telstra Big Pond" for more detail) 39 2. 2. 8 DNS A Domain Name System (DNS) server is like an index of IP addresses and Web addresses. If you type a Web address into your browser, such as www. router. com, a DNS server will find that name in its index and the matching IP address. Most ISPs provide a DNS server for speed and convenience. [. . . ] MAC Address: MAC stands for Media Access Control. A MAC address is the hardware address of a device connected to a network. The MAC address is a unique identifier for a device with an Ethernet interface. It is comprised of two parts: 3 bytes of data that corresponds to the Manufacturer ID (unique for each manufacturer), plus 3 bytes that are often used as the product's serial number. [. . . ]