Chapter 11 WAN
NBG5615 User’s Guide
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PPTP Password Type the password associated with the User Name above.
MTU Size Enter the Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) or the largest packet size per frame that
your NBG5615 can receive and process.
PPPTP Auto Connect Select this option if you do not want the connection to time out.
Idle Timeout This value specifies the time in minutes that elapses before the NBG5615
automatically disconnects from the PPTP server.
PPTP Configuration
PPTP Server IP
Address
Type the IP address of the PPTP server.
Obtain an IP Address
Automatically
Select this option If your ISP did not assign you a fixed IP address. This is the default
selection.
Static IP Address Select this option If the ISP assigned a fixed IP address.
IP Address Enter your WAN IP address in this field if you selected Use Fixed IP Address.
Subnet Mask Your NBG5615 will automatically calculate the subnet mask based on the IP address
that you assign. Unless you are implementing subnetting, use the subnet mask
computed by the NBG5615.
Gateway IP
Address
Enter a Gateway IP Address (if your ISP gave you one) in this field.
WAN IP Address Assignment
Get automatically
from ISP
Select this to get your WAN IP address from your ISP.
Use Fixed IP Address Select this option If the ISP assigned a fixed IP address.
My WAN IP
Address
Enter your WAN IP address in this field if you selected Use Fixed IP Address.
DNS Server
First DNS Server
Second DNS Server
Third DNS Server
Select Obtained From ISP if your ISP dynamically assigns DNS server information
(and the NBG5615's WAN IP address). The field to the right displays the (read-only)
DNS server IP address that the ISP assigns.
Select User-Defined if you have the IP address of a DNS server. Enter the DNS
server's IP address in the field to the right. If you chose User-Defined, but leave the
IP address set to 0.0.0.0, User-Defined changes to None after you click Apply. If
you set a second choice to User-Defined, and enter the same IP address, the second
User-Defined changes to None after you click Apply.
Select None if you do not want to configure DNS servers. If you do not configure a
DNS server, you must know the IP address of a computer in order to access it.
WAN MAC Address The MAC address section allows users to configure the WAN port's MAC address by
either using the NBG5615’s MAC address, copying the MAC address from a computer
on your LAN or manually entering a MAC address.
Factory default Select Factory default to use the factory assigned default MAC Address.
Clone the computer’s
MAC address - IP
Address
Select Clone the computer's MAC address - IP Address and enter the IP address
of the computer on the LAN whose MAC you are cloning.
Set WAN MAC Address Select this option and enter the MAC address you want to use.
Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the NBG5615.
Cancel Click Cancel to begin configuring this screen afresh.
Table 34 Network > WAN > Internet Connection: PPTP Encapsulation (continued)
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