Chapter 5 WAN Setup
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The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 21 WAN Configuration: DNS Server: PPPoE or IPoE
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Select DNS
Server Interface
from available
WAN interfaces
Select this to have the Device get the DNS server addresses from one
of the Device’s WAN interfaces.
Selected DNS
Server Interfaces
Select a WAN interface through which to get DNS server addresses.
You can select multiple WAN interfaces for the device to try. The
Device tries the WAN interfaces in the order listed and uses only the
DNS server information of the first WAN interface that connects; there
is no backup WAN function. To change the priority order remove them
all and add them back in again.
Available WAN
Interfaces
These are the WAN interfaces you can select from.
Use the following
Static DNS IP
address
Select this to have the Device use the DNS server addresses you
configure manually.
Primary DNS
server
Enter the first DNS server address assigned by the ISP.
Secondary
DNS server
Enter the second DNS server address assigned by the ISP.
Obtain IPv6 DNS
info from a WAN
interface
Select this to have the Device get the IPv6 DNS server addresses from
the ISP automatically.
WAN Interface
selected
Select a WAN interface through which you want to obtain the IPv6
DNS related information.
Use the following
Static IPv6 DNS
address
Select this to have the Device use the IPv6 DNS server addresses you
configure manually.
Primary IPv6
DNS server
Enter the first IPv6 DNS server address assigned by the ISP.
Secondary
IPv6 DNS
server
Enter the second IPv6 DNS server address assigned by the ISP.
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