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Reference Guide for the Model RP114 Web Safe Router

Using the Manager Interface for Initial Router Configuration 7-7

WAN Setup

Menu 2 enables you to configure the 10 Mbps Ethernet port to a broadband modem device, such as

a cable or DSL modem. This port is labeled WAN on the front panel of the router.

Figure 7-3 shows Menu 2 - WAN Setup.

Figure 7-3. Menu 2 - WAN Setup

Table 7-3 lists and describes the fields for Menu 2 - WAN Setup.

Table 7-3. WAN Setup Fields

Field Description

MAC Address The MAC Address is the 48-bit Ethernet address of the router’s INTERNET port.

Assigned By Set to Factory default to use the router’s internal globally unique MAC address.

Set to ‘IP address attached on LAN’ to acquire and substitute the MAC address of

one of your PCs on the local network. Some ISPs will only accept traffic from the

MAC address of one PC. This feature allows your router to masquerade as that PC

by using its MAC address.

IP Address If you selected IP address attached on LAN in the previous field, you must specify

the IP address of the local PC with the MAC address to be used by the router.

Menu2-WANSetup

MAC Address:

Assigned By= Factory default

IP Address= N/A

Press ENTER to Confirm or ESC to cancel:

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