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Chapter 5 WAN Setup
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5.12 MER WAN Connection Setup
When you select MER in the second WAN setup add (or edit) screen, this screen
displays next. Use this screen to configure MER connection settings.
Figure 27 Advanced Setup > WAN > Add (3: MER)
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 17 Advanced Setup > WAN > Add (3: MER)
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Obtain an IP
address
automatically
The WAN connection’s IP address identifies the ZyXEL Device on the
Internet. If the ISP did not give you a static IP address, select Obtain
an IP address automatically. The ISP automatically assigns the
WAN connection an IP address when it connects.
Use the following
IP address
If the ISP gave you a static (fixed) IP address, select this option and
enter the connection’s IP address and subnet mask.
Obtain default
gateway
automatically
The default is a neighboring router that helps the ZyXEL Device
forward traffic to its destination. If the ISP did not give you the IP
address of the default gateway, select Obtain default gateway
automatically. The ISP automatically assigns the WAN connection an
IP address when it connects.
Use the following
default gateway
Select this option to use a specific default gateway. Either enter the
gateway’s IP address or select the WAN interface to use to connect to
it.