Netopia 3381-ENT Getting Started Manual

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6-4 Getting Started Guide1. WAN Ethernet Configuration1. Enable PPP over Ethernet is Off by default. If your service provider uses PPPoE authentication toggle thisto On. If you toggle this item to On, the remaining items are hidden, and your PPP authenticationinformation is entered on the next screen. PPPoE is commonly used by DSL service providers.2. Address Translation Enabled allows you to specify whether or not the router performs Network AddressTranslation (NAT) on the Ethernet WAN port. NAT is enabled by default.3. Local WAN IP Address allows you to manually configure an IP address for use on the Ethernet WAN port.Accepting the WAN IP Address value 0.0.0.0 indicates that the Netopia 3381-ENT will act as a DHCP clienton the Ethernet WAN port and attempt to acquire an address from a DHCP server in your ISP’s network. Bydefault, the router acts as a DHCP client on the Ethernet WAN port. This is the normal configuration formost cable modem connections.4. The Local WAN IP Mask field becomes visible if you specify a Local WAN IP Address. This allows you tomanually configure an IP subnet mask for use on the Ethernet WAN port. This item is visible only if youhave configured a non-zero Local WAN IP Address; otherwise, the router obtains a subnet mask via DHCP.5. Press the Down arrow key until you reach NEXT SCREEN. Press Return to bring up the next screen.Note: If you have not enabled PPPoE in this screen, the “Easy Setup Profile” step is skipped and the screendoes not appear next. The next screen will be “3. IP Easy Setup” on page 6-6.2. Easy Setup ProfileThe Easy Setup Profile screen is where you configure the parameters that control the Netopia 3381-ENT’sconnection to a specific remote destination, usually your ISP or a corporate site.On a Netopia 3381-ENT you can add up to 15 more connection profiles, for a total of 16, although you can onlyuse one at a time, unless you are using Virtual Private Networks (VPNs).WAN Ethernet ConfigurationEnable PPP over Ethernet: OffAddress Translation Enabled: YesLocal WAN IP Address 0.0.0.0TO MAIN MENU NEXT SCREENSet up the basic IP attributes of your Ethernet Module in this screen.