Motorola WR850 User Manual

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Section 3

Configuration

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WR850

Field or Button

Description

WAN Interface

Displays the status of the router:

Active

Your WAN link is active.

Inactive

Your WAN link is not active.

Disabled The WAN interface has been disabled. To enable the

WAN interface, click the Advanced tab.

Connection
Mode

The router supports four connection modes for acquiring its IP
configuration settings of the WAN interface:

Cable Modem (DHCP)
DSL Modem (PPPoE)
Static Assigned
PPTP

Select the appropriate connection mode for your ISP (Internet Service
Provider).

Connection
Repair

Provides connection repair information depending on the connection
mode selected.

For example, for DHCP, the router issues a request for a new IP
address from the ISP’s DHCP server.

Connection
Status

Provides current information about the connection status of the router.

Press Refresh to update the status of the router.

IP Address

Displays the router’s IP Address used to connect to your ISP. It is
either automatically displayed or manually entered from information
provided by your ISP.

For example, if DHCP is selected, this is the IP Address that your
router is currently using to access the Internet. If using Static Assigned,
then you would enter the IP Address here.

Subnet Mask

Is automatically displayed or manually entered from information
provided by your ISP.

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