Actiontec MI424WR (GigE) User Manual

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Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual

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Chapter 5 Using Network Connections

Internet Protocol
This section has three options: No IP Address, Obtain an IP Address
Automatically, and Use the Following IP Address.

No IP Address Select this option if the connection will have no

IP

address. This is

useful if the connection operates under a bridge.

Obtain an IP Address Automatically Select this option if the network connection
is required by the

ISP

to obtain an

IP

address automatically. The server assigning

the

IP

address also assigns a subnet mask address, which can be overridden by

entering another subnet mask address.

Use the Following IP Address Select this option if the network connection uses a
permanent (static)

IP

address, then the

IP

address and subnet mask address.

Bridge
The “Bridge” section of the Configure Network (Home/Office) screen is used to
specify which networks can join the network bridge.

Note: When a network is disabled, its formerly underlying

devices inherit the network’s

DHCP

settings. For example, the

removal of a network configured as

DHCP

client automatically

configures the devices formerly constituting the network as

DHCP

clients, with the exact

DHCP

client configuration.

Click in the check box next to the particular network to specify it. Make sure
there are no loops in the network configuration, and apply these settings in case
the network consists of multiple switches, or other bridges apart from those cre-
ated by the Router.

Status The “Status” column displays the connection status of a particular device.

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