ZyXEL Communications G-470 User Manual

G-470 User’s Guide

Chapter 5 System Screen

53

Obtain IP Address 

Automatically

Select this option to have your device use a dynamically assigned IP address from 

a router each time.

Warning:  If you select Obtain IP Address Automatically you will not 
be able to access the ZyXEL Device through the Web Configurator unless 
you have a router that assigns an IP address. If you select this by mistake, 
use the RESET button to restore the factory default IP address.

Use fixed IP 

address

Select this option to have your device use a static IP address. When you select this 

option, fill in the fields below.

IP Address

Enter the IP address of your device in dotted decimal notation.

Subnet Mask

Enter the subnet mask.

Gateway IP 

Address

Type the IP address of the gateway. The gateway is a router or switch on the same 

network segment as the device. The gateway helps forward packets to their 

destinations. Leave this field as 0.0.0.0 if you do not know it.

Apply

Click Apply to save your changes to the device. The ZyXEL Device will restart 

using the new settings and you will need to log in again. 

Note: If you have changed the IP address, you will need to use the 

new address to log in to the ZyXEL Device.

Reset

Click Reset to clear any unsaved changes to this screen.

Table 6   System Settings