ZyXEL Communications VSG-1200 V2 User Manual

VSG-1200 V2 User’s Guide

Chapter 6 LAN and WAN Setup

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Figure 22   System Settings: WAN/LAN: Dynamic/Static WAN IP Address 

The following table describes the related labels in this screen. 

Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE) functions as a dial-up connection. PPPoE is an 
IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force) draft standard specifying how a host personal 
computer interacts with a broadband modem (for example DSL, cable, wireless, etc.) to 
achieve access to high-speed data networks. It preserves the existing Microsoft Dial-Up 
Networking experience and requires no new learning or procedures.

Table 7   System Settings: WAN/LAN: WAN IP 

WAN Port Mode

Get automatically from a 

DHCP server

Select this option to set the VSG to act as a DHCP client on the WAN. The 

VSG obtains TCP/IP information (IP address, DNS server information, etc.) 

from a DHCP server.

Use fixed IP address

Select this option to set the VSG to use a static (or fixed) IP address. This is 

the default setting.

IP Address

Enter the static IP address in dotted decimal notation. The default WAN IP 

address is 192.168.1.1.

Subnet Mask

 Enter the subnet mask in dotted decimal notation.

Default IP Gateway

 Enter the IP address of the default gateway device.

Primary/Secondary DNS 

Server

Enter the IP addresses of the primary and/or secondary DNS servers.