Netgear DC112A – AirCard Smart Cradle User Manual
Internet Setup
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AirCard Smart Cradle
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Get Dynamically from ISP. Your ISP uses DHCP to assign your IP address. Your ISP
automatically assigns these addresses.
automatically assigns these addresses.
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Use Static IP Address. Enter the IP address, IP subnet mask, and the gateway IP
address that your ISP assigned. The gateway is the ISP gateway to which your cradle
connects.
address that your ISP assigned. The gateway is the ISP gateway to which your cradle
connects.
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Select a Domain Name Server (DNS) Address radio button:
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Get Automatically from ISP. Your ISP uses DHCP to assign your DNS servers. Your
ISP automatically assigns this address.
ISP automatically assigns this address.
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Use These DNS Servers. If you know that your ISP requires specific servers, select
this option. Enter the IP address of your ISP’s primary DNS server. If a secondary
DNS server address is available, enter it also.
this option. Enter the IP address of your ISP’s primary DNS server. If a secondary
DNS server address is available, enter it also.
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Select a Router MAC Address radio button:
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Use Default Address. Use the default MAC address.
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Use Computer MAC Address. The cradle captures and uses the MAC address of the
computer that you are now using. You must use the one computer that the ISP allows.
computer that you are now using. You must use the one computer that the ISP allows.
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Use This MAC Address. Enter the MAC address that you want to use.
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Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
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Click the Test button to test your Internet connection.
Specify WAN Ethernet IPv6 Internet Connections
Some Internet service providers (ISPs) and carriers support IPv6 Internet connections. You
can set up the cradle to use an IPv6 pass through connection, but this setting requires some
additional configuration options.
can set up the cradle to use an IPv6 pass through connection, but this setting requires some
additional configuration options.
Before you set up the cradle to use an IPv6 Internet connection, read this section so that you
understand how this connection is implemented. The cradle IPv6 pass through Internet
connection works as follows:
understand how this connection is implemented. The cradle IPv6 pass through Internet
connection works as follows:
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Your existing IPv4 connection and setup continue to operate as normal.
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Your LAN and WiFi clients obtain IPv6 addresses using AutoConfig (Neighbor Discovery
Protocol) directly from your docked mobile hotspot.
Protocol) directly from your docked mobile hotspot.
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The cradle acts as a bridge for IPv6 only, so your existing firewall and parental controls
are not enforced.
are not enforced.
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Your IPv4 NAT, firewall, and parental controls still operate as normal.
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You can use failover mode with IPv6, but your IPv6 pass through selection is used for
both WAN Internet as well as mobile broadband for IPv6. This means that you must test
IPv6 to make sure that it works with your WAN Internet and the pass through setting, so it
can operate in WAN Internet mode before falling back to Mobile Broadband.
both WAN Internet as well as mobile broadband for IPv6. This means that you must test
IPv6 to make sure that it works with your WAN Internet and the pass through setting, so it
can operate in WAN Internet mode before falling back to Mobile Broadband.