Nortel Networks NB5PLUS4/W User Manual

DHCP Connection Setup

Option 

 

Description

En­capsulation­:  

 

Select the method of encapsulation 

used by your ISP from the drop-down 

list box. Choices vary depending on the 

mode you select in the Mode field.

IP Address:  

 

The IP address assigned by an external 

DHCP server.

The subnet mask assigned by an exter-

nal DHCP server.

Gateway:  

 

The gateway assigned by your DHCP 

server.

Default Gateway:    

Enable this if you want to use this pro-

file connection as the default gateway 

for clients to connect to the Internet.

Bridge Settings

En­capsulation­:  

 

Select the method of encapsulation 

used by your ISP from the drop-down 

list box. Choices vary depending on the 

mode you select in the Mode field.

Select LAN:  

 

Select the LAN group to which you want 

to bridge this connection to. Having a 

Bridged Connection places the modem 

into a ‘dumb’ mode. The modem con-

nects to the ISP, but does not perform 

authentication, routing or firewalling 

functions. You will need to have an addi-

tional router plugged into a LAN port of 

your modem to perform these functions.