Identifying Your WAN Type

To configure your Broadband Router with USB Print Server, you must select your WAN type in the router's Web User Interface. Based on your WAN type, you may need to provide additional information about your Internet connection. If you already know your WAN type, select it from the following list to see which additional information you must provide:

• Static IP Address
• Dynamic IP Address
• Dynamic IP Address with Road Runner Session Management
• PPP over Ethernet
• PPTP
• L2TP

The guidelines below will help most users determine the correct WAN type selection. Some users, however, have less common configurations. In those cases, only your ISP can tell you with certainty what type of connection you are using.

The first indication of your WAN type is the type of modem that you use for Internet access:

DSL Modem

Most DSL Internet service providers use PPPoE to deliver service to their customers. If you use a DSL modem, your WAN type is probably PPP over Ethernet.

Other Broadband Modem

If you use a non-DSL modem, such as cable, wireless, or satellite, to connect to your Internet service provider, your WAN type is probably Dynamic IP Address. You may be able to determine your WAN type by inspecting the IP properties on your computer. The following instructions will help you obtain your connection type from your Windows computer. Click here for Macintosh instructions.

Windows Users

1. Display your TCP/IP settings as follows:

Windows XP users:

1. Click Windows Start > Control Panel.
2. Click the Network and Internet Connections icon.
3. Click the Network Connections icon.
4. Right-click the icon that represents your network connection and select Properties.

Windows 2000 users:

1. Click Windows Start > Settings > Control Panel.
2. Double-click Network and Dial-up Connections.
3. Double-click Local Area Connections and select Properties.

Windows Me, 98, and 95 users: users:

1. Click Windows Start > Settings > Control Panel.
2. Double-click Network.
3. Click the Configuration tab.

Windows NT users:

1. Click Windows Start > Settings > Control Panel.
2. Double-click Network.
3. Click the Protocols tab.
2. Select the TCP/IP item for your modem network adapter, and click Properties.
• If the Obtain an IP address automatically option is selected, your IP address is allocated dynamically, and your WAN type probably is Dynamic IP Address.
• If the Use the following IP address option is selected, you have a static IP address, and your WAN type probably is Static IP Address. Examine and note each property's value because you will need to enter those values in the Setup Wizard. With a static IP address WAN type, you must change your computer to use a dynamic IP address, which it obtains from the router.
1. Select Obtain an IP address automatically and click OK.
2. If necessary, click OK again to close the Network Properties window.
3. If you are prompted to restart your computer, click Yes.

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Macintosh Users

1. Macintosh OS X Users: Click Apple> System Preferences > Network and change the Show option to Built-in Ethernet.
   
   Macintosh OS 9.x Users: Click Apple > Control Panels > TCP/IP and change the Connect via option to Ethernet.
2. If the Configure: option is set to Using DHCP, your IP address is allocated dynamically, and your WAN type probably is Dynamic IP Address.

If the Configure: option is not set to Using DHCP, you have a static IP address, and your WAN type probably is Static IP Address. Examine and note each TCP/IP property's value because you will need to enter those values in the Setup Wizard. With a static IP address WAN type, you must change your computer to use a dynamic IP address, which it obtains from the router.

1. Set the Configure: option to Using DHCP.
2. Click Save, and close the TCP/IP or Network window.

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