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Setting Up the Ethernet Connection Mode

This section describes how to set up the Ethernet connection mode and parameters.

Procedure

  1. Choose > > .
  2. Set the 's connection parameters according to the following table.

    Application Scenario

    Configuration Method

    The selects the best network access mode based on the network environment.

    1. Select from the drop-down list.
    2. Set Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE) and dynamic IP parameters. For details, see PPPoE Dial-up Settings and Dynamic IP Settings.

    Access the Internet using a PPPoE dial-up connection or a dynamic IP address.

    1. Select from the drop-down list.
    2. Set Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE) and dynamic IP parameters. For details, see PPPoE Dial-up Settings and Dynamic IP Settings.

    You have the user name and password provided by your network service provider for the PPPoE dial-up connection.

    1. Select from the drop-down list.
    2. Enter the user name and password provided by your network service provider.
    3. Set the MTU.

    The computer IP address is automatically assigned by the network service provider.

    1. Select from the drop-down list.
    2. Select the check box, Enter and .
      NOTE:

      This step is optional. By default, the automatically obtains the Domain Name Server (DNS) address.

    3. Set the MTU.

    You have the network parameters, such as a fixed IP address, subnet mask, gateway IP address, and domain name server (DNS) address, provided by your network service provider.

    1. Select from the drop-down list.
    2. Enter the IP address, subnet mask, gateway address, DNS address (optional), provided by your network service provider.
    3. Set the MTU.

    The client is connected with a network cable, but no Ethernet connection is available.

    Select from the drop-down list.

    NOTE:

    You can also unplug the network cable and access the Internet using the cellular data network.

  3. Click .
Parent topic: Ethernet Settings