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Field name Sample value Explanation<br />

1. Disable NAT On/Off Toggle NAT on and off.<br />

2 Override MAC address 86:48:71:B7:E9:E4 Override MAC address of the WAN interface. If your ISP gives you<br />

a static IP address it might also bind it to your computer’s MAC<br />

address (i.e. that IP will only work with your computer). In this<br />

field you can enter your computer’s MAC address and “fool” the<br />

gateway in thinking that it is communicating with your computer.<br />

3. Override MTU 1500 Maximum Transmission Unit – specifies the largest possible size<br />

of a data packet.<br />

4. Use gateway metric 0 The WAN configuration by default generates a routing table<br />

entry. With this field you can alter the metric of that entry.<br />

7.2.2.2.2 DHCP<br />

Field name Sample value Explanation<br />

1. Disable NAT Enable/Disable If checked, router will not perform NAT (masquerade) on this<br />

interface<br />

2 Use broadcast flag Enable/Disable Required for certain ISPs, e.g. Charter with DOCSIS 3<br />

3. Use default gateway Enable/Disable If unchecked, no default route is configured<br />

4. Use DNS server<br />

Enable/Disable If unchecked, the advertised DNS server addresses are ignored<br />

advertised by peer<br />

5. User gateway metric 0 The WAN configuration by default generates a routing table entry<br />

With this field you can alter the metric of that entry<br />

6. Client ID to send when<br />

requesting DHCP<br />

Specify client ID which will be sent when requesting DHCP<br />

(Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)<br />

7. Vendor Class to send<br />

when requesting DHCP<br />

Specify the vendor class which will be sent when requesting DHCP<br />

(Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)<br />

8. Override MAC address 86:48:71:B7:E9:E4 Override MAC address of the WAN interface. If your ISP gives you<br />

a static IP address it might also bind it to your computer’s MAC<br />

address (i.e. that IP will only work with your computer). In this<br />

field you can enter your computer’s MAC address and “fool” the<br />

gateway in thinking that it is communicating with your computer.<br />

9. Override MTU 1500 Maximum transmission unit – specifies the largest possible size of<br />

a data packet.<br />

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