Configuring WAN IP Address
The WAN Interface page lets you configure IPv4 or IPv6 WAN interfaces.
For MP-524 and MP-532, you can configure a secondary WAN interface for WAN link redundancy.
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To configure WAN address: |
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Open the WAN Interface page (Setup menu > IP Network tab > Core Entities folder > WAN Interface). |
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IPv4: Under the IPv4 WAN Settings group, from the 'IP Address Mode' drop-down list, select one of the following: |
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DHCP: Allows the device to receive the IP address of the WAN interface through DHCP. If you also want a default route, then click the 'Add Default Route to DHCP Gateway' check box. |
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Static: Allows you to configure a static IP address for the WAN interface, using the 'IP Address', 'Subnet Mask' and 'Default Gateway' (optional) field: |
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Under the IPv6 WAN Settings group, from the 'Enabled' drop-down list, select Enable; fields for IPv6 WAN configuration appear. |
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From the 'Mode' drop-down list, select one of the following: |
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No IPv6 Address: IPv6 mode is enabled but IP address isn't configured. |
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DHCP: Allows the device to receive the IP address of the WAN interface through DHCP. If you also want a default route, then click the 'Add Default Route to DHCP Gateway' check box. |
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Static: Allows you to configure a static IP address for the WAN interface, using the 'IP Address', 'Subnet Mask' and 'Default Gateway' (optional) field. |
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SLAAC: DHCPv6 facilitates Prefix Delegation (PD), in which the device, as a DHCPv6 client, receives a prefix (on its WAN interface) for delegation and uses it to perform SLAAC connectivity on its LAN side (sending prefix in ICMPv6 Router Advertisement message). |