Arris WTM552G Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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Touchstone® WTM552 Telephony Modem User’s Guide

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Setting Up Your WAN Connection

Follow these steps to set up your WAN connection.

1

Click the

WAN Setup

link in the navigation menu, then click

Connection

Type

.

The Connection Type screen appears:

2

Choose the correct connection type in the Connection Type screen. Most ca-

ble companies require the Dynamic connection type. If your cable company

requires a different connection type, you should have an information sheet

that shows the proper connection type to select and other information need-

ed to set up the connection.

3

Click the

down in the browser to see the Next button). The Telephony Modem displays

a screen showing further settings for your connection type. Follow the ap-

propriate link for your connection type:

Jump directly to one of the following topics:

•

Configuration Basics

•

Accessing the Configuration Interface

•

Configuring System Settings

•

Setting Up Your WAN Connection

—

Dynamic

—

Static

—

PPPoE

—

PPTP

—

Telstra BigPond

—

L2TP

•

Setting the MAC Address

•

Setting Up DNS

•

Configuring the LAN Channel and Name

•

Configuring Wireless Security

•

Configuring the Firewall

—

Configuring Virtual Servers

—

Configuring Client IP Filters

—

Configuring MAC Address Filtering

—

Configuring the DMZ

•

Configuring DDNS

•

Configuring Wireless Bridging

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—

Dynamic

—

Static

—

PPPoE

—

PPTP

—

Telstra BigPond

—

L2TP

Dynamic

a.

Fill in the

Host Name

field, using any name you want.

b.

If you need to clone your computer's MAC address, click the Change

WAN MAC Address link and proceed to XXX.

c.

Click the

Save

button.

d.

Proceed to

Configuring the LAN Channel and Name

.

Static

a.

Fill in the IP Address, Subnet Mask, and ISP Gateway address fields with

the information provided by your cable company.

b.

If you need to enter DNS settings, click the link and proceed to

Setting

Up DNS

.

c.

Click the

Save

button.

d.

Proceed to

Configuring the LAN Channel and Name

.

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PPPoE

a.

Fill in the fields with the information provided by your cable company.

b.

Click the

Save

button to return to the Status screen.

c.

Proceed to

Configuring the LAN Channel and Name

.

PPTP

a.

Fill in the fields with the information provided by your cable company.

b.

If you need to enter DNS settings, click the link and proceed to

Setting

Up DNS

.

c.

Click the

Save

button to return to the Status screen.

d.

Proceed to

Configuring the LAN Channel and Name

.

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Wireless

Ethernet

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Configuration

Usage

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Telstra BigPond

a.

Fill in the fields with the information provided by your cable company.

b.

Click the

Save

button to return to the Status screen.

c.

Proceed to

Configuring the LAN Channel and Name

.

L2TP

a.

Fill in the fields with the information provided by your cable company.

b.

If you need to enter DNS settings, click the link and proceed to

Setting

Up DNS

.

c.

Click the

Save

button to return to the Status screen.

d.

Proceed to

Configuring the LAN Channel and Name

.

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Wireless

Ethernet

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Setting the MAC Address

Most cable companies authenticate customers by the MAC address of your comput-

er. In some cases, you may need to change the MAC address of the Telephony Mo-

dem’s WAN port. Follow these steps only if your cable company requires this

change.

1

Click the

WAN Setup

link in the navigation menu, then click

MAC Address

.

The MAC address window appears:

2

If the MAC address required is that of the computer you are using to set up

the Telephony Modem, click the

Clone

button.

The Telephony Modem updates the WAN MAC Address field with the MAC

address of your computer.

3

If you need to enter a MAC address manually, enter the hex digits (0-9, a-f)

in the

WAN MAC Address

field. If you need help determining the MAC ad-

dress, see

Finding the MAC Address of a computer

.

4

Click the

Save

button to continue.

5

To configure DNS settings, proceed to

Setting Up DNS

. Otherwise, proceed

to

Configuring the LAN Channel and Name

.

Jump directly to one of the following topics:

•

Configuration Basics

•

Accessing the Configuration Interface

•

Configuring System Settings

•

Setting Up Your WAN Connection

•

Setting the MAC Address

•

Setting Up DNS

•

Configuring the LAN Channel and Name

•

Configuring Wireless Security

•

Configuring the Firewall

—

Configuring Virtual Servers

—

Configuring Client IP Filters

—

Configuring MAC Address Filtering

—

Configuring the DMZ

•

Configuring DDNS

•

Configuring Wireless Bridging

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