Installation
Example 2: DHCP Client
If you have a dynamic IP address provided by your ISP to access the Internet, please select the DHCP Client radio button. Once the external IP address is obtained via the DHCP protocol, there is no need to give an External IP Address, External Gateway Address, or Netmask. The DHCP server will dynamically assign these fields. In general, you should choose this option if you are connecting the BOSS™ to a cable modem.
Some cable modem connections need you to provide a specific hardware address. If this is the case, you should fill in the hardware address that you gave your ISP provider into the Hardware Address field to override the original hardware address. However, it does not update the original hardware address stored in EEPROM.
If you would NOT like to override the hardware address, you should set each field of the Hardware Address to zero “00” (default setting).
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