Siemens SS2604 manual MAC Address Screen, Data MAC address Screen

DSL/Cable Router User Guide

MAC Address

The MAC (hardware) address is a low-level network identifier. It may be called "MAC Ad- dress", "Hardware Address", or "Physical Address". On a PC, this address is associated with the Network card or adapter. The address on the MAC Address screen is the address on the Internet (WAN port) interface, and has no effect on the LAN interface.

•If your ISP asks for the "Network Adapter Address", "Physical Address", "Hardware Address", or "MAC Address" for the PC the DSL/Cable modem is connected to, provide this value.

•If your ISP has already recorded a MAC address, you can change the address used by the DSL/Cable Router to match the address recorded by your ISP.

MAC Address Screen

Select MAC Address from the Advanced menu to reach a screen like the example below.

Figure 42: MAC address screen

Data - MAC address Screen

MAC (hardware) The current MAC (hardware) address is displayed.

Address

If your ISP has recorded a Hardware Address, you can "spoof" that address by entering it in the address field. The hardware address consists of 12 characters, where each character is a digit (0..9) or a character between A and F.

Buttons

Default	Inserts the default MAC address into the MAC address field. You
	must click "Save" to actually change the address used.
Clone MAC	Inserts the MAC address from your PC into the MAC address field.
Address	You must click "Save" to actually change the address used.
Save	Save your changes to the DSL/Cable Router.
Cancel	Reverse any changes made since the last "Save".

If the MAC address is changed, the DSL/Cable

Router must be restarted.

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