58CHAPTER 5: GATEWAY CONFIGURATION
Dynamic IP Address
Figure 43 Connection Parameters Screen - Dynamic IP
If this mode is selected, your IP Address, Subnet Mask, and DNS Address will be obtained automatically from your ISP. They are not displayed on this screen, but may be viewed on the Status screen (click on Status and Logs on the left hand menu bar).
To setup the Gateway for use with a dynamic IP address connection:
1Select Dynamic IP Address (automatically allocated) in the IP Allocation Mode field. (Figure 43)
2Enter your Primary DNS Address and Secondary DNS address.
Your ISP may provide you with primary and secondary DNS addresses. If they have been provided, enter the addresses in the appropriate text boxes. If not, leave 0.0.0.0 in the boxes.
3Enter the Host Name (optional).
Some ISPs require a host name. If your ISP has this requirement, enter the host name in the Host Name text box.
4If you use ‘Cable’, your ISP may use your MAC address to authenticate you. If this is the case, you will need to ‘Clone’ your MAC address. There are three options:
■Use the Gateway’s original Internet MAC address - This field is selected by default and is automatically filled in with the MAC address of the Gateway.
