Dynamic IP means your ISP will assign an IP address to you automatically by ‘DHCP’ (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol). Dynamic IP is often used by cable modem Internet connection.
Here are descriptions of every setup items:
Item Name | Description |
Host Name | Please input the host name of your computer, |
| this is optional, and only required if your |
| service provider asks you to do so. |
MAC address | Please input MAC address of your computer |
| here, if your service provider only permits |
| computer with certain MAC address to access |
| internet. If you’re using the computer which |
| used to connect to Internet via cable modem, |
| you can simply press ‘Clone Mac address’ |
| button to fill the MAC address field with the |
| MAC address of your computer. |
TTL | |
| Protocol packet that tells a network router |
| whether or not the packet has been in the |
| network too long and should be discarded. |
