Cisco Systems WRT610N manual Setup MAC Address Clone, Setup Advanced Routing

Chapter 3

Advanced Configuration

Update   To manually trigger an update, click Update.

Click Save Settings to apply your changes, or click Cancel Changes to clear your changes.

Setup > MAC Address Clone

Some ISPs will require you to register a MAC address in order to access the Internet. A MAC address is a 12-digit code assigned to a unique piece of hardware for identification. If you do not wish to re-register the MAC address with your ISP, you can use the MAC Address Clone feature to assign the currently registered MAC address to the Router.

Setup > MAC Address Clone

MAC Address Clone

Enabled/Disabled  To have the MAC address cloned, select Enabled.

MAC Address  Enter the MAC address registered with your ISP here.

Clone My PC’s MAC  Click this button to clone the MAC address of the computer you are using.

Click Save Settings to apply your changes, or click Cancel Changes to clear your changes.

Setup > Advanced Routing

This screen is used to set up the Router’s advanced functions. Operating Mode allows you to select the type(s) of advanced functions you use. Dynamic Routing automatically adjusts how packets travel on your network. Static Routing sets up a fixed route to another network destination.

Setup > Advanced Routing

Advanced Routing

NAT

Enabled/Disabled  If this Router is hosting your network’s connection to the Internet, keep the default, Enabled. If another router exists on your network, select Disabled. When the NAT setting is disabled, dynamic routing will be enabled.

Dynamic Routing (RIP)

Enabled/Disabled  This feature enables the Router to automatically adjust to physical changes in the network’s layout and exchange routing tables with the other router(s). The Router determines the network packets’ route based on the fewest number of hops between the source and the destination. When the NAT setting is enabled, the Dynamic Routing feature is automatically disabled. When the NAT setting is disabled, this feature is available. Select Enabled to use the Dynamic Routing feature.

Static Routing

Astatic route is a pre-determined pathway that network information must travel to reach a specific host or network. Enter the information described below to set up a new static route.

Route Entry  To set up a static route between the Router and another network, select a number from the drop- down list. Click Delete This Entry to delete a static route.

Enter Route Name  Enter a name for the Route here, using a maximum of 25 alphanumeric characters.

Destination LAN IP  The Destination LAN IP is the address of the remote network or host to which you want to assign a static route.

Subnet Mask  The Subnet Mask determines which portion of a Destination LAN IP address is the network portion, and which portion is the host portion.

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