1.1 Dynamic IP

Choose Dynamic IP if your ISP will automatically give you an IP address. Some ISP’s may also require that you fill in additional information such as MAC address (see screen below).

Note: The MAC address section is optional and you can skip this section if your ISP does not require these settings for you to connect to the Internet.

 

Parameter

Description

 

 

 

 

 

Your ISP may require a particular MAC address in order for you to connect to

 

 

the Internet. This MAC address is the PC’s MAC address that your ISP had

 

Clone MAC

originally connected your Internet connection to. Type in this MAC address in

 

this section or use the “Clone MAC Address” button to replace the WAN MAC

 

 

address with the MAC address of that PC (you have to be using that PC for the

 

 

Clone MAC Address button to work). To find out the PC’s MAC address see

 

 

Appendix A. (see Glossary for an explanation on MAC address)

 

 

 

Click <OK> when you have finished the configuration above. Congratulations! You have completed the configuration for the Cable Modem connection. You can start using the router now, if you wish to use some of the advance features supported by this router see chapter 2, 3, 4.

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