Instant Wireless® Series

3.Write down the Adapter Address as shown on your computer screen (see Figure D-3). This is the MAC address for your Ethernet adapter and will be shown as a series of numbers and letters.

The MAC address/Adapter Address is what you will use for MAC Address Cloning or MAC Filtering.

Figure D-3

The example in Figure F-3 shows the IP address of your Ethernet adapter as 192.168.1.100. Your computer may show something different.

Note: The MAC address is also called the Adapter

Address.

For Windows NT, 2000, and XP:

The following steps show an alternative way of obtaining the MAC address and IP address for your Ethernet adapter.

1.Click on Start and Run. In the Open field, enter cmd, as shown in Figure D-4. Press the Enter key or click the OK button.

Figure D-4

Wireless Access Point Router with 4-Port Switch

2. In the command prompt, enter ipconfig /all. Then press the Enter key.

Figure D-5

3.Write down the Physical Address as shown on your computer screen; it is the MAC address for your Ethernet adapter. This will appear as a series of letters and numbers.

The MAC address/Physical Address is what you will use for MAC Address Cloning or MAC Filtering.

Note: The MAC address is also called the Physical

Address.

The example in Figure D-5 shows the IP address of your Ethernet adapter as 192.168.1.100. Your computer may show something different.

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Linksys BEFW11S4 manual Figure D-3, For Windows NT, 2000, and XP