Linksys NWR04B manual MAC Address Clone, Wireless

Network Everywhere® Series

MAC Address Clone

Figure 6-18

The Router’s MAC address is a 12-digit code assigned to a unique piece of hardware for identification, like a social security number. If your ISP requires MAC address registration, find your adapter’s MAC address by following the instructions in “Appendix D: Finding the MAC Address and IP Address for Your Ethernet Adapter.”

Enter the 12 digits of your adapter’s MAC address in the on-screen fields (see Figure 6-18). This “clones” your Ethernet adapter’s MAC address onto the Router, so you do NOT have to call your ISP to change the registered MAC address to the Router’s MAC address.

To apply any of the settings you’ve changed on this page, click the Apply but- ton, and then click the Continue button. To cancel any values you’ve entered on this page, click the Cancel button. If you should need any further informa- tion about anything on this screen, click the Help button.

Wireless Cable/DSL Router

Wireless

Figure 6-19

Before making any changes to the Wireless tab, shown in Figure 6-19, please check the wireless settings for all your wireless PCs, as these changes will alter the Router’s effectiveness. In most cases, these settings do not need to be changed.

•Firmware Version. This indicates the Router’s firmware version.

•Beacon Interval. This value indicates the frequency interval of the beacon. A beacon is a packet broadcast by the Router to keep the network synchro- nized. A beacon includes the wireless LAN service area, the IP address, the Broadcast destination addresses, a time stamp, Delivery Traffic Indicator Maps, and the Traffic Indicator Message (TIM).

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