General configuration with Basic Setup
Configuring Connection via Cable modem
Complete this page if you connect to the Internet via a cable modem.
◆You may have been given a host name by your Internet Service Provider. If so, enter it in the box Host name.
◆The MAC address is set by default to the router's physical WAN interface. Do not change this unless required to do so by your Internet Service Provider.
If your Internet Service Provider has used the MAC address of one of your PCs for registration when setting up your broadband account, connect only the PC with the registered MAC address to the router
i and click on Clone MAC address. Then the router's current MAC address will be replaced by the already registered MAC address of the PC. If you are not sure which PC was used as the identifier, have your Internet Service Provider register a new MAC address for your account. Then use this MAC address for the router.
◆Click on FINISH to complete the setup.
Your WAN connection has now been configured.
Once you have completed configuration, the router will try to open an Internet connection. If your configuration has been successful, a connection to your Internet Service Provider's home page will be opened.
In this connection type your router is assigned a Dynamic IP address by the Internet Service Provider.
◆If you want to use a particular DNS Server, you will have to configure
ithis in Advanced Setup. To do this, select DNS in the WAN menu (see page 66).
◆If you want to use a PC in your network as a server, you can use the router's DynDNS service (see page 83).
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