Chapter 4 Connection Wizard

4.4.9 WAN MAC Address

Every Ethernet device has a unique MAC (Media Access Control) address. The MAC address is assigned at the factory and consists of six pairs of hexadecimal characters, for example, 00:A0:C5:00:00:02.

Table 18 Example of Network Properties for LAN Servers with Fixed IP Addresses

Choose an IP address

192.168.1.2-192.168.1.32; 192.168.1.65-192.168.1.254.

 

 

Subnet mask

255.255.255.0

 

 

Gateway (or default route)

192.168.1.1(ZyXEL Device LAN IP)

 

 

This screen allows users to configure the WAN port's MAC address by either using the ZyXEL Device’s MAC address, copying the MAC address from a computer on your LAN or manually entering a MAC address. Once it is successfully configured, the address will be copied to the "rom" file (ZyNOS configuration file). It will not change unless you change the setting or upload a different "rom" file. It is advisable to clone the MAC address from a computer on your LAN even if your ISP does not presently require MAC address authentication.

Figure 37 Wizard Step 3: WAN MAC Address

The following table describes the fields in this screen.

Table 19 Wizard Step 3: WAN MAC Address

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Factory Default

Select Factory Default to use the factory assigned default MAC address.

 

 

Clone the

Select this option and enter the IP address of the computer on the LAN whose

computer’s MAC

MAC you are cloning. It is advisable to clone the MAC address from a computer

address

on your LAN even if your ISP does not presently require MAC address

 

authentication.

 

 

Set WAN MAC

Select this option and enter the MAC address you want to use.

Address

 

 

 

Back

Click Back to return to the previous screen.

 

 

Next

Click Next to continue.

 

 

Exit

Click Exit to close the wizard screen without saving.

 

 

 

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