Belkin F5D6231-4 - Wireless Cable/DSL Gateway Router, Quick Installation Manual

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A Domain Name Server (DNS) is like an index of IP addresses and Web
addresses. If you type a Web address into your browser, such as
www.belkin.com , a DNS server will find that name in its index and find the
matching IP address. Most ISPs provide a DNS server for speed and
convenience. Since you are connecting to the Internet with dynamic IP settings,
it is likely that your DNS servers are also provided dynamically.
If you are connecting to the Internet with a dynamic IP address, you probably
do not need to enter anything here.
Some ISPs register the MAC Address of your network card. A MAC (Media
Access Control) Address is a unique identification number (in hexadecimal
digits) given to each networking device. Once your MAC address is registered,
the ISP’s server will verify that the MAC address you are connecting with
matches the one that’s registered. If it does not match, you cannot connect. The
F5D6231-4 Wireless Gateway’s MAC Address will not be the same as your
network card’s address—and therefore will not be the same as the address that
your ISP has registered—so you may need the Gateway to “Clone” the address
from your network card. Then the ISP will find a MAC Address that matches the
one they have recorded.
Your ISP may have assigned you a host name. If so, enter it in the Host Name
Field. Otherwise, enter your Adapter Address in the Mac Address Field. Click
“Clone” button.