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optional, and so if you have not been provided a host
name, you may leave it blank.
Clone MAC address:
Some ISP's use the hardware (MAC) address of the
device you connect to the Internet with to identify you.
If you have previously used a different device with your
current ISP, and they use your MAC address to identify
you, then you can change the MAC address on the
WAN side of your Router to be that of your old device.
There are three options available for cloning the Router
WAN port MAC address:
Use the Router's original MAC address:
This option is selected by default. When selected, the
Router uses the WAN port MAC address that it was
assigned at the factory.
Use this PCs MAC address:
This option will assign the MAC address of the PC you
are using to manage the Router to the WAN port. If this
is the PC that you used previously to connect to your
ISP, then you should select this option.
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