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Choose the Type of Connection you use by selecting Dynamic IP, Static
IP, or PPPoE.
Select
Dynamic IP
if your ISP has not given you a unique IP address
and you receive an automatic IP address each time you connect to your ISP.
The rest of the settings related to your connection are retrieved
automatically each time you connect to the Internet.
Some Cable providers require your MAC address to ensure
authentication, if all settings are verified correctly and you still cannot
access the Internet. Please contact your cable company and inform them
about the MAC address is listed at the right side.
Select default MAC address means you use MAC address that stores at
DI-804 WAN port. Please provide the MAC address to your cable company
if the y want a MAC address authentication.
Select Specify a MAC Address means you ha ve been authenticated one
MAC address before you purchased the DI-804 by your cable company.
Please key in the MAC address here.
Select
Static IP
if your ISP assigns you an IP address. This means that
your ISP has given you an IP address that you will use to connect to the
Internet through their service. If you select Static IP, you will need to enter
the correct values for the IP Address, Subnet Mask and Gateway in the fields
provided.
Select
PPPoE
if your ISP uses the Point-to-Point over Ethernet
protocol to authenticate a username and password and then automatically
assign you an IP Address. PPP over Ethernet (PPPoE) is a non-standard
method of connecting to your ISP to obtain an IP address. It relies upon a
software client that is provided by the ISP. If you have a broadband
