ZyXEL X-550 User’s Guide
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MAC Cloning Enabled
:
Some ISP's may check your computer's MAC address. Each networking device has its own unique MAC
address defined by the hardware manufacturer. Some ISP's record the MAC address of the network adapter
in the computer or router used to initially connect to their service. The ISP will then only grant Internet
access to requests from a computer or router with this particular MAC address. Your new Wireless router
has a different MAC address than the computer or router that initially connected to the ISP. To resolve this
problem, the Wireless router has a special feature that allows you to clone (that is, replace the router's
MAC address with) another MAC address.
MAC Address
:
If you have enabled MAC Cloning, you can either type in an alternate MAC address (for example, the
MAC address of the router initially connected to the ISP) or copy the MAC address of a PC. To copy the
MAC address of the computer that initially connected to the ISP, connect to the Wireless router using that
computer and click the
Clone Your PC’s MAC Address
button. The WAN port will then use the MAC
address of the network adapter in your computer.
3.1.3 BASIC - LAN
These are the settings of the LAN (Local Area Network) interface for the router. The router's local network
(LAN) settings are configured based on the IP Address and Subnet Mask assigned in this section. The IP
address is also used to access this Web-based management interface. It is recommended that you use the
default settings if you do not have an existing network.
Figure 3-5 BASIC - LAN
IP Address:
This is the IP address your router will be associated with on the local area network.
Default Subnet Mask:
This is the subnet mask of your router on the local area network.
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