
Reservations are helpful for server computers on the local network
that are hosting applications such as Web and FTP. Servers on your
network should either use a static IP address or use this option.
MAC Address: To input the MAC address of your system, enter it
in manually or connect to the Access Point's Web-Management
interface from the system and click the
Copy Your PC's MAC
Address
button.
A MAC address is usually located on a sticker on the bottom of a
network device. The MAC address is comprised of twelve digits.
Each pair of hexadecimal digits are usually separated by dashes or
colons such as 00-0D-88-11-22-33 or 00:0D:88:11:22:33. If your
network device is a computer and the network card is already
located inside the computer, you can connect to the Access Point
from the computer and click the
Copy Your PC's MAC Address
button to enter the MAC address.
As an alternative, you can locate a MAC address in a specific
operating system by following the steps below:
Windows 98
Windows Me
Go to the Start menu, select Run, type in winipcfg, and
hit Enter. A popup window will be displayed. Select the
appropriate adapter from the pull-down menu and you
will see the Adapter Address. This is the MAC address of
the device.
Windows
2000
Windows XP
Go to your Start menu, select Programs, select
Accessories, and select Command Prompt. At the
command prompt type ipconfig /all and hit Enter. The
physical address displayed for the adapter connecting to
the Access Point is the MAC address.
Mac OS X
Go to the Apple Menu, select System Preferences, select
Network, and select the Ethernet Adapter connecting to
the Access Point. Select the Ethernet button and the
Ethernet ID will be listed. This is the same as the MAC
address.
Computer Name: You can assign a name for each computer that
is given a reserved IP address. This may help you keep track of
which computers are assigned this way.
Example:
Game Server
DHCP Reservations List
This shows clients that you have specified to have reserved DHCP
addresses. An entry can be changed by clicking the Edit icon, or
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