3Com 3CR858-91 User Guide - Page 44

Dynamic IP Address, The Dynamic IP Screen - manual

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44 CHAPTER 5: ROUTER CONFIGURATION ■ Dynamic IP Address (automatically allocated) - see page 44. ■ PPPoE (used by DSL providers only) - see page 45 ■ PPTP (used by some European providers) - see page 46 ■ L2TP (supported by some ISPs) - see page 47 ■ Static IP Address (to be specified manually) - see page 48 Dynamic IP Address To configure the dynamic IP address connection for your Router: 1 Select Dynamic IP Address and then click Next. The Dynamic IP Screen displays (see Figure 25). Figure 25 Internet Settings - Dynamic IP Screen 2 Some ISPs require a host name. If your ISP has this requirement, enter the host name in the Host Name text box . 3 Either: ■ If your ISP requires an assigned MAC address, enter the values for a MAC address. Or, ■ If the computer you are now using is the one that was previously connected directly to the cable modem, select Clone. 4 Check all of your settings and then click Apply.

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44
C
HAPTER
5: R
OUTER
C
ONFIGURATION
Dynamic IP Address (automatically allocated) — see
page 44
.
PPPoE (used by DSL providers only) — see
page 45
PPTP (used by some European providers) — see
page 46
L2TP (supported by some ISPs) — see
page 47
Static IP Address (to be specified manually) — see
page 48
Dynamic IP Address
To configure the dynamic IP address connection for your Router:
1
Select
Dynamic IP Address
and then click
Next
. The Dynamic IP Screen
displays (see
Figure 25
).
Figure 25
Internet Settings - Dynamic IP Screen
2
Some ISPs require a host name. If your ISP has this requirement, enter the
host name in the
Host Name
text box .
3
Either:
If your ISP requires an assigned MAC address, enter the values for a
MAC address
. Or,
If the computer you are now using is the one that was previously
connected directly to the cable modem, select
Clone
.
4
Check all of your settings and then click
Apply
.