Cisco WRT54G User Manual - Page 24

Wireless-G Broadband Router The Setup Tab - DDNS The Router offers a Dynamic Domain Name System (DDNS) feature. DDNS lets you assign a fixed host and domain name to a dynamic Internet IP address. It is useful when you are hosting your own website, FTP server, or other server behind the Router. Before you can use this feature, you need to sign up for DDNS service with a DDNS service provider, www.dyndns.org or www.TZO.com. DDNS Service. From this pull-down menu, enter the DDNS service with which you have membership. User Name. Enter the User Name for your DDNS account Password. Enter the Password for your DDNS account. Host Name. The is the DDNS URL assigned by the DDNS service. Internet IP Address. This is the Router's current IP Address as seen on the Internet. Status. This displays the status of the DDNS connection. Change these settings as described here and click the Save Settings button to apply your changes or Cancel Changes to cancel your changes. The Setup Tab - MAC Address Clone A MAC address is a 12-digit code assigned to a unique piece of hardware for identification. Some ISPs will require you to register a MAC address in order to access the Internet. If you do not wish to re-register the MAC address with your ISP, you may assign the MAC address you have currently registered with your ISP to the Router with the MAC Address Clone feature. Enable/Disable. To have the MAC Address cloned, click the radio button beside Enable. User Defined Entry. Enter the MAC Address registered with your ISP here. Clone Your PC's MAC Address. Clicking this button will clone the MAC address. Change these settings as described here and click the Save Settings button to apply your changes or Cancel Changes to cancel your changes. Figure 5-13: Setup Tab - DDNS Figure 5-14: Setup Tab - MAC Address Clone Chapter 5: Configuring the Wireless-G Broadband Router 18 The Setup Tab - DDNS