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The Setup Tab - MAC Address Clone, MAC Clone

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The Setup Tab - MAC Address Clone Wireless-G Broadband Router with 2 Phone Ports A MAC address is a 12-digit code assigned to a unique piece of hardware for identification, like a social security number. 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. MAC Clone MAC Clone Service. To use MAC address cloning, select Enable. MAC Address. Enter the MAC Address registered with your ISP. Then click the Save Settings button. Figure 5-8: Setup Tab MAC Address Clone Clone. If you want to clone the MAC address of the PC you are currently using to configure the Router, then click the Clone button. The Router will automatically detect your PC's MAC address, so you do NOT have to call your ISP to change the registered MAC address to the Router's MAC address. It is recommended that the PC registered with the ISP is used to open the MAC Address Clone screen. mac address: the unique address that a manufacturer assigns to each networking device. When you have finished making changes to this screen, click the Save Settings button to save the changes, or click the Cancel Changes button to undo your changes. Chapter 5: Configuring the Router 23 The Setup Tab - MAC Address Clone

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Wireless-G Broadband Router with 2 Phone Ports
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Chapter 5: Configuring the Router
The Setup Tab - MAC Address Clone
The Setup Tab - MAC Address Clone
A MAC address is a 12-digit code assigned to a unique piece of hardware for identification, like a social security
number. 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.
MAC Clone
MAC Clone Service
. To use MAC address cloning, select
Enable
.
MAC Address
. Enter the MAC Address registered with your ISP. Then click the
Save Settings
button.
Clone
. If you want to clone the MAC address of the PC you are currently using to configure the Router, then click
the
Clone
button. The Router will automatically detect your PC’s MAC address, so you do NOT have to call your
ISP to change the registered MAC address to the Router’s MAC address. It is recommended that the PC
registered with the ISP is used to open the
MAC Address Clone
screen.
When you have finished making changes to this screen, click the
Save Settings
button to save the changes, or
click the
Cancel Changes
button to undo your changes.
Figure 5-8: Setup Tab -
MAC Address Clone
mac address
: the unique address that a
manufacturer assigns to each networking
device.