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LevelOne FBR-1416 User Manual

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Advanced Administration

MAC Address

Select the appropriate option
Automatic discovery - Select this to have the FBR-1416 contact

the PC and find its MAC address. This is only possible if the PC is
connected to the LAN and powered On.

MAC address is - Enter the MAC address on the PC. The MAC

address is also called the "Hardware Address", "Physical Ad-
dress", or "Network Adapter Address". The FBR-1416 uses this to
provide a unique identifier for each PC. Because of this, the MAC
address can NOT be left blank.

Buttons

Add as New
Entry

Add a new PC to the list, using the data in the "Properties" box.
If "Automatic discovery" (for MAC address) is selected, the PC will be
sent a "ping" to determine its hardware address. This will fail unless
the PC is connected to the LAN, and powered on.

Update Selected
PC

Update (modify) the selected PC, using the data in the "Properties"
box.

Clear Form

Clear the "Properties" box, ready for entering data for a new PC.

Refresh

Update the data on screen.

Generate Report

Display a read-only list showing full details of all entries in the PC
database.

Standard Screen

Click this to view the standard PC Database screen.


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