Linksys EtherFast BEFSR41W User Manual

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MAC Address Cloning allows you to assign the Router a MAC address, which
is a 12-digit code assigned to a unique piece of hardware for identification, like
a Social Security number. Some ISPs require that you register the MAC
address of your network card/adapter, which was connected to your cable or
DSL modem during installation.

Click on the Clone button to find your adapter’s MAC address and click OK.

This clones your network adapter’s MAC address onto your Router, and pre-
vents you from having to call your ISP to change the registered MAC address
to the adapter’s MAC address.

Z Host

MAC Address Cloning

Figure 6-18

EtherFast

Cable/DSL Wireless-Ready Router with 4-Port Switch

The DMZ Host setting allows one local computer to be exposed to the Internet
for the use of special-purpose services such as Internet gaming or video-con-
ferencing.

To expose one computer, enter the computer’s IP address and click the Apply
button. Inactivate DMZ by entering a zero (0).

DMZ Host

Figure 6-17

Instant Broadband

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