ZyXEL Communications NBG-318S - Manual (Page 57)

Chapter 3 Connection Wizard
NBG-318S User’s Guide
57
3.4.9 WAN MAC Address
Every Ethernet device has a unique MAC (Media Access Control) address. The MAC address
is assigned at the factory and consists of six pairs of hexadecimal characters, for example,
00:A0:C5:00:00:02.
Table 19 Example of Network Properties for LAN Servers with Fixed IP Addresses
Choose an IP address 192.168.1.2-192.168.1.32; 192.168.1.65-192.168.1.254.
Subnet mask 255.255.255.0
Gateway (or default route) 192.168.1.1(NBG-318S LAN IP)
This screen allows users to configure the WAN port's MAC address by either using the NBG-
318S’s MAC address, copying the MAC address from a computer on your LAN or manually
entering a MAC address. Once it is successfully configured, the address will be copied to the
"rom" file (ZyNOS configuration file). It will not change unless you change the setting or
upload a different "rom" file. It is advisable to clone the MAC address from a computer on
your LAN even if your ISP does not presently require MAC address authentication.
Figure 26 Wizard Step 3: WAN MAC Address
The following table describes the fields in this screen.
Table 20 Wizard Step 3: WAN MAC Address
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Factory Default Select Factory Default to use the factory assigned default MAC address.
Clone the
computer’s MAC
address
Select this option and enter the IP address of the computer on the LAN whose
MAC you are cloning. It is advisable to clone the MAC address from a computer
on your LAN even if your ISP does not presently require MAC address
authentication.
Set WAN MAC
Address
Select this option and enter the MAC address you want to use.
Back Click Back to return to the previous screen.
Next Click Next to continue.
Exit Click Exit to close the wizard screen without saving.