3com 3CRWE52196 User Guide

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C
HAPTER
 5: G
ATEWAY
 C
ONFIGURATION
Dynamic IP Address
Figure 43   Connection Parameters Screen - Dynamic IP
If this mode is selected, your IP Address, Subnet Mask, and DNS Address 
will be obtained automatically from your ISP. They are not displayed on 
this screen, but may be viewed on the Status screen (click on Status and 
Logs
 on the left hand menu bar). 
To setup the Gateway for use with a dynamic IP address connection:
Select Dynamic IP Address (automatically allocated) in the IP Allocation 
Enter your Primary DNS Address and Secondary DNS address.
Your ISP may provide you with primary and secondary DNS addresses. If 
they have been provided, enter the addresses in the appropriate text 
boxes. If not, leave 0.0.0.0 in the boxes.
Enter the Host Name (optional).
Some ISPs require a host name. If your ISP has this requirement, enter the 
host name in the Host Name text box.
If you use ‘Cable’, your ISP may use your MAC address to authenticate 
you. If this is the case, you will need to ‘Clone’ your MAC address. There 
are three options:
Use the Gateway’s original Internet MAC address - This field is 
selected by default and is automatically filled in with the MAC address 
of the Gateway.