3Com 3CR856-95 Network Router User Manual


 
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Configuring a Dynamic IP Address
If your ISP has allocated you a dynamic address using DHCP you
will have selected Dynamic IP address (automatically allocated) as
your IP Allocation Mode.
Figure 35 Dynamic Address Setup Screen
To setup the Gateway for use with a dynamic IP address
connection the following settings are configured:
IP Address — The internet address allocated by your ISP for
this connection is automatically configured and is not
editable.
Subnet Mask — The subnet for the address is automatically
configured but is not displayed.
ISP Gateway Address — The gateway address from your ISP
to the Internet is automatically configured but is not
displayed.
Primary DNS Address — The address of your ISP’s Domain
Name Service server is automatically configured and cannot
be edited.
Secondary DNS Address — The address of your ISP’s
secondary Domain Name Service server. The second server is
optionally provided by an ISP in case of failure of the primary
server.
Host Name — The Host Name of your computer may be
required by your ISP.
Clone MAC Address — Your ISP may require you to have a
particular MAC address. This will be the MAC address of the
computer you first used to connect with your ISP.
Click Apply to save any changes you have made.
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