Linksys BEFSX41 Network Router User Manual


 
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Cable/DSL Firewall Router with 4-Port Switch/VPN Endpoint
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Specify an IP Address behind the DMZ Port: If you have multiple PCs
connected to Port 4/DMZ via a hub or switch, you can specify which PC is
the DMZ host. To expose a computer with a specific IP address, enter that
computer’s IP address in this field. To get the IP address of a computer,
refer to “Appendix G: Finding the MAC Address and IP Address for Your
Ethernet Adapter.”
Specify a MAC Address behind the DMZ Port: If you have multiple PCs
connected to Port 4/DMZ via a hub or switch, you can specify which PC is
the DMZ host. To expose a PC with a specific MAC address, enter that
computer’s MAC address in this field. To get the MAC address of a com-
puter, refer to “Appendix G: Finding the MAC Address and IP Address for
Your Ethernet Adapter.”
Click the PCs behind DMZ Port button to view all computers connected on
Port 4/DMZ (multiple computers can be connected via a hub or switch).
Current DMZ Host
The IP address of the current DMZ host is displayed here.
When finished, click the Apply button and click the Continue button to save
the settings. Otherwise, click the Cancel button to undo changes made on this
screen.
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From the MAC Address Clone screen, shown in Figure 7-43, you can change
the Router’s WAN Mac Address.
The Router’s MAC address is a 12-digit code assigned to a unique piece of
hardware for identification, like a social security number. If your ISP requires
MAC address registration, find your adapter’s MAC address by following the
instructions in “Appendix G: Finding the MAC Address and IP Address for
Your Ethernet Adapter.”
To define a MAC address for the WAN port, click the first radio button next to
User Defined WAN MAC Address, and enter the 12 digits of your adapter’s
MAC address in the on-screen fields. This “clones” your network adapter’s
MAC address onto the Router, so you do NOT have to call your ISP to change
the registered MAC address to the Router’s MAC address.
If you want to clone the MAC address of the PC you are CURRENTLY using
to configure the Router, then click the second radio button. The Router will
automatically detect your PC’s MAC address. It is recommended that the PC
registered with the ISP is used to open the MAC Address Clone page.
When finished making your changes on this screen, click the Apply button and
then the Continue button to save these changes, or click the Cancel button to
undo your changes.
MAC Address Clone
Figure 7-43
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