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Archer C7
AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router
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Figure 3-6 WAN Connection Type
The router provides Auto-Detect function and supports three popular ways PPPoE, Dynamic IP, and
Static IP and to connect to the Internet. It’s recommended that you make use of the Auto-Detect
function. If you are sure of what kind of connection type your ISP provides, you can select the very type
and click Next to go on configuring.
4. If you select Auto-Detect, the router will automatically detect the connection type your ISP
provides. Make sure the cable is securely plugged into the Internet port before detection. The
appropriate configuration page will be displayed when an active Internet service is
successfully detected by the router.
1) If the connection type detected is Dynamic IP, the next screen will appear as shown in
the below picture. A MAC address is a 12-digit code assigned to a unique piece of
hardware for identification. Some ISPs will register the MAC address of your computer
when you access the Internet for the first time via the cable/ADSL modem they offered. If
you add a router into your network to share the Internet, the ISP may not recognize the
new MAC address of the router and will not offer the Internet connection any more.
Therefore, it is necessary to clone the MAC address of the computer to the router.