Configuring Your Barricade For A Dynamic Ip Address - SMC Networks SMC7004ABR Quick Installation Manual

Configuring Your Barricade for a Dynamic IP Address

1. Select "Dynamic IP address," and click
"More Configuration."
Both options on this page for further configuring your dynamic IP address are optional,
depending upon how your ISP works. If your ISP does not require you to change either of these,
you may skip these settings.
The @Home network usually requires your computer to have a "Host Name" to obtain an IP
address from their network.
2. If you have a host name provided by
your ISP (i.e., CX-1234-56789) enter it
in the "Host Name" field.
Some ISPs register the MAC Address of your network card. A MAC (Media Access Control)
Address is a unique identification number (in hexadecimal digits) given to each networking
device. Once registered, the ISP's server will check to make sure that the MAC address they
have registered matches the one connecting to their servers. If it does not match, you cannot
connect. The Barricade's MAC Address will not be the same as your network card's address so
you may need the Barricade to "Clone" the address from your network card. Then the ISP will
find a MAC Address that matches the one they have recorded.
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