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Conceptronic C300BRS4 (v2.0) User Manual
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7. The new settings must be saved and the Router must be restarted for the settings to go into
effect. To save and reboot the Router, click on the Tools button in the top menu and select
the System button in the left menu. In the System Management window, click the Save
button under Save Settings to Local Hard Drive and then click the Reboot button to reboot the
C300BRS4.
8. The Router will save the new settings and restart. Upon restarting, the Router will
automatically establish the WAN connection.
Additional settings for Dynamic IP Address connections:
Dynamic IP Parameters Description
Host Name This is not always necessary, but may be required for some ISPs. Type
in the MAC address of your computer’s Ethernet adapter in the MAC
Address field and click the Clone MAC Address button. This will copy
the information to a file used by the Router to present to the ISP’s
server used for DHCP. Some ISPs record the unique MAC address of
your computer’s Ethernet adapter when you first access their network.
If you want to later replace the cloned MAC address with the factory
default setting, type in all zeros – 0:0:0:0:0:0 – and click the Clone
MAC Address button.
MAC Address This is not always necessary, but may be required for some ISPs. Type
in the MAC address of your computer’s Ethernet adapter in the Cloned
MAC Address field and click the Clone MAC Address button. This will
copy the information to a file used by the Router to present to the
ISP’s server used for DHCP. Some ISPs record the unique MAC address
of your computer’s Ethernet adapter when you first access their
network. If you want to later replace the cloned MAC address with the
factory default setting, type in all zeros – 0:0:0:0:0:0 – and click the
Clone MAC Address button.
Clone MAC Address To clone the MAC address of your computer’s Ethernet adapter, type
in the MAC address in the MAC Address field and then click this Clone
MAC Address button.
Primary DNS Address Enter the Primary DNS Address. This information should be provided to
you by your Internet Service Provider.
Secondary DNS Address The Secondary DNS Address is optional. See your Internet Service
Provider for further information.
MTU The Maximum Transmission Unit size may be changed if you want to
optimize efficiency for uploading data through the WAN interface. The
default setting (1500 bytes) should be suitable for most users. Some
user may want to adjust the setting to optimize performance for
wireless traffic or when low latency is desired (such as with Internet
gaming). It is highly recommended that the user research how
adjusting the MTU may affect network traffic for better or worse.