User's Manual

Setting up your wireless router

Setting custom Domain Name Server (DNS) settings

A Domain Name Server is a server located on the Internet that translates Universal Resource

Locators (URLs) like “www.dynex.com” into IP addresses. Many Internet Service Providers

(ISPs) do not require you to enter this information into your router. The Automatic from ISP

box should be checked if your ISP did not give you a specific DNS address. If you are using a

static IP connection type, then you may need to enter a specific DNS address and secondary

DNS address for your connection to work properly. If your connection type is dynamic or

PPPoE, it is likely that you do not have to enter a DNS address. Leave the Automatic from

ISP box checked. To enter the DNS address settings, uncheck the Automatic from ISP box

and enter your DNS entries in the spaces provided. Click Apply Changes to save the settings.

Configuring your WAN Media Access Controller (MAC) address

All network components including cards, adapters, and routers, have a unique serial number

called a MAC address. Your Internet Service Provider may record the MAC address of your

computer's adapter and only let that particular computer connect to the Internet service.

When you install your router, its own MAC address will be “seen” by the ISP and may cause

the connection not to work. Dynex has provided the ability to clone (copy) the MAC address

of the computer into your router. This MAC address, in turn, will be seen by the ISP’s system

as the original MAC address and will allow the connection to work. If you are not sure

whether your ISP needs to see the original MAC address, simply clone the MAC address of the

computer that was originally connected to the modem. Cloning the address will not cause

any problems with your network.