subject: Setup Cable Internet Connection On A Linksys Router [print this page] Setup Cable Internet Connection On A Linksys Router
The majority of Cable ISPs (Internet Service Providers) use MAC (Media Access Control) Address authentication to establish Internet connection for their customers. A MAC address is a unique string identifying a network adapter. Therefore, if you have changed you router, then you need to register its MAC address with your ISP or setup your Linksys router to use the old MAC address.
You must activate the MAC Clone feature of your Linksys router in order register your router with your ISP using an MAC address. To do this, you need to check your Internet connection, connecting your modem to your Linksys router, verify your Linksys router's LEDs, and setup the necessary properties on you Linksys router to connect to the Internet.
To check your Internet connection, connect a computer directly to the broadband modem using an Ethernet cable and verify your Internet connectivity by opening Google web page for example. If you cannot go online, then contact your ISP support team in order to fix this issue.
If you Internet connection is working, then connect your modem to the Internet port on your Linksys router. In addition, connect your computer to any Ethernet port of your Linksys router. After doing this, verify that the Internet led, as well as the numbered led related to the Ethernet port where your computer is connected, is lit.
At this phase of the configuration process, you will see how to set up your Linksys router for cable Internet connection.
Step 1: Open your Linksys router's built-in web-based setup interface.
Step 2: Click the Setup tab, and click MAC Address Clone.
Step 3: Select Enabled, click Clone My PC's MAC, and then Click the Save Settings button.
To verify your configuration, you may click the Status tab and check your Linksys router's Internet IP Address. If the Internet IP Address is different from 0.0.0.0, then your Internet connection is configured correctly.
