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- | The MAC Address menu contains | + | The MAC Address menu has settings to let you electronically change |
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+ | Note that this function does **not** change the factory-assigned | ||
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+ | For common device names in FreshTomato, | ||
**WAN Port:** In this field, you can enter any valid MAC Address to be assigned to the WAN interface. | **WAN Port:** In this field, you can enter any valid MAC Address to be assigned to the WAN interface. | ||
- | * Default: This option leaves the MAC Address as the fixed factory hardware address burned in to the device' | + | |
- | * Random: | + | * Random: |
- | * Clone PC: Choosing this option | + | * Clone PC: This assigns the same MAC Address used by the interface of the client |
- | This is why most cable routers have a **"MAC Address Clone" (Use Computer MAC address) feature**. If you tell your router to clone your network card's MAC Address, it makes your cable provider think that you're still using the same computer/network card to access their services, and therefore they allow your router | + | **Note:** Starting with FT release 2021-8, WAN Port will use a different/new default MAC address based on the eth0 / LAN MAC address. |
- | * | + | __Set wanX macs after wireless VIFs (all in one line now):__ |
- | \\ \\ \\ \\ **Wireless Interface eth1: **In this field, you can enter any valid Mac Address to be assigned to wireless interface eth1 | + | * wan => eth0 mac +16 (OLD: eth0 mac + 1) |
+ | * wan2 => eth0 mac +17 | ||
+ | * wan3 => eth0 mac +18 | ||
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- | **Wireless Interface | + | |
- | **Wireless Interface wl0.1: **In this field, you can enter any valid Mac Address to be assigned to wireless interface wl0.1 | + | * Default: This option leaves the fixed, factory-assigned MAC Address as \\ the interface' |
+ | * Random: This assigns a random MAC Address to the device interface. | ||
+ | * Clone PC: This assigns the same MAC Address used by the interface of the client \\ currently connecting to FreshTomato' | ||
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+ | **Wireless Interface eth2: **In this field, you can enter any valid MAC Address to be assigned to wireless interface eth2. | ||
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+ | * Default: This option leaves the fixed, factory-assigned MAC Address \\ as the interface' | ||
+ | * Random: This assigns a random MAC Address to the device interface. | ||
+ | * Clone PC: This assigns the same MAC Address used by the interface of the client \\ currently connecting to FreshTomato' | ||
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+ | **Wireless Interface wl0.1: **In this field, you can enter any valid MAC Address to be assigned to wireless interface wl0.1 (typically the first wireless VLAN). | ||
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+ | * Default: This option leaves the fixed, factory-assigned MAC Address as \\ the interface' | ||
+ | * Random: Choosing this option assigns a random MAC Address to the device | ||
+ | * Clone PC: This assigns the same MAC Address used by the interface of the client \\ currently connecting to FreshTomato' | ||