To set up your router, you need to know your Internet connection type. Look, it is probably specified in the contract for connection. If it is not there, the easiest and most correct course of action is to call customer service. They will tell you what type of connection you have and answer other questions.

But you can figure this out on your own. It’s easy to find out what type of Internet connection your ISP uses.

First, if you have the Internet set up on your computer, look at the type of Internet connection. In Windows 7 and 10, right-click on the icon of the connection you run to access the internet. Go to the “Security” tab.

If you don’t need to run the connection manually, then you have a dynamic or static IP.

Open “Network and Internet Settings” by right-clicking on the Internet icon in the lower right corner next to the clock (tray). Next, select “Configure Adapter Settings”.
Right-click on your network adapter icon and select “Properties”.
Find TCP/IP v4 in the window that opens, highlight it and click “Properties”.
This will open a window with the settings. Blank fields mean that you get an IP address automatically. If you see any numbers, then you have a static IP address.

You can understand what kind of connection you have from the settings in your contract with your provider. If you do not need to enter any parameters, you have a dynamic IP. If you have a login and password, it’s probably PPPoE. When they are accompanied by the server address, it’s either L2TP or PPTP.

If you incorrectly specify the connection type in the settings, nothing bad will happen. The Internet will simply not work. Check the settings and try another type.

The MAC address is
There is also such a tricky thing – binding by MAC-address. An ISP employee comes and sets up the network on your computer. Later you decide to buy a router. You install it, connect it. You know all the settings. You specify the type of connection and other parameters, but the Internet does not work.

Most likely, your Internet Service Provider uses a binding by MAC-address. This means that the connection will only work with a network device whose address the server knows. In your case, it is the MAC address of your computer’s network card. You can look up this information in your contract.

The solution is simple. Any router allows you to clone the address of the network card.