Checking the Set MAC address box enables the MAC address field, allowing the user to set a specific MAC address.  Manually setting a MAC address is useful in the following situations:

•The generated MAC address causes a network conflict with another device.

•Software on the virtual Alpha system requires a specific MAC address.

•One host NIC is being shared between multiple Avanti instances2.

•When running Avanti under Windows hosted on a virtual machine such as VMware.

To avoid clashes of the assigned MAC addresses with those of other networking equipment or automatically generated virtual NIC MAC addresses, it is recommended that the assigned MAC addresses start with C6-00-00.

Note:The MAC address field will not accept an invalid MAC address.  Trying to type or cut and paste an invalid MAC address will result in nothing being entered in the MAC address box.