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mode. The Internet connection can be disconnected automatically after a specified inactivity

period and

re-established when you attempt to access the Internet again.

Click the

Connect

button to connect immediately. Click the

Disconnect

button to disconnect

immediately.

Caution

: Sometimes the connection cannot be terminated although you specify a time to Max Idle

Time because some applications are visiting the Internet continually in the background.

If you want to do some advanced configurations, please click the

Advanced

button, and the page

shown in Figure 4-10 will then appear:

Figure 4-10

PPPoE Advanced Settings



MTU Size -

The default MTU size is “1480” bytes, which is usually fine. It is not recommended

that you change the default

MTU Size

unless required by your ISP.



Service Name/AC Name -

The service name and AC (Access Concentrator) name should

not be configured unless you are sure it is necessary for your ISP.

In most cases, leaving

these fields blank will work.



ISP Specified IP Address -

If your ISP does not automatically assign IP addresses to the

Router during login, please click “

Use IP address specified by ISP

” check box and enter the

IP address provided by your ISP in dotted-decimal notation.



Detect Online Interval -

The Router will detect Access Concentrator online at every interval.

The default value is “0”. You can input the value between “0” and “120”. The value “0”

means

no detect.



Primary DNS/Secondary DNS -

If your ISP does not automatically assign DNS addresses to

the Router during login, please click “

Use the following DNS servers

” check box and enter

the IP address in dotted-decimal notation of your ISP’s primary DNS server. If a secondary

DNS server address is available, enter it as well.

Click the

Save

button to save your settings.

4.5.3 MAC Clone

Choose menu “

Network

→

MAC Clone

”, you can configure the MAC address of the WAN on

the screen below, Figure 4-11:

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Figure 4-11

MAC Address Clone

Some ISPs require that you register the MAC Address of your adapter. Changes are rarely needed

here.



WAN MAC Address -

This field displays the current MAC address of the WAN port. If your

ISP requires you to register the MAC address, please enter the correct MAC address into

this field in XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX format (X is any hexadecimal digit).



Your PC's MAC Address -

This field displays the MAC address of the PC that is managing

the Router. If the MAC address is required, you can click the

Clone MAC Address

To

button

and this MAC address will fill in the

WAN MAC Address

field.

Click

Restore Factory MAC

to restore the MAC address of WAN port to the factory default value.

Click the

Save

button to save your settings.



Note:

Only the PC on your LAN can use the

MAC Address Clone

function.

4.6 Wireless

Figure 4-12

Wireless menu

There are five submenus under the Wireless menu (shown in Figure 4-12):

Wireless Settings

,

Wireless Security, Wireless MAC Filtering, Wireless Advanced

and

Wireless Statistics.

Click

any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.

4.6.1 Wireless Settings

Choose menu “

Wireless

→

Wireless Settings

”, you can configure the basic settings for the

wireless network on this page.

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Figure 4-13

Wireless Settings



SSID -

Enter a value of up to 32 characters. The same name of SSID (Service Set

Identification) must be assigned to all wireless devices in your network. Considering your

wireless network security, the default SSID is set to be

(XXXXXX indicates the last unique

six numbers of each Router’s MAC address). This value is case-sensitive. For example,

TEST

is NOT the same as

test

.



Region

-

Select your region from the pull-down list. This field specifies the region where the

wireless function of the Router can be used. It may be illegal to use the wireless function of

the Router in a region other than one of those specified in this field. If your country or region

is not listed, please contact your local government agency for assistance.

When you select your local region from the pull-down list, click the

Save

button

,

then the

Note Dialog appears. Click

OK

.

Note Dialog



Note:

Limited by local law regulations, version for North America does not have region selection option.



Channel -

This field determines which operating frequency will be used. The default channel

is set to Auto. so the AP will choose the best channel automatically. It is not necessary to

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change the wireless channel unless you notice interference problems with another nearby

access point.



Mode -

Select the desired mode. The default setting is 11bgn mixed.

11b only -

Select if all of your wireless clients are 802.11b.

11g only -

Select if all of your wireless clients are 802.11g.

11n only-

Select only if all of your wireless clients are 802.11n.

11bg mixed -

Select if you are using both 802.11b and 802.11g wireless clients.

11bgn mixed -

Select if you are using a mix of 802.11b, 11g, and 11n wireless clients.

Select the desired wireless mode. When 802.11g mode is selected, only 802.11g wireless

stations can connect to the Router. When 802.11n mode is selected, only 802.11n wireless

stations can connect to the AP. It is strongly recommended that you set the Mode to

802.11b&g&n

, and all of 802.11b, 802.11g, and 802.11n wireless stations can connect to

the Router.



Channel width -

Select the channel width from the pull-down list

.

The default setting is

automatic, which can adjust the channel width for your clients automatically.



Note:

If

11b only

,

11g only

, or

11bg mixed

is selected in the

Mode

field, the

Channel Width

selecting field will turn grey and the value will become 20M, which is unable to be changed.



Enable Wireless Router Radio -

The wireless radio of this Router can be enabled or

disabled to allow wireless stations access.



Enable SSID Broadcast -

When wireless clients survey the local area for wireless networks

to associate with, they will detect the SSID broadcast by the Router. If you select the

Enable

SSID Broadcast

checkbox, the Wireless Router will broadcast its name (SSID) on the air.



Enable WDS -

Check this box to enable WDS. With this function, the Router can bridge two

or more Wlans. If this checkbox is selected, you will have to set the following parameters as

shown in Figure 4-14. Make sure the following settings are correct.

Figure 4-14



SSID(to be bridged)

- The SSID of the AP your Router is going to connect to as a client.

You can also use the search function to select the SSID to join.



BSSID(to be bridged)

- The BSSID of the AP your Router is going to connect to as a client.

You can also use the search function to select the BSSID to join.



Survey

- Click this button, you can search the AP which runs in the current channel.



Key type

- This option should be chosen according to the AP's security configuration. It is

recommended that the security type is the same as your AP's security type.

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

WEP Index

- This option should be chosen if the key type is WEP(ASCII) or WEP(HEX).It

indicates the index of the WEP key.



Auth Type

- This option should be chosen if the key type is WEP(ASCII) or WEP(HEX).It

indicates the authorization type of the Root AP.



Password

- If the AP your Router is going to connect needs password, you need to fill the

password in this blank.

4.6.2 Wireless Security

Choose menu “

Wireless

→

Wireless Security

”, you can configure the security settings of your

wireless network.

There are five wireless security modes supported by the Router: WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy),

WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access), WPA2 (Wi-Fi Protected Access 2), WPA-PSK (Pre-Shared Key),

WPA2-PSK (Pre-Shared Key).

Figure 4-15

Wireless Security



Disable Security -

If you do not want to use wireless security, check this radio button. But it’s

strongly recommended to choose one of the following modes to enable security.



WEP -

It is based on the IEEE 802.11 standard. If you check this radio button, the page will

appear as shown in Figure 4-16.

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