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Note:

The home page will change slightly in accordance with the type of the router

you have.

4.

Go to

System

Maintenance

page and choose

Administrator Password/User

Password

.

or

5.

Enter the login password (the default is blank) on the field of

Old Password

. Type the

new password in

New Password

and

Confirm Password

fields. Then click

OK

to

continue.

6.

Now, the password has been changed. Next time, use the new password to access the

Web Configurator for this router.

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2.4 Quick Start Wizard

Notice:

Quick Start Wizard for user operation is the same as for administrator’s

operation.

If your router can be under an environment with high speed NAT, the configuration provide

here can help you to deploy and use the router quickly. The first screen of

Quick Start

Wizard

is entering login password. After typing the password, please click

Next

.

2.4.1 Adjusting Protocol/Encapsulation

In the

Quick Start Wizard

, you can configure the router to access the Internet with different

protocol/modes such as

PPPoE

,

PPPoA, Bridged IP,

or

Routed IP

. The router supports the

ADSL WAN interface for Internet access.

Now, you have to select an appropriate WAN connection type for connecting to the Internet

through this router according to the settings that your ISP provided.

VPI

Stands for

Virtual Path Identifier

. It is an 8-bit header

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inside each ATM cell that indicates where the cell should be

routed. The ATM, is a method of sending data in small packets

of fixed sizes. It is used for transferring data to client

computers.

VCI

Stands for

Virtual Channel Identifier.

It is a 16-bit field

inside ATM cell’s header that indicates the cell’s next

destination as it travels through the network. A virtual channel

is a logical connection between two end devices on the

network.

Protocol/Encapsulation

Select an IP mode for this WAN interface. There are several

available modes for Internet access such as

PPPoE

,

PPPoA,

Bridged IP

and

Routed IP

.

Fixed IP

Click

Yes

to specify a fixed IP for the router. Otherwise, click

No (Dynamic IP)

to allow the router choosing a dynamic IP.

If you choose

No

, the following IP Address, Subnet Mask and

Default Gateway will not be changed.

IP Address

Assign an IP address for the protocol that you select.

Subnet Mask

Assign a subnet mask value for the protocol of

Routed IP

and

Bridged IP

.

Default Gateway

Assign an IP address to the gateway for the protocol of

Routed IP

and

Bridged IP

.

Primary DNS

Assign an IP address to the primary DNS.

Second DNS

Assign an IP address to the secondary DNS.

2.4.2 PPPoE/PPPoA

PPPoE stands for

Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet

. It relies on two widely accepted

standards: PPP and Ethernet. It connects users through an Ethernet to the Internet with a

common broadband medium, such as a single DSL line, wireless device or cable modem. All

the users over the Ethernet can share a common connection.

PPPoE is used for most of DSL modem users. All local users can share one PPPoE

connection for accessing the Internet. Your service provider will provide you information

about user name, password, and authentication mode.

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If your ISP provides you the

PPPoE

connection, please select

PPPoE

for this router. The

following page will be shown:

User Name

Assign a specific valid user name provided by the ISP.

Password

Assign a valid password provided by the ISP.

Confirm Password

Retype the password.

Click

Next

for viewing summary of such connection.

Click

Finish.

Then, the system status of this protocol will be shown.

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2.4.3 1483 Bridged IP

Click

1483 Bridged IP

as the protocol. Type in all the information that your ISP provides

for this protocol.

Click

Next

for viewing summary of such connection.

Click

Finish.

Then, the system status of this protocol will be shown.