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Setting your ISP connection type to PPPoE

Most DSL providers use PPPoE as the connection type. If you use a DSL modem to connect to

the Internet, your ISP may use PPPoE to log you into the service. If you have an Internet

connection in your home or small office that doesn't require a modem, you may also use

PPPoE.

Your connection type is PPPoE if:

•

Your ISP gave you a user name and password, which is required to connect to the

Internet.

•

Your ISP gave you software such as WinPOET or Enternet300 that you use to connect to

the Internet.

•

You have to double-click a desktop icon other than your browser to get on the Internet.

Enter the following:

User Name

–This space is provided to type your user name that was assigned by your ISP.

Password

–Type your password and retype it into the

Retype Password

box to confirm it.

Service Name

–A service name is rarely required by an ISP. If you are not sure if your ISP

requires a service name, leave this blank.

MTU

–The MTU setting should never be changed unless your ISP gives you a specific MTU

setting. Making changes to the MTU setting can cause problems with your Internet

connection including disconnection from the Internet, slow Internet access, and problems

with Internet applications working properly.

Disconnect after X

–The Disconnect feature is used to automatically disconnect your router

from your ISP when there is no activity for a specified period of time. For instance, placing a

check mark next to this option and entering

5

into the minute field will cause your router to

disconnect from the Internet after five minutes of no Internet activity. This option should be

used if you pay for your Internet service by the minute.

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Setting custom Domain Name Server (DNS) settings

A

Domain Name Server

is a server located on the Internet that translates Universal Resource

Locators (URLs) like “www.dynex.com” into IP addresses. Many Internet Service Providers

(ISPs) do not require you to enter this information into your router. The

Automatic from ISP

box should be checked if your ISP did not give you a specific DNS address. If you are using a

static IP connection type, then you may need to enter a specific DNS address and secondary

DNS address for your connection to work properly. If your connection type is dynamic or

PPPoE, it is likely that you do not have to enter a DNS address. Leave the

Automatic from

ISP

box checked. To enter the DNS address settings, uncheck the

Automatic from ISP

box

and enter your DNS entries in the spaces provided. Click

Apply Changes

to save the settings.

Configuring your WAN Media Access Controller (MAC) address

All network components including cards, adapters, and routers, have a unique

serial number

called a MAC address. Your Internet Service Provider may record the MAC address of your

computer's adapter and only let that particular computer connect to the Internet service.

When you install your router, its own MAC address will be “seen” by the ISP and may cause

the connection not to work. Dynex has provided the ability to clone (copy) the MAC address

of the computer into your router. This MAC address, in turn, will be seen by the ISP’s system

as the original MAC address and will allow the connection to work. If you are not sure

whether your ISP needs to see the original MAC address, simply clone the MAC address of the

computer that was originally connected to the modem. Cloning the address will not cause

any problems with your network.

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To clone your MAC Address:

1

Make sure that you are using the computer that was ORIGINALLY CONNECTED to your

modem before your router was installed. Click

2

Click

Clone

, then click

Apply Changes

. Your MAC address is now cloned to your

router.

To enter a specific MAC Address:

•

Type a MAC address in the spaces provided, then click

Apply Changes

to save the

changes. Your router’s WAN MAC address is changed to the MAC address you specified.

Using the Web-Based Advanced User Interface

Using your Internet browser, you can access your router’s Web-Based Advanced User

Interface. Open your browser and enter

192.168.2.1

(do not type anything else such as

“http://” or “www”), then press

Enter

. Your router’s home page opens in your browser

window.

Viewing the LAN settings

Clicking the header of the

LAN Setup

will take you its header page. A quick description of

the functions can be found here. To view the settings or make changes to any of the LAN

settings, click

LAN Settings

, or to view the list of connected computers, click

DHCP client

list

.

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Changing LAN settings

All settings for the internal LAN setup of your router can be viewed and changed here.

IP Address

–The

IP address

is the internal IP address of your router. The default IP

address is

192.168.2.1

. To access the Web-Based Advanced User Interface, type this

IP address into the address bar of your browser. This address can be changed if needed.

To change the IP address, type the new IP address and click

Apply Changes

. The IP

address you choose should be a non-routable IP.

Examples of a non-routable IP are: 192.168.x.x (where x is anywhere between 0 and

255), and 10.x.x.x (where x is anything between 0 and 255).

Subnet Mask

–There is no need to change the subnet mask. This is a unique,

advanced feature of your router. It is possible to change the subnet mask if necessary;

however, do NOT make changes to the subnet mask unless you have a specific reason

to do so. The default setting is

255.255.255.0

.

DHCP Server

–The DHCP server function makes setting up a network very easy by

assigning IP addresses to each computer on the network automatically. The default

setting is

On

. The DHCP server can be turned OFF if necessary; however, in order to do

so you must manually set a static IP address for each computer on your network. To

turn off the DHCP server, select

Off,

then click

Apply Changes

.

IP Pool

–The range of IP addresses set aside for dynamic assignment to the computers

on your network. The default is 2-100 (99 computers). If you want to change this

number, you can do so by entering a new starting and ending IP address and clicking

Apply Changes

. The DHCP server can assign 100 IP addresses automatically. This

means that you cannot specify an IP address pool larger than 100 computers. For

example, starting at 50 means you have to end at 150 or lower so as not to exceed the

100-client limit. The starting IP address must be lower in number than the ending IP

address.

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Lease Time

–The length of time the DHCP server will reserve the IP address for each

computer. We recommend that you leave the lease time set to

Forever

. The default

setting is

Forever

, meaning that any time a computer is assigned an IP address by the

DHCP server, the IP address will not change for that particular computer. Setting lease

times for shorter intervals such as one day or one hour frees IP addresses after the

specified period of time. This also means that a particular computer's IP address may

change over time. If you have set any of the other advanced features of your router

such as DMZ or client IP filters, these are dependent on the IP address. For this reason,

you will not want the IP address to change.

Local Domain Name

–The default setting is

Dynex

. You can set a local domain name

(network name) for your network. There is no need to change this setting unless you

have a specific advanced need to do so. You can name the network anything you want

such as “MY NETWORK”.

Viewing the DHCP Client List page

You can view a list of the computers (known as clients), which are connected to your

network. You are able to view the IP address of the computer, the host name (if the computer

has been assigned one), and the MAC address of the computer's network interface card (NIC).

Pressing the

Refresh

button will update the list. If there have been any changes, the list will

be updated.

Configuring the wireless network settings

Clicking the header of the

Wireless

tab will take you to the

Wireless

page. Under the

Wireless

tab, there are links that let you make changes to the wireless network settings.