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The Setup Tab - Basic Setup

Wireless-N Home Router

Network Setup

The Network Setup section allows you to change the Router’s local network settings.

Router IP

The Router’s Local IP Address and Subnet Mask are shown here. In most cases, you should keep the defaults.

Local IP Address

. The default value is

192.168.1.1

.

Subnet Mask

. The default value is

255.255.255.0

.

DHCP Server Setting

The Router can be used as a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server for your network. A DHCP server

automatically assigns an IP address to each computer on your network. Unless you already have one, it is highly

recommended that you leave the Router enabled as a DHCP server.

DHCP Server

. DHCP is enabled by factory default. If you already have a DHCP server on your network, set the

Router’s DHCP option to

Disabled

. If you disable DHCP, remember to assign a static IP address to the Router.

Start IP Address

. Enter a value for the DHCP server to start with when issuing IP addresses. Because the default

IP address for the Router is 192.168.1.1, the Start IP Address must be 192.168.1. 2 or greater, but smaller than

192.168.1.254. The default Start IP Address is

192.168.1.100

.

Maximum Number of Users

(Optional). Enter the maximum number of PCs that you want the DHCP server to

assign IP addresses to. This number cannot be greater than 253. The default is

50

.

Client Lease Time

. The Client Lease Time is the amount of time a network user will be allowed connection to the

Router with their current dynamic IP address. Enter the amount of time, in minutes, that the user will be “leased”

this dynamic IP address. After the dynamic IP address has expired, the user will be automatically assigned a new

dynamic IP address. The default is

0

minutes, which means one day.

Static DNS 1-3

. The Domain Name System (DNS) is how the Internet translates domain or website names into

Internet addresses or URLs. Your ISP will provide you with at least one DNS Server IP Address. You can enter up to

three DNS Server IP Addresses here. The Router will use these for quicker access to functioning DNS servers.

WINS

. The Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS) converts NetBIOS names to IP addresses. If you use a WINS

server, enter that server’s IP address here. Otherwise, leave this field blank.

dynamic ip address

: a temporary IP

address assigned by a DHCP server.

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DHCP Reservation

. Click the

DHCP Reservation

button if you want to assign a fixed local IP address to a MAC

address. You will see a list of DHCP clients with the following information: Client Name, Interface, IP Address, and

MAC Address. Click the

Select

checkbox to reserve a client’s IP address. Then click the

Add Clients

button.

If you want to manually assign an IP address, enter the client’s name in the

Enter Client Name

field. Enter the IP

address you want it to have in the

Assign IP Address

field. Enter its MAC Address in the

To This MAC Address

field.

Click the

Add

button.

A list of DHCP clients and their fixed local IP addresses will be displayed at the bottom of the screen. If you want

to remove a client from this list, click the

Remove

button.

When you have finished your changes, click the

Save Settings

button to save your changes. Click the

Cancel

Changes

button to cancel your changes. To view the most up-to-date information, click the

Refresh

button. To

exit this screen, click the

Close

button.

Time Setting

Time Zone

. Select the time zone in which your network functions. If you want the Router to automatically adjust

the clock for daylight savings, then select the checkbox.

When you have finished making changes to this screen, click the

Save Settings

button to save the changes, or

click the

Cancel Changes

button to undo your changes. For more information, click

Help

.

NOTE:

To test your settings, connect to the

Internet now.

Figure 5-8: DHCP Reservation

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The Setup Tab - DDNS

Wireless-N Home Router

The Setup Tab - DDNS

The Router offers a Dynamic Domain Name System (DDNS) feature. DDNS lets you assign a fixed host and domain

name to a dynamic Internet IP address. It is useful when you are hosting your own website, FTP server, or other

server behind the Router.

Before you can use this feature, you need to sign up for DDNS service at one of two DDNS service providers,

DynDNS.org or TZO.com. If you do not want to use this feature, keep the default setting,

Disable

.

DDNS

DDNS Service

If your DDNS service is provided by DynDNS.org, then select

DynDNS.org

from the drop-down menu. If your

DDNS service is provided by TZO, then select

TZO.com

. The features available on the

DDNS

screen will vary,

depending on which DDNS service provider you use.

DynDNS.org

Username, Password, and Host Name

. Enter the settings of the account you set up with DynDNS.org.

System

. Select the DynDNS service you use:

Dynamic

,

Static

, or

Custom

.

Mail Exchange (Optional)

. Enter the address of your mail exchange server, so e-mails to your DynDNS

address go to your mail server.

Backup MX

. This feature allows the mail exchange server to be a backup. To enable this feature, keep the

default,

Enabled

. To disable the feature, select

Disabled

. If you are not sure which setting to select, keep the

default,

Enabled

.

WildCard

. This setting enables or disables wildcards for your host. For example, if your DDNS address is

myplace.dyndns.org

and you enable wildcards, then

x.myplace.dyndns.org

will work as well (x is the

wildcard). To enable wildcards, keep the default,

Enabled

. To disable wildcards, select

Disabled

. If you are

not sure which setting to select, keep the default,

Enabled

.

Status

. The status of the DDNS service connection is displayed here.

Update

. To manually trigger an update, click this button.

Figure 5-9: Setup Tab - DDNS (DynDNS.org)

ddns

: allows the hosting of a website, FTP server, or

e-mail server with a fixed domain name (e.g.,

www.xyz.com) and a dynamic IP address.

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TZO.com

E-mail Address, TZO Password, and Domain Name

. Enter the settings of the account you set up with TZO.

Internet IP Address

. The Router’s Internet IP address is displayed here. Because it is dynamic, it will change.

Status

. The status of the DDNS service connection is displayed here.

Update

. To manually trigger an update, click this button.

When you have finished making changes to this screen, click the

Save Settings

button to save the changes, or

click the

Cancel Changes

button to undo your changes. For more information, click

Help

.

Figure 5-10: Setup Tab - DDNS (TZO.com)

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The Setup Tab - MAC Address Clone

Wireless-N Home Router

The Setup Tab - MAC Address Clone

A MAC address is a 12-digit code assigned to a unique piece of hardware for identification, like a social security

number. Some ISPs will require you to register a MAC address in order to access the Internet. If you do not wish

to re-register the MAC address with your ISP, you may assign the MAC address you have currently registered with

your ISP to the Router with the MAC Address Clone feature.

MAC Address Clone

To use MAC address cloning, select

Enabled

. Otherwise, keep the default,

Disabled

.

MAC Address

. Enter the MAC Address registered with your ISP.

Clone My PC’s MAC

. If you want to clone the MAC address of the PC you are currently using to configure the

Router, then click this button. The Router will automatically detect your PC’s MAC address, so you do NOT have to

call your ISP to change the registered MAC address to the Router’s MAC address. It is recommended that the PC

registered with the ISP is used to open the

MAC Address Clone

screen.

When you have finished making changes to this screen, click the

Save Settings

button to save the changes, or

click the

Cancel Changes

button to undo your changes. For more information, click

Help

.

Figure 5-11: Setup Tab - MAC Clone

mac address

: the unique address that a

manufacturer assigns to each networking device.