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

To change the LAN settings:

1.

Select

ADVANCED > Setup > LAN Setup

.

2.

Enter the settings that you want to customize.

These settings are described in the following section,

LAN Setup Screen Settings

.

3.

Click the

Apply

button.

Your changes are saved.

LAN TCP/IP Setup

•

IP Address

. The LAN IP address of the router.

•

IP Subnet Mask

. The LAN subnet mask of the router. Combined with the IP address, the

IP subnet mask allows a device to know which other addresses are local to it, and which

have to be reached through a gateway or router.

•

RIP Direction

. Router Information Protocol (RIP) allows a router to exchange routing

information with other routers. This setting controls how the router sends and receives

RIP packets. Both is the default setting. With the Both or Out Only setting, the router

broadcasts its routing table periodically. With the Both or In Only setting, the router

incorporates the RIP information that it receives.

•

RIP Version

. This setting controls the format and the broadcasting method of the RIP

packets that the router sends. It recognizes both formats when receiving. By default, the

RIP function is disabled.

-

RIP-1

is universally supported. It is adequate for most networks, unless you have an

unusual network setup.

-

RIP-2

carries more information. Both RIP-2B and RIP-2M send the routing data in

RIP-2 format. RIP-2B uses subnet broadcasting. RIP-2M uses multicasting.

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Use Router as DHCP Server

For most home networks, this check box is selected so that the router acts as a Dynamic

Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server.

•

Starting IP Address

. Specify the start of the range for the pool of IP addresses in the

same subnet as the router.

•

Ending IP Address

. Specify the end of the range for the pool of IP addresses in the

same subnet as the router.

Address Reservation

When you specify a reserved IP address for a computer on the LAN, that computer receives

the same IP address each time it accesses the router’s DHCP server. Assign reserved IP

addresses to servers that require permanent IP settings.

Role of the Router as a DHCP Server

By default, the router acts as a DHCP server. The router assigns IP, DNS server, and default

gateway addresses to all computers connected to the LAN. The assigned default gateway

address is the LAN address of the router. The router assigns IP addresses to the attached

computers from a pool of addresses specified in this screen. Each pool address is tested

before it is assigned to avoid duplicate addresses on the LAN. For most applications, the

default DHCP and TCP/IP settings of the router are satisfactory.

You can specify the pool of IP addresses that the router assigns by setting the starting IP

address and ending IP address. These addresses should be part of the same IP address

subnet as the router’s LAN IP address. Using the default addressing scheme, define a range

between 192.168.1.2 and 192.168.1.254, although you might want to save part of the range

for devices with fixed addresses.

The router delivers the following parameters to any LAN device that requests DHCP:

•

An IP address from the range you have defined

•

Subnet mask

•

Gateway IP address (the router’s LAN IP address)

•

Primary DNS server (if you entered a primary DNS address in the Internet Setup screen;

otherwise, the router’s LAN IP address)

•

Secondary DNS server (if you entered a secondary DNS address in the Internet Setup

screen)

You can use another device on your network as the DHCP server, or specify the network

settings of all of your computers.



To use disable the DHCP Server feature in the router:

1.

Select

ADVANCED > Setup > LAN Setup.

2.

Clear the

Use Router as DHCP Server

check box.

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3.

Click the

Apply

button.

4.

(Optional) If this service is disabled and no other DHCP server is on your network, set your

computer IP addresses manually so that the can access the router.

Address Reservation

When you specify a reserved IP address for a computer on the LAN, that computer always

receives the same IP address each time it accesses the router’s DHCP server. Assign

reserved IP addresses to computers or servers that require permanent IP settings.



To reserve an IP address:

1.

Select

ADVANCED > Setup > LAN Setup

.

2.

In the Address Reservation section of the screen, click the

Add

button.

3.

In the IP Address field, type the IP address to assign to the computer or server.

Choose an IP address from the router’s LAN subnet, such as 192.168.1.x.

4.

Type the MAC address of the computer or server.

Tip:

If the computer is already on your network, you can copy its MAC

address from the Attached Devices screen and paste it here.

5.

Click the

Apply

button.

The reserved address is entered into the table.

The reserved address is not assigned until the next time the computer contacts the router’s

DHCP server. Reboot the computer, or access its IP configuration and force a DHCP release

and renew.



To edit or delete a reserved address entry:

1.

Select the radio button next to the reserved address you want to edit or delete.

2.

Click the

Edit

or

Delete

button.

WPS Wizard for WiFi Connections

The WPS Wizard helps you add a wireless computer or device to your WiFi network. On the

computer or wireless device, either press its WPS button or locate its WPS PIN.

1.

Select

ADVANCED > WPS Wizard

.

2.

Click the

Next

button.

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The following screen lets you select the method for adding the WPS client (a wireless

device or computer).

You can use either the push button or PIN method.

3.

Select the radio button for the setup method that you want to use.

•

Push button

. Either click the

WPS

button on this screen, or press the

WPS

button on

the side of the router. Within two minutes, go to the wireless client and press its

WPS

button to join the network without entering a password.

•

PIN Number

. The screen adjusts.

Within 2 minutes, go to the client device and use its WPS software to join the network

without entering a password.

The router attempts to add the WPS-capable device. The WPS LED

on the front of

the router blinks green. When the router establishes a WPS connection, the LED is solid

green, and the router WPS screen displays a confirmation message.

Quality of Service (QoS) Setup

QoS is an advanced feature that can be used to prioritize some types of traffic ahead of

others. The router can provide QoS prioritization over the wireless link and on the Internet

connection.

WMM QoS for Wireless Multimedia Applications

The router supports Wi-Fi Multimedia Quality of Service (WMM QoS) to prioritize wireless

voice and video traffic over the wireless link. WMM QoS provides prioritization of wireless

data packets from different applications based on four access categories: voice, video, best

effort, and background. For an application to receive the benefits of WMM QoS, both it and

the client running that application have to have WMM enabled. Legacy applications that do

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not support WMM and applications that do not require QoS, are assigned to the best effort

category, which receives a lower priority than voice and video. WMM QoS is enabled by

default.



To disable WMM QoS:

1.

Select

ADVANCED > Setup > QoS Setup

.

2.

Clear the

Enable WMM

check box for the band (2.4 GHz or 5 GHz).

3.

Click the

Apply

button.

Set Up Bandwidth Control



To set up the maximum uplink bandwidth:

1.

Select

ADVANCED > Setup > QoS Setup

.

2.

Leave the Enable WMM check boxes selected.

3.

(Optional) To prioritize Internet traffic, select the

Turn Internet Access QoS On

check box.

4.

(Optional) To detect the current uplink bandwidth, click the

Check

button.

This helps you to determinate the maximum bandwidth setting

5.

Select the

Turn Bandwidth Control On

check box.

6.

Use one of these methods to specify the maximum bandwidth:

•

To use the current uplink bandwidth, select the

Uplink bandwidth

radio button.

•

Select the

Automatically check Internet uplink bandwidth

radio button.

7.

Click the

Apply

button.