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Press Apply to complete this operation and close the window.

3.2.

Checking Connection with the Router

After configuring the TCP/IP protocol, use the ping command to verify if the computer

cancommunicate with the Router. To execute the ping command, open the DOS window

andPing the IP address of the 150Mbps Wireless-N AP/ Repeater / Router client

at the DOS

prompt:

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For Windows 98/Me: Start -> Run. Type command and click OK.

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For Windows 2000/XP: Start -> Run. Type cmd and click OK.

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For Windows Vista/7:Start→ Type cmd at the start search bar and press the Enter.

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For MAC OS→Thesystem will complete this operation automatically.

At the DOS prompt, type the following command:

If the Command window returns something similar to the following:

C:\Documents and Settings\admin>ping 192.168.1.1

Pinging 192.168.1.1 with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=64

Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=64

Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=64

Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=64

Ping statistics for 192.168.1.1:

Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),

Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:

Minimum = 1ms, Maximum = 1ms, Average = 1ms

Then the connection between the router and your computer has been successfully established.

If the computer fails to connect to the router, the Command window will return the following:

C:\Documents and Settings\admin>ping 192.168.1.1

Pinging 192.168.1.1 with 32 bytes of data:

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Request timed out.

Request timed out.

Request timed out.

Request timed out.

Ping statistics for 192.168.1.1:

Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 0, Lost = 4 (100% loss),

Verify your computer's network settings are correct and check the cable connection between the

router and the computer.

In order to make the whole network operate successfully, it is necessary to configure the

150Mbps Wireless-N AP/ Repeater / Router client

through your computer has a WEB

browser installed. Please follow up the steps listed below.

3.3.

Login

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Open a web browser (Safari, Internet Explorer, etc.) on the computer you have just

connected to the router, enter http://192.168.1.1 and will automatically login our UI

Figure 3-18

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After you have logged in, the router's user interface will be displayed. The left menu shows

the main options to configure the system, and the right screen is the summary information for

viewing and adjusting the configurations.

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Figure 3-19

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4.

Router Setup

4.1.

Status

This feature provides running status information and detailed information about router.

4.1.1.

Version

Show the hardware version and firmware version.

Figure 4-1

4.1.2.

WAN

This feature provides running status information of the WAN port (the port connect to the

Internet)

Figure 4-2

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Connection Type: Display router’s current connection type, It should be one of

“PPPoE”,“DHCP”, “Static IP”, depending on what kind of connection type your ISP

provides.

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Physical Address: The physical address of WAN port, this is a unique address assigned by

manufacturer.

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IP Address

:

The IP address you obtained after connect to the Internet, if you haven’t

connected to the Internet yet, this field is 0.0.0.0.

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Subnet Mask: The Subnet mask you obtained after connect to the Internet, if you haven’t

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connected to Internet yet, this field is 0.0.0.0.

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Default Gateway: The IP address of Default gateway you obtained after connect to the

Internet, if you haven’t connected to Internet yet, this field is 0.0.0.0.

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Primary DNS: The DNS server translates domain or website names into IP address, input

the most common DNS server address you used or provided by your ISP.

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Secondary DNS: Input IP address of a backup DNS server or you can leave this field blank

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Link Status: Show the current status of link information. You can choose connect or

disconnect by manually.

4.1.3.

LAN

This item provides information about router’s LAN port, display LAN port’s physical address,

IP address and current situation of DHCP server.

Figure 4-3

4.1.4.

Wireless

This item provides current running information of wireless.

Figure 4-4

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Wireless status: Display wireless interface status is enabled or not

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Name (SSID): SSID (Service Set Identifier) is your wireless network's name shared

among all points in a wireless network.

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Mode: Current wireless mode of wireless router

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Channel

:

Display current channel of your wireless router.

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MAC Address

:

The MAC address is used for wireless communication