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WAN IP Address

: This is the Router’s IP address, when seen from the Internet. Your ISP will provide

you with the IP Address you need to specify here.

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Subnet Mask

: This is the Router’s Subnet Mask, as seen by users on the Internet (including your ISP).

Your ISP will provide you with the Subnet Mask.

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Default Gateway

: Your ISP will provide you with the Gateway Address, which is the ISP server’s IP

address.

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Physical Address Clone

: Your ISP may require a particular MAC address in order for you to connect to

the Internet. This MAC address is the PC’s MAC address that your ISP had originally connected your

Internet connection to. Type in this MAC address in this section to replace the WAN MAC address with

the MAC address of that PC (you have to be using that PC for the Clone MAC Address button to work).

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MTU

: MTU is the Maximum Transmission Unit. It specifies the largest packet size permitted for Internet

transmission. Enter your MTU number in the text-box to set the limitation. The recommended size,

entered in the Size field, is 1496. You should leave this value in the 1200 to 1500 range.

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DNS

: Check "DNS" and enter the IP address to specify DNS server for LAN DHCP server.

Click “Apply” to save these settings with the Router. The System will apply the new settings and start

rebooting right away. After reboot, the Wireless Router will enable these settings with the Router.

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4.2.4 PPTP

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User Name:

Type your PPTP account.

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Password:

Type your PPTP password.

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Server IP Address:

Type the IP address of server which offers Internet service. Your ISP will provide

you with this information.

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DHCP / Static IP:

Select the IP assignment method.

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IP Address:

Type the IP address which your ISP provides.

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Subnet Mask:

Type the Subnet Mask which your ISP provides.

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Gateway:

Type the IP address of Gateway which your ISP provides.

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Primary/Secondary DNS:

Type the IP address of DNS server which your ISP provides.

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MTU

: MTU is the Maximum Transmission Unit. It specifies the largest packet size permitted for Internet

transmission. Enter your MTU number in the text-box to set the limitation. The recommended size,

entered in the Size field, is 1440.

Click “Apply” to save these settings with the Router. The System will apply the new settings and start

rebooting right away. After reboot, the Wireless Router will enable these settings with the Router.

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4.2.5 L2TP

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User Name:

Type your L2TP account.

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Password:

Type your L2TP password.

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Server IP Address:

Type the IP address of server which offers Internet service. Your ISP will provide

you with this information.

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DHCP / Static IP:

Select the IP assignment method.

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IP Address:

Type the IP address which your ISP provides.

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Subnet Mask:

Type the Subnet Mask which your ISP provides.

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Gateway:

Type the IP address of Gateway which your ISP provides.

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Primary/Secondary DNS:

Type the IP address of DNS server which your ISP provides.

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MTU

: MTU is the Maximum Transmission Unit. It specifies the largest packet size permitted for Internet

transmission. Enter your MTU number in the text-box to set the limitation. The recommended size,

entered in the Size field, is 1440.

Click “Apply” to save these settings with the Router. The System will apply the new settings and start

rebooting right away. After reboot, the Wireless Router will enable these settings with the Router.

4.3 LAN Setup

4.3.1 LAN Setup

The Wireless Broadband Router communicates with the wired/wireless clients through its LAN port. The LAN

configuration page allows you to define the private IP address and DHCP server settings over the LAN

interface.

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P Address/Subnet Mask

: Enter the IP address and subnet mask for the Wireless Broadband Router

LAN port. All local wired/wireless devices communicate with the device through this port. By default, the

IP address and subnet mask of the LAN port is 192.168.1.1 and 255.255.255.0 respectively.

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DHCP Server

: The DHCP server can be ON or OFF in this screen. If you choose to set this device as a

DHCP server, it will assign IP addresses to its clients. The DHCP pool range is also changeable.

Click “Apply” when you have finished the configuration above. And the wireless router will be automatically

restarted if you change the LAN IP address.

If you change the private IP address and apply the changes, the PC from which you configure the

router will lose the communication to the router. To reconnect, you will need to renew the IP address of the

PC or change to an IP address compatible with the new LAN port IP address.

4.3.2 DHCP IP Address Reserving

Set the IP address you want to reserve for specified station here.

4.3.3 DHCP Info

You can View all the pc which connect to the Wireless Router by DHCP here.

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4.4 Wireless

The WRT-416 implements Access Point capability, which connects wireless clients to a wired LAN. It allows

wireless stations to access network resources and share the broadband Internet connection.

4.4.1 Basic Settings

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Radio Band

: The default setting is mixed mode [802.11B/G]. If you do not know or have both 11g and

11b devices in your network, then keep the default in mixed mode. From the drop-down manual, you

can select 802.11G if you have only 11G card. If you have only 802.11 B card, then select 802.11B.

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Radio Mode

: The Route has 3 modes: AP, WDS, AP+WDS. If WDS or AP+WDS is selected, please go

to WDS tab to complete related settings.

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Booster Mode

: Enabled this mode can enhance the throughput of data transmission.

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SSID

: The SSID is the network name shared among all points in a wireless network. The SSID must be

identical for all devices in the wireless network. It is case-sensitive and must not exceed 32 characters

(use any of the characters on the keyboard). Make sure this setting is the same for all points in your

wireless network. For added security, you should change the default SSID (default) to a unique name.

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Channel

: Select the channel used for wireless communication. There are 11 overlapping channels.

Channels 1, 6 and 11are non-overlapping. The default is channel 6.

Click “Apply” when you have finished the configuration above.

Please setup authentication and Encryption mode to setup Valid and Safe wireless connection after setting

Basic Wireless parameters.

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