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Ethernet

Primary IP Address

IP Address:

The default IP on this router.

Subnet Mask:

The default subnet mask on this router.

RIP:

RIP v1, RIP v2, and RIP v2 Multicast.

Check to enable RIP function.

IP Alias

This function supports to create multiple virtual IP interfaces on this router. It helps to connect two or

more local networks to the ISP or remote node. In this case, an internal router is not required.

IP Address:

Specify an IP address on this virtual interface.

SubNetmask:

Specify a subnet mask on this virtual interface.

Security Interface:

Specify the firewall setting on this virtual interface.

Internal:

The network is behind NAT. All traffic will do network address translation when sending out to

Internet if NAT is enabled.

External:

There is no NAT on this IP interface and connected to the Internet directly. Mostly, it will be

used when providing multiple public IP addresses by ISP. In this case, you can use public IP address in

local network which gateway IP address point to the IP address on this interface.

DMZ:

Specify this network to DMZ area. There is no NAT on this interface.

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Ethernet Client Filter

The Ethernet Client Filter supports up to 16 Ethernet network machines that helps you to manage your

network control to accept traffic from specific authorized machines or can restrict unwanted machine(s)

to access your LAN.

There are no pre-define Ethernet MAC address filter rules; you can add the filter rules to meet your

requirements.

Ethernet Client Filter:

Default setting is set to

Disable

.

±

Allowed:

check to authorize specific device accessing your LAN by insert the MAC Address in the

space provided or click

.

Make sure your PC’s MAC is listed.

±

Blocked:

check to prevent unwanted device accessing your LAN by insert the MAC Address in

the space provided or click

. Make sure your PC’s MAC is not listed.

The maximum client is 16.

The MAC addresses are 6 bytes long; they are presented only in

hexadecimal characters.

The number

0

-

9

and letters

a

-

f

are acceptable.

Note:

Follow the MAC Address Format

xx

:

xx

:

xx

:

xx

:

xx

:

xx.

Semicolon (

:

) must be included)

Candidates:

automatically detects devices connected to the router through the Ethernet. .

±

Active PC in LAN

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Active PC in LAN displays a list of individual Ethernet device’s IP Address & MAC Address which

connecting to the router.

You can easily by checking the box next to the IP address to be blocked or allowed. Then,

Add

to insert

to the Ethernet Client Filter table.

The maximum Ethernet client is 16.

Wireless

Mutiple APs

AP Index:

you can select “ Main”, “ Virtual AP1” and “Virtual AP2”

Parameters

WLAN Service:

Default setting is set to

Enable

.

If you do not have any wireless, both 802.11g and

802.11b, device in your network, select

Disable.

Mode:

The default setting is

802.11b+g

(Mixed mode). 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 11b card, then select

802.11b

.

ESSID:

The ESSID is the unique name of a wireless access point (AP) to be distinguished from another.

For security propose, change the default

wlan-ap

to

a unique ID name to the AP which is already built-in

to the router’s wireless interface. It is case sensitive and must not excess 32 characters. Make sure your

wireless clients have exactly the ESSID as the device, in order to get connected to your network.

Note:

It is case sensitive and must not excess 32 characters

.

ESSID Broadcast:

It is function in which transmits its ESSID to the air so that when wireless client

searches for a network, router can then be discovered and recognized. Default setting is

Enable.

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±

Disable:

If you do not want broadcast your ESSID.

Any client uses “any” wireless setting cannot

discover the Access Point (AP) of your router.

±

Enable:

Any client that using the “any” setting can discover the Access Point (AP) in

Regulation Domain:

There are seven Regulation Domains for you to choose from, including North

America (N.America), Europe, France, etc. The Channel ID will be different based on this setting.

Channel ID:

Select the wireless connection ID channel that you would like to use.

Use the

Scan

Channel Usage

to help to select non-occupied wireless channel.

±

Scan Channel Usage:

Wireless channel scan takes up to 14 seconds to survey the channel ID

in the network area.

The result will show all ID channel is being occupied or not occupied.

Note:

Wireless performance may degrade if select ID channel is already being occupied by other AP(s).

TX PowerLevel:

It is function that enhances the wireless transmitting signal strength.

User may adjust

this power level from minimum 0 up to maximum 255.

Note:

The Power Level maybe different in each access network user premises environment and choose the most

suitable level for your network.

Connected:

Representing in

true

or

false

. That it is the connection status between the system and the

build-in wireless card.

AP MAC Address:

It is a unique hardware address of the Access Point.

AP Firmware Version:

The Access Point firmware version.

Wireless Distribution System (WDS)

It is a wireless access point mode that enables wireless link and communication with other access point.

It is easy to be installed simply define peer’s MAC address of the connected AP. WDS takes advantages

of cost saving and flexibility which no extra wireless client device is required to bridge between two

access points and extending an existing wired or wireless infrastructure network to create a larger

network. It can connect up to 1 wireless APs for extending cover range at the same time.

In addition, WDS enhances its link connection security in WEP mode, WEP key encryption must be the

same for both access points.

WDS Service:

The default setting is

Disabled.

Check

Enable

radio button to activate this function.

1. Peer WDS MAC Address:

It is the associated AP’s MAC Address. It is important that your peer’s AP

must include your MAC address in order to acknowledge and communicate with each other.

Note:

For MAC Address, Semicolon ( : ) must be included.

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Wireless Security

You can disable or enable with WPA or WEP for protecting wireless network. The default mode of

wireless security is

disabled

.

WPA-PSK (TKIP) / WPA-PSK (AES) Pre-Shared Key

WPA Algorithms:

There are two types of the WPA-PSK, WPA1 and WPA2.

The WPA1 adapts the

TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) encrypted algorithms which incorporates Message Integrity Code

(MIC) to provide protection against hackers. The WPA2 adapts CCMP (Cipher Block Chaining Message

Authentication Code Protocol) of the AES (Advanced Encryption Security) algorithms.

WPA Shared Key:

The key for

network authentication. The input format is in character style and key

size should be in the range between 8 and 63 characters.

Group Key Renewal:

The period of renewal time for changing the security key automatically between

wireless client and Access Point (AP).

Default value is

3600

seconds.

Idle Timeout:

The default idle timeout is

3600

seconds.

A Timeout value base on the case of no data

traffic is send or received. If Router detects no traffic in the wireless, it will start timing the clock and drop

the session as it reaches to the defined timeout value. New session will be re-established after the old

session.