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5.2.3 WAN Setup

This page is used to configure the parameters for the WAN port of your Access Point. Since

we have discussed this setting on

Easy Setup

, here we introduce the

MTU

value.

MTU:

It means Max Transmit Unit for packet. When using slow links, large packets can

cause some delays thereby increasing lag and latency. The default value is 1500.

Primary/Secondary DNS Address

:

enter the primary and secondary addresses into the

corresponding fields in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP.

Auto Reconnection:

this function is enabled by default.

5.2.4 LAN/DHCP Server

Local Area Network (LAN) is a group of subnets regulated and ruled by router. The design

of network structure is related to what type of public IP addresses coming from your ISP.

This page allows you to configure the parameters for LAN which connects to the LAN port

of your Access Point.

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5.2.4.1 LAN

IP Address:

This is the IP addresses to be represented by the LAN (including WLAN)

interface that is connected to the internal network. This IP will be used for the routing of the

internal network (it will be the Gateway IP for all the devices connected on the internal

network).

Subnet Mask:

This is used to define the device IP classification for the chosen IP address

range. 255.255.255.0 is a typical netmask value for Class C networks which support IP

address range from 192.0.0.x to 223.255.255.x. Class C network netmask uses 24 bits to

identify the network and 8 bits to identify the host.

Host name:

this is optional, by default, it is TOTOLINK.

LAN DNS:

you can choose to enable or disable this function. By default, it is Enable

selected.

5.2.4.2 DHCP Server Setup

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is a local area network protocol. If you enable

this function, you will get a dynamic IP address from your ISP automatically. DHCP server

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means that all the computers connected to this router will get IP address dynamically.

Start of IP Pool IP Address:

displays the start IP Address of the range that will be

assigned to each computer connected with the router.

End of IP Pool IP Address:

displays the ending IP Address of the range that will be

assigned to each computer connected with the router.

Lease Time:

the IP addresses given out by the DHCP server will only be valid for the

duration specified by the lease time. Increasing the time ensure client operation without

interrupt, but could introduce potential conflicts. Lowering the lease time will avoid potential

address conflicts, but might cause more slight interruptions to the client while it will acquire

new IP addresses from the DHCP server. The time is expressed in seconds.

Static Lease (IP/MAC Address)

Static Lease function allows you reserve IP addresses, and assign the same IP address to

the network device with the specified MAC address any time it requests an IP address. This

is almost the same as when a device has a static IP address except that the device must

still request an IP address from the DHCP server. You can enable or disable this function.

Host Name:

this represents the name of your IP address.

IP Address:

displays the IP Address that you want to assign to network device.

MAC Address:

the MAC Address of the computer that reserves the IP address.

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5.3 Wireless

5.3.1 Wireless Status

This page displays the current wireless status of the router.

5.3.2 Wireless Basic Settings

On this page, you could configure the parameters for Wireless LAN clients that may

connect to your Access Point.

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Mode:

This option allows you to choose the radio standard for operation of your Router.

802.11b and 802.11g are old 2.4GHz mode, while 802.11n is the latest standard based on

faster Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) modulation. Here, by default,

the B, G, N Mode is selected, this mode offers better compatibility.

Wireless Network Name (SSID):

The name of the wireless network.

SSID Broadcast:

you can choose to enable or disable to broadcast your SSID.

Region:

this device supports 5 regions: USA, Canada, China, Japan and Europe. You can

choose one based on your position.

Channel:

This option provides selectable channel numbers.

Bandwidth:

This is the spectral width of the radio channel. Supported wireless channel

spectrum widths:

20MHz

is the standard channel spectrum width.

40MHz

is the channel spectrum with the width of 40MHz.

Authentication:

you can choose one encryption method for your wireless LAN.

5.3.2.1 WEP

WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) is based on the IEEE 802.11 standard and uses the RC4

encryption algorithm. Enabling WEP allows you to increase security by encryption data

being transferred over your wireless network. WEP is the oldest security algorithm, and

there are few applications that can decrypt the WEP key in less than 10 minutes.