Configuring Wi-Fi Protected Setup

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4.

Enter a 4 or 8 digit PIN in

Enter the PIN

text box. The PIN method requires a 4- or 8-digit

PIN.

5.

Click

Set WPS

. This saves the PIN configuration changes done for WPS.

Setting Up WPS through the Push Button Method

To set up WPS through the PIN method:

1.

Navigate to

Settings

>

LAN

>

Wireless

. The

Wireless

page appears.

2.

In the

Wi-Fi Protected Setup

section, enable the WPS by selecting the

Wi-Fi Protected

Setup

check box.

3.

Select

Push Button

from the drop-down list.

4.

Locate and push the WPS button found at the front panel of the device. The gateway

provides a push button on the front panel to enable the synchronization between the AP

and the client. You do not have to connect any devices to the gateway to enable it - simply

push the button on the gateway followed by pushing the button on the client device.

5.

Click

Set WPS

. This saves the

Push Button

configuration changes done for WPS.

Configuring Local Ethernet Ports

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Configuring Local Ethernet Ports

Objective

To configure local Ethernet ports.

This task lets you configure the local Ethernet ports to connect to network devices that support

speeds upto 10 Mbits (10BaseT/UTP) and 100 Mbits (100BaseTX), and require a unique setting.

By default, the Ethernet ports are pre-configured to auto-detect mode.

Steps

1.

Navigate to

Settings

>

LAN

>

Wired Interfaces

. The

Ethernet Switch

page appears.

2.

Enable or disable the local Ethernet networking by selecting or clearing the

Ethernet

Networking

check box.

3.

Match the mode of the Local Ethernet port located at the back panel of the gateway with

the Ethernet port of the LAN client. Select one of the following options from the

Port 1

Mode

drop-down list:

•

Auto-detect

•

100BaseTX Full-Duplex

•

100BaseTX Auto

•

10BaseT/UDP Full-Duplex

•

10BaseT/UDP Auto

4.

Select the relevant modes for the remaining ports as mentioned in Step 3.

5.

Click

Save

. This saves the configuration changes done to the Local Ethernet ports.

Configuring HomePNA 3.1

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Configuring HomePNA 3.1

Objective

To configure Home Phoneline Networking Alliance (HPNA) on the Cable port.

This task lets you configure HPNA interface on the Cable port of the gateway.

Steps

1.

Navigate to

Settings

>

LAN

>

Wired Interfaces

. The

HPNA 3.1 (Coax)

configuration page

appears.

2.

Enable or disable HPNA by selecting or clearing the

HomePNA Networking

check box.

3.

Select

Coax

or

DSL

from the

Select Output Jack

drop-down list. This is the type of gateway

port that you use to connect to the set top box. If you select Coax it implies that you are

using CABLE port. If you select DSL it implies that you are using DSL port.

NOTE TO REVIEWER:

Unsure whether the user can actually use the DSL port to configure the HPNA

interface. The device has only one DSL port which is used to connect Internet. My understanding is

that the device must have an addition RJ-11 port to configure HPNA interface. Need inputs for the

same.

4.

Select

493

or

340

from the

Noise Margin

drop-down list. This is the signal to noise ratio.

Signal quality is inversely proportional to noise margin.

5.

Select

1063

,

859

, or

646

from the

Per

drop-down list.

NOTE TO REVIEWER:

Unable to determine the purpose of this field. Need inputs for this field.

6.

Enter the duration in seconds in the

Collection Interval

text box. This is the number of

seconds during which the counters for data are collected.

7.

Click

Save

. This saves the HPNA configuration changes.

Viewing HomePNA Status

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Viewing HomePNA Status

To view HomePNA status page, navigate to

Settings

>

LAN

>

Wired Interfaces

. Click

HomePNA

Status

listed at the bottom of the wired interfaces page. The following page appears:

Refer to the following table to understand the HomePNA Network parameters listed on the status

page:

Configuring DHCP

Objective

To configure Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) for setting up your private network. In this

task, we are listing the steps to configure the DHCP server.

DHCP allows dynamic allocation of network addresses. Your gateway can be both a DHCP client and

a DHCP server. When communicating with the local network devices, such as computers and

printers, your gateway functions as a DHCP server. However, while communicating with your ISP

, the

gateway functions as a DHCP client.

Parameter

Description

Firmware Version

Firmware version number.

Firmware Signature

Firmware signature number.

HPNA Physical

Link

Displays whether the HPNA interface is enabled or disabled.

Network Mode

Network mode of the HPNA interface.

Node ID

Node ID of HPNA interface.

MTU

Maximum Transmission Unit is the maximum size allowed on data packets,

that are communicated on HPNA network.

MAC

Address

MAC address of the gateway.

Configuring DHCP

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By default, the gateway uses the 192.168.1.0/255.255.0.0 IP address range. You can select from

two additional IP address ranges, or configure the network settings manually. When you select

either of them, the LAN clients are assigned IP addresses within the specified range.

Note

You should manually configure these settings ONLY if you thoroughly understand IP

internetworking. An incorrect configuration can cause unpredictable results.