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The router supports more than one Ethernet IP addresses in the LAN, and with distinct LAN

subnets through which you can access the Internet at the same time. Users usually only

have one subnet in their LAN. The default IP address for the router is 192.168.1.254.

IP Address:

The default IP on this router.

Netmask:

The default subnet mask on this router.

RIP:

RIP v1, RIP v2 Broadcast, RIP v1+v2 Broadcast and RIP v2 Multicast.

5.3.1.2 IP Alias

This function allows the creation of 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.

Netmask:

Specify a subnet mask on this virtual interface.

Press Add to apply and the corresponding information will be listed below.

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Click

Edit

radio button, then the item you want to reedit will be displayed above just as

showed below.

Press

Edit/Delete

to apply your modification.

Check

Delete

if you want to delete the item, then press

Edit/Delete

, the deleting prompt

window will appear to remind you, do as you like.

5.3.1.3 Wireless

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Parameters

WLAN Service:

Default setting is set to

Enable

.

Time Schedule:

A self-defined time period. You may specify a time schedule for your

prioritization policy.

Here we provide two groups of

Time Schedule

setting. You can flexibly set the time you

want the wireless connection works.

If you select

Always On

in group1, then the group2 is disabled.

While if you select any other item from the group1 drop-down menu, the group2 will be

activated. Select the timeslot you want, then the wireless will work according to the time of

the two time schedule settings. That is to say you can flexibly set the time the wireless

works.

For example, if you select TimeSlot1 in group1, then the group2 is activated, you can select

a timeslot from the drop-down menu, then the wireless connection will perform according to

the two timeslots you have set.

For setup and detail

,

refer to

Time Schedule

section.

Mode:

The default setting is

802.11g+n

(Mixed mode). If you do not know or have both

11g and 11n 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

. If you have only 11n card, then select

802.11n

.

ESSID:

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

distinguished from another. For security propose, change 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:

ESSID is case sensitive and must not excess 32 characters.

Hide ESSID:

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

Disable.

~

Enable:

Select Enable

if you do not want broadcast your ESSID. When select Enable,

no one will be able to locate the Access Point (AP) of your router.

~

Disable:

When Disable is selected, you can allow anybody with a wireless client to

be able to locate the Access Point (AP) of your router.

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 ID channel that you would like to use.

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Channel

Wdith:

Select either

20 MHz

or

20/40 MHz

or

40MHZ

for the channel bandwidth.

The higher the bandwidth the better the performance will be.

Note:

This parameter appears only when you select one of the item as the following graph

Tx Power Level:

It is function that enhances the wireless transmitting signal strength.

User may adjust this power level from minimum 0 up to maximum 100.

Note:

The Power Level maybe different in each access network user premises environment

and choose the most suitable level for your network.

AP MAC Address:

It is a unique hardware address of the Access Point.

AP Firmware Version:

The Access Point firmware version.

WPS service:

Enable / disable

WPS State:

Current WPS state in AP. It is be used for WCN (Windows Connect Now).

~

Configured:

This AP is be configured via WPS. It is not allowed to configure via

WCN.

~

Unconfigured:

This AP is un-configured via WPS. It can be configured via WCN.

WMM:

This feature works concurrently with QoS that enables the system to prioritize the

flow of data packets according to 4 categories: Voice, Video, Best Efforts and Background.

Enable:

Check to activate WMM feature.

Disable:

Check to deactivate WMM feature.

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 the 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.

WDS Service:

The default setting is

Disable.

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.

2. Peer WDS MAC Address:

It is the second associated AP’s MAC Address.

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3. Peer WDS MAC Address:

It is the third associated AP’s MAC Address.

4. Peer WDS MAC Address:

It is the fourth associated AP’s MAC Address.

Note: For MAC Address, Semicolon ( : ) or Dash (-) must be included.

5.3.1.4 Wireless Security

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

mode of wireless security is

Disable

.

WPA or WPA2

Here take

WPA

for example.

Security Mode:

You can choose the type of security mode you want to apply from the

drop down menu.

RADIUS/802.1x:

Whether to enable RADIUS function or not (For WPA/WPA2/WEP

encryption).

WPA Algorithms:

There are two Algorithms, AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) and

TKIP(Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) which help to protect the wireless communication.

The Default algorithms is AES.

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