Cisco RV-120W Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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Introduction

Saving Your Changes

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Saving Your Changes

When you finish making changes on a configuration page, click Save to save the

changes, or click Cancel to undo your changes.

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Introduction

Viewing the Help Files

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Viewing the Help Files

To view more information about a configuration page, click the Help link near the

top right corner of the page.

Connecting Devices to Your Wireless Network

To connect a device such as a PC or printer to your wireless network, you must

configure the wireless connection on the device using the security information you

configured for the Cisco RV120W:

•

Network name or Service Set Identifier (SSID). The default SSID is

ciscosb-1.

•

If applicable, the encryption type and security key.

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Configuring Networking

The networking page allows you to configure networking settings. This chapter

contains the following sections:

•

Configuring the WAN (Internet) Settings, page 19

•

Configuring the LAN (Local Network) Settings, page 27

•

Configuring Routing, page 34

•

Configuring Port Management, page 40

•

Configuring Dynamic DNS (DDNS), page 40

•

Configuring IPv6, page 42

NOTE

Cisco recommends you use the Setup Wizard to configure basic networking on the

Cisco RV120W. You can then make changes and provision advanced features using

the Device Manager.

Configuring the WAN (Internet) Settings

If you have an IPv4 network, use these sections to configure your network. If you

have an IPv6 network, see

Configuring IPv6, page 42

.

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Configuring Networking

Configuring the WAN (Internet) Settings

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Configuring the IPv4 WAN (Internet)

STEP 1

Choose Networking > WAN (Internet) > IPV4 WAN (Internet).

STEP

2

Choose the type of Internet connection you have. The type of connection you have

determines the rest of the information you need to enter. See the sections below

for more information:

•

Configuring Automatic Configuration (DHCP), page 20

•

Configuring Static IP, page 21

•

Configuring PPPoE, page 21

•

Configuring PPTP, page 22

•

Configuring L2TP, page 23

Configuring Automatic Configuration (DHCP)

If your Internet Service Provider (ISP) uses the Dynamic Host Configuration

Protocol (DHCP) to assign you an IP address, you receive a dynamic IP address

from your ISP.

To configure DHCP WAN settings:

STEP 1

Choose

Networking

>

WAN (Internet) > IPv4 WAN (Internet)

.

STEP

2

From the

Internet Connection Type

drop-down menu, choose

Automatic Configuration - DHCP

.

STEP

3

Enter MTU information. (See

Configuring MTU Settings, page 24

.)

STEP

4

Enter MAC Address information. (See

Configuring the MAC Address, page 24

.)

STEP

5

Click Save.

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Configuring Networking

Configuring the WAN (Internet) Settings

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Configuring Static IP

If your ISP assigned you a permanent IP address, perform the following steps to

configure your WAN settings:

STEP 1

Choose

Networking

>

WAN (Internet) > IPv4 WAN (Internet)

.

STEP

2

From the

Internet Connection Type

drop-down menu, choose

Static IP

.

STEP

3

Enter this information:

STEP

4

Enter MTU information. (See

Configuring MTU Settings, page 24

.)

STEP

5

Enter MAC Address information. (See

Configuring the MAC Address, page 24

.)

STEP

6

Click Save.

Configuring PPPoE

If you have a Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE) connection to the

Internet:

STEP 1

Choose

Networking

>

WAN (Internet) > IPv4 WAN (Internet)

.

STEP

2

From the

Internet Connection Type

drop-down menu, choose

PPPoE

.

STEP

3

From the

PPPoE Profile Name

drop-down menu, choose a PPPoE profile.

If no profile is listed, click

Configure Profile

to create a new profile.

To see the details of available profiles, choose

Networking

>

WAN (Internet) > PPPoE Profiles

. See

Configuring PPPoE

Profiles, page 25

for more information.

STEP

4

Enter MTU information. (See

Configuring MTU Settings, page 24

.)

IP Address

Enter the IP address of the WAN port.

Subnet mask

Enter subnet mask of the WAN port.

Default Gateway

Enter the IP address of the default gateway.

Primary DNS Server

Enter the IP address of the primary DNS server.

Secondary DNS Server

(Optional) Enter the IP address of the secondary

DNS server.

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