Comtrend CT-5372 Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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6. After clicking

Save/Reboot

, the router will save the configuration to the flash

memory, and reboot. The Web UI will not respond until the system is brought up

again. After the system is up, the Web UI will refresh to the Device Info page

automatically. The CT-5372 is ready for operation and the LEDs display as

described in the LED description tables.

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5.2.2 MAC Encapsulation Routing (MER)

To configure MER, do the following.

1. Select

Quick Setup

and click

2. Enter the PVC Index provided by the ISP and click

3. Select the MAC Encapsulation Routing (MER) radio button, and click

The

following screen appears.

Enter information provided to you by your ISP to configure the WAN IP settings.

Notice: DHCP can be enabled for PVC in MER mode if

Obtain an IP address

automatically

is chosen. Changing the default gateway or the DNS effects the

whole system. Configuring them with static values will disable the automatic

assignment from DHCP or other WAN connection.

If you configure static default gateway over this PVC in MER mode, you must enter

the IP address of the remote gateway in the "Use IP address". The "Use WAN

interface" is optional.

The ISP should provide the values that must be entered in the entry fields.

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4. Click

Enable NAT checkbox:

If the LAN is configured with a private IP address, the user

should select this checkbox. The NAT submenu on the left side main panel will be

displayed after reboot. The user can then configure NAT-related features after the

system comes up. If a private IP address is not used on the LAN side, this checkbox

should be de-selected to free up system resources for better performance. When

the system comes back after reboot, the NAT submenu will not be displayed on the

left main panel. The default setting for Mer is enable.

Enable Firewall checkbox:

If the firewall checkbox is selected, the firewall

submenu on the left side main panel will be displayed after system reboot. The

user can then configure firewall features after the system comes up. If firewall is

not used, this checkbox should be de-selected to free up system resources for better

performance. When system comes back after reboot, the Firewall submenu will

not be displayed on the left main panel. The default setting for Mer is enable.

Enable IGMP Multicast:

Tick the checkbox to enable IGMP multicast (proxy).

IGMP (Internet Group Membership Protocol) is a protocol used by IP hosts to report

their multicast group memberships to any immediately neighboring multicast

routers.

Enable WAN Service:

Tick the checkbox to enable the WAN (ADSL) service. If

this item is not selected, you will not be able to use the ADSL service. The default

setting for Mer is enable.

Service Name:

This is User-defined.

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5. Upon completion, click

The Device Setup page allows the user to configure the LAN interface IP address and

DHCP server. If the user would like this ADSL router to assign dynamic IP

addresses, DNS server and default gateway to other LAN devices, select the radio

box

Enable DHCP server on the LAN

to enter the starting IP address and end IP

address and DHCP lease time. This configures the router to automatically assign IP

addresses, default gateway address and DNS server addresses to each of your PCs.

Note that the router’s default IP address is 192.168.1.1 and the default private

address range provided by the ISP server in the router is 192.168.1.2 through

192.168.1.254.

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Select

Enable DHCP Server Relay

(if required), and enter the DHCP Server IP

Address. This allows the router to relay the DHCP packets to the remote DHCP server.

The remote DHCP server will provide the IP address.

To configure a secondary IP address for the LAN port, click the box as shown below.

6. After entering your settings, select

Setup-Summary screen presents the entire configuration summary.

Click

Save/Reboot

if the settings are correct. Click

Back

if you wish to modify the

settings.

7. The following screen will be displayed. To enable the wireless function, select the

box (by clicking on it) and input the SSID. Then, click

The following screen will be displayed.

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