Creative Network-Blaster-CW2202 Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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Configuring Basic Settings

4-8

Configuring

Internet

connection

settings

In order for your Wireless AP Router to access the Internet, its Internet connection

settings have to be configured to suit the protocol that your broadband modem

uses to connect to the Internet.

If you connect to the Internet using a DSL Modem, and the use of your account

requires entering a login name and password, your ISP uses PPPoE. See “PPPoE

connection” on page 4-9.

If you connect to the Internet using a cable modem, your ISP probably uses DHCP.

See “DHCP connection” on page 4-10.

If you connect to the Internet using a DSL Modem, and the use of your account

requires you to manually enter your IP address, subnet mask, default gateway and

DNS servers, see "Fixed IP connection (using static IP address)" on page 4-11.

These Internet

connection

settings depend on

your subscription

with your Internet

Service Provider

(ISP). If you are

not sure of your

configuration,

check with your

ISP.

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Configuring Basic Settings

4-9

PPPoE connection

If you connect to the Internet using a DSL Modem, and the use of your account

requires entering a login name and password, select the

PPPoE

option in the

Protocol

field.

After you have

updated the various

settings, make sure

you click the

Apply

button for changes to

take effect.

Figure 4-3

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Always On option

Allows a PPP session to be

kept online continously.

Max Idle Time

Determines the time before

automatic disconnection

during inactivity.

Manual Connect option

Allows an instant connection by clicking the

Connect

button. Click the

Disconnect

button to terminate the session.

Connect on Demand

option

Allows any client PC

requesting for connection to

dial the ISP automatically

through the AP router. To end

the session manually, click

the Disconnect button.

User Name/Password

Type the Username and

Password given by your ISP.

Select

NAT Routing

or

Bridging

to configure your

computer network.

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DHCP connection

If you connect to the Internet using a cable modem, select the

DHCP

option in the

Protocol

field.

After you have

updated the various

settings, make sure

you click the

Apply

button for changes to

take effect.

Figure 4-4

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IP Address/Subnet Mask

Displays the IP Address and Subnet Mask

that is obtained automatically from the

ISP.

MAC Address

A MAC (Media Access Control) Address is a

unique hexadecimal identification number

given to each network device.

Some ISPs register your network card’s

MAC Address. If the registered MAC

address does not match that of the

network device connected to their servers

(such as your Wireless AP Router, which

has a different MAC address), connection

will fail. In such situations, copy the MAC

address of your network card to the

MAC

Address

box.

Contact your ISP if you are unable to

establish a connection even after typing

the correct MAC Address into the

MAC

Address

box.

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Configuring Basic Settings

4-11

Fixed IP connection

(using static IP

address)

If you connect to the Internet using a DSL Modem, and the use of your account

requires you to manually enter your IP address, subnet mask, default gateway and

DNS servers, select the

Manual Config

option in the

Protocol

field.

After you have

updated the various

settings, make sure

you click the

Apply

button for changes to

take effect.

DNS Servers

A Domain Name Server (DNS) is an index of names and Web addresses.

When you type a Web address into your browser, such as

www.whitehouse.gov, a DNS server will find that name in its index and

then find the matching IP address: 198.137.240.92. Most ISPs provide

a DNS server for speed and convenience. Since you are connecting to

the Internet with static IP settings, it is likely that your ISP also

provided DNS server addresses.

Figure 4-5

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IP Address/Subnet Mask

Type the fixed IP address and its associated

subnet mask provided by your ISP.

Default Gateway

Allows you to set up the default

gateway on the WAN interface of

your router. Type the gateway IP

address provided by your ISP.

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Configuring

Wireless LAN

settings

The Wireless LAN page is where you configure the wireless LAN settings of your

Wireless AP Router. Refer to Figure 4-6 to learn more about configuring these

settings.

Although not essential

to operation, configure

your Wireless LAN

settings after setting

up your Wireless AP

Router to avoid conflict

with other wireless APs

in the vincinity.

Figure 4-6

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Broadcast SSID

If you enable this, your Wireless

AP Router will broadcast its SSID

to all wireless clients in the vicinity.

Disable this if you want your

Wireless AP Router’s SSID to be

invisible to wireless clients.

Channel ID

To avoid interference with

other Wireless AP Routers,

select a channel ID that is

different from other Wireless

AP Routers in the vicinity.

Wireless SSID

A name that identifies a wireless

LAN. It is recommended that you

change your Wireless AP Router’s

SSID so that your wireless LAN can

easily be distinguished from others

in the vincinity. All wireless clients

communicating with your Wireless

AP Router must have the same

SSID as your Wireless AP Router.

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