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MTU:

Clone MAC

Address:

Maximum Transmission Unit - you may need to change the MTU for optimal performance with your specific ISP. 1400 is the

default MTU.

The default MAC Address is set to the Internet port’s physical interface MAC address on the Broadband Router. It is not

recommended that you change the default MAC address unless required by your ISP.

You can use the

Clone.Your.PC’s.

MAC.Address

button to replace the Internet port’s MAC address with the MAC address of your Ethernet card.

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Enter the IP address assigned by your ISP.

Enter the Subnet Mask assigned by your ISP.

Enter the Gateway assigned by your ISP.

The DNS server information will be supplied by your

ISP (Internet Service Provider.)

Maximum Transmission Unit - you may need to

change the MTU for optimal performance with your

specific ISP. 1500 is the default MTU.

The default MAC Address is set to the Internet port’s

physical interface MAC address on the Broadband

Router. It is not recommended that you change the

default MAC address unless required by your ISP.

You can use the

Clone.Your.PC’s.MAC.Address

button to replace the Internet port’s MAC address

with the MAC address of your Ethernet card.

IP Address:

Subnet Mask:

Default Gateway:

DNS Servers:

MTU:

MAC Address:

Internet Setup

Static (assigned by ISP)

Select Static IP Address if all the Internet port’s IP information is provided to you by your ISP. You will need to enter in the IP address,

subnet mask, gateway address, and DNS address(es) provided to you by your ISP. Each IP address entered in the fields must be in the

appropriate IP form, which are four octets separated by a dot (x.x.x.x). The Router will not accept the IP address if it is not in this format.

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Check the box to enable the wireless function. If you do

not want to use wireless, uncheck the box to disable all the

wireless functions. Click

New.Schedule

to create your own

time schedule to enable the wireless function.

Service Set Identifier (SSID) is the name of your wireless

network. Create a name using up to 32 characters. The

SSID is case-sensitive.

Select

2±4GHz

if you want to use the 2.4GHz band or

5GHz

band if you want to use the 5GHz band.

2±4GHz:

Select one of the following:

802±11g.Only

- Select if all of your wireless clients are

802.11g.

Mixed.802±11g.and.802±11b

- Select if you are using

both 802.11b and 802.11g wireless clients.

802±11b.Only

- Select if all of your wireless clients are

802.11b.

802±11n.Only

- Select only if all of your wireless clients

are 802.11n.

Mixed.802±11n,.802±11b,.and.802±11g

- Select if you are

using a mix of 802.11n, 11g, and 11b wireless clients.

Mixed.802±11n.and.802±11g

- Select if you are using a

mix of 802.11n and 802.11g wireless clients.

5GHz:

Select one of the following:

802±11a.Only

- Select if all of your wireless clients are

802.11a.

802±11n.Only

- Select only if all of your wireless clients

are 802.11n.

802±11n.and.802±11a

- Select if you are using both

802.11b and 802.11g wireless clients.

Enable Wireless:

Wireless Settings

Wireless Network

Name:

802.11 Mode:

802.11 Band:

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The

Auto.Channel.Scan

setting can be selected to allow the DGL-4500 to choose the channel with the least amount of

interference.

Indicates the channel setting for the DGL-4500. By default the channel is set to 6. The Channel can be changed to fit the

channel setting for an existing wireless network or to customize the wireless network. If you enable

Auto.Channel.Scan

,

this option will be greyed out.

Select the transmit rate. It is strongly suggested to select

Best.(Auto)

for best performance.

Select the Channel Width:

Auto.20/40

- Select if you are using both 802.11n and non-802.11n wireless devices.

20MHz

- Select if you are not using any 802.11n wireless clients. This is the default setting.

40MHz

- Select if you are using 802.11n wireless clients only.

Select

Invisible

if you do not want the SSID of your wireless network to be broadcasted by the DGL-4500. If Invisible is

selected, the SSID of the DGL-4500 will not be seen by Site Survey utilities so your wireless clients will have to know the

SSID of your DGL-4500 in order to connect to it.

Refer to page 66 for more information regarding wireless security.

Visibility Status:

Wireless Security:

Transmission Rate:

Channel Width:

Enable Auto

Channel Scan:

Wireless Channel:

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This section will allow you to change the local network settings of the router and to configure the DHCP settings.

Network Settings

Enter the IP address of the router. The default IP

address is 192.168.0.1.

If you change the IP address, once you click Apply,

you will need to enter the new IP address in your

browser to get back into the configuration utility.

Enter the Subnet Mask. The default subnet mask is

255.255.255.0.

Enter the Domain name (Optional).

Uncheck the box to transfer the DNS server

information from your ISP to your computers. If

checked, your computers will use the router for a

DNS server.

IP Address:

Subnet Mask:

Local Domain:

Enable DNS Relay: