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Section 3 - Configuration

Select

Dynamic

(most common) or

Static

. Select

Static

if

your ISP assigned you the IP address, subnet mask, gateway,

and DNS server addresses.

Enter the IP address (Static PPTP only).

Enter the Primary and Secondary DNS Server Addresses

(Static PPTP only).

Enter the Gateway IP Address provided by your ISP.

The DNS server information will be supplied by your ISP

(Internet Service Provider.)

Enter the Server IP provided by your ISP (optional).

Enter your PPTP account name.

Enter your PPTP password and then retype the password in

the next box.

Enter a maximum idle time during which the Internet

connection is maintained during inactivity. To disable this

feature, enable Auto-reconnect.

Maximum Transmission Unit - You may need to change the

MTU for optimal performance.

Select either Always-on, Manual, or Connect-on demand.

PPTP:

IP Address:

Subnet Mask:

Gateway:

DNS:

Internet Setup

PPTP

Choose PPTP (Point-to-Point-Tunneling Protocol ) if your ISP uses a PPTP connection. Your ISP will provide you with a username

and password. This option is typically used for DSL services.

Server IP:

PPTP Account:

PPTP Password:

Maximum Idle

Time:

MTU:

Connect Mode:

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Select

Dynamic

(most common) or

Static

. Select

Static

if your

ISP assigned you the IP address, subnet mask, gateway, and

DNS server addresses.

Enter the IP address (Static L2TP only).

Enter the Primary and Secondary DNS Server Addresses (Static

L2TP only).

Enter the Gateway IP Address provided by your ISP.

The DNS server information will be supplied by your ISP (In-

ternet Service Provider.)

Enter the Server IP provided by your ISP (optional).

Enter your L±TP account name.

Enter your L±TP password and then retype the password in the

next box.

Enter a maximum idle time during which the Internet connection

is maintained during inactivity. To disable this feature, enable

Auto-reconnect.

Maximum Transmission Unit - You may need to change the

MTU for optimal performance with your specific ISP.

Select either Always-on, Manual, or Connect-on demand.

L2TP:

IP Address:

Subnet Mask:

Gateway:

DNS:

Server IP:

L2TP Account:

L2TP Password:

Maximum Idle

Time:

MTU:

Connect Mode:

Internet Setup

L2TP

Choose L2TP (Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol) if your ISP uses a L2TP connection. Your ISP will provide you with a username and

password. This option is typically used for DSL services.

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Section 3 - Configuration

Enter your Big Pond user name.

Enter your Big Pond password and then retype the

password in the next box.

Enter the IP address of the login server.

Enter the IP address of the login server.

The default MAC Address is set to the WAN’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.

The default MAC address is set to the WAN’s

physical interface MAC address on the Broadband

Router. You can use the “Clone MAC Address”

button to copy the MAC address of the Ethernet

Card installed by your ISP and replace the WAN

MAC address with the MAC address of the router.

It is not recommended that you change the default

MAC address unless required by your ISP.

User Name:

Password:

Auth Server:

Login Server IP:

MAC Address:

Clone MAC

Address:

Internet Setup

Big Pond

Choose Big Pond if your ISP uses a Big Pond connection. Your ISP will provide you with a username and password.

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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 default MAC Address is set to the WAN’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.

The default MAC address is set to the WAN’s physical

interface MAC address on the Broadband Router. You

can use the

Clone MAC Address

button to copy the

MAC address of the Ethernet Card installed by your

ISP and replace the WAN MAC address with the MAC

address of the router. It is not recommended that you

change the default MAC address unless required by

your ISP.

Enter the Primary DNS server IP address assigned by

your ISP.

This is optional.

Maximum Transmission Unit - you may need to change

the MTU for optimal performance with your specific

ISP.

1492

is the default MTU.

IP Address:

Subnet Mask:

ISP Gateway:

MAC Address:

Clone MAC

Address:

Primary DNS

Address:

Secondary DNS

Address:

MTU:

Internet Setup

Static (assigned by ISP)

Select Static IP Address if all WAN 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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Section 3 - Configuration

Wireless Setup

Wireless settings for the router may be configured

manually or by using a wizard. To use the wizard, click

the

Wireless Connection Setup Wizard

button and then

follow the steps that are described below. To configure the

wireless settings manually, click the

Manual Wireless

Connection

Setup

button. The parameters for this window

are described later in this section. The Wireless Security

section that directly follows this Configuration section

provides

additional explanation for how to configure the

WEP, WPA, WPA2, and WPA/WPA2 wireless security

mode options.

Click

Next

to continue.

Enter a Wireless Network Name in the textbox, which is also

know as the SSID, and then click

Next

to continue.