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Click the

Receive DNS from ISP

radio button if you want to dynamically receive the DNS Server IP addresses from your

ISP. To manually enter the DNS Server IP addresses, click the

Enter DNS Manually

radio button and enter the DNS Server

IP addresses in the

Primary DNS Server

and

Secondary DNS Server

fields.

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.

Maximum Transmission Unit - You may need to change the MTU for optimal performance with your specific ISP. 1492 is

the default MTU.

DNS Mode:

MAC Address:

MTU:

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Wireless Settings

If you want to configure the wireless settings on your

router using the wizard, click

Wireless Network Setup

Wizard

and refer to “Wireless Connection Setup Wizard”

on page .

Click

Add Wireless Device with WPS

if you want to

add a wireless device using Wi-Fi Protected Setup

(WPS) and refer to “Add Wireless Device with WPS

Wizard” on page .

If you want to manually configure the wireless settings

on your router click

Manual

Wireless Network Setup

and refer to the next page.

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Manual Wireless Network Setup

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

Add

New

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.

The

Auto Channel Scan

setting can be selected

to allow the DIR-412 to choose the channel with

the least amount of interference.

Indicates the channel setting for the DIR-412. 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.

WMM (Wi-Fi Multimedia) is QoS for your wireless

network. Check this box to improve the quality

of video and voice applications for your wireless

clients. This feature is not available in 802.11n

configurations.

Enable Wireless:

Wireless Network

Name:

Enable Auto

Channel Selection:

Wireless Channel:

Transmission

Rate:

WMM Enable:

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Enabling Hidden Mode is another way to secure your network. With this option enabled, no wireless clients will

be able to see your wireless network when they perform a scan to see what’s available.

In order for your wireless

devices to connect to your router, you will need to manually enter the Wireless Network Name on each device.

Refer to

Section 4- Wireless security

for more information regarding wireless security.

Enable Hidden

Wireless:

Wireless Security:

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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 Device name (set to “DIR-412” by default).

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.

Router IP Address:

Default Subnet Mask:

Device Name:

Local Domain

Name:

Enable DNS Relay: