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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.

Username:

Password:

Reconnect

Mode:

Maximum Idle

Time:

DNS Servers:

Enter your L2TP username.

Enter your L2TP password and then retype the password in the next box.

Select either

Always-on

,

On-Demand

, or

Manual

.

Enter a maximum idle time during which the Internet connection is maintained during inactivity. To disable this feature, enable

Auto-reconnect.

Enter the Primary and Secondary DNS Server Addresses (Static L2TP only).

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Select

Dynamic IP (DHCP)

to obtain IP Address

information automatically from your ISP. Select this

option if your ISP does not give you any IP numbers

to use. This option is commonly used for Cable

modem services.

Advanced Domain Name System (DNS) services

enhances your Internet performance by getting you

the information and web pages you are looking for

faster and more reliably.

In addition, it improves

your overall Internet experience by correcting many

common typo mistakes automatically, taking you

where you intended to go and saving you valuable

time.

Disclaimer:

D-Link makes no warranty as to the

availability, reliability, functionality and operation of

the Advanced DNS service or its features.

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).

My Internet

Connection:

Enabled

Advanced DNS

Service:

IP Address:

Subnet Mask:

Default

Gateway:

DNS Servers:

MTU:

Static IP Address

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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MAC

Address:

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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Wireless Settings

If you want to configure the wireless settings on your router using

the wizard, click

Wireless Connection

Setup Wizard

and refer to

page 76.

Click

Add Wireless Device with WPS

if you want to add a wireless

device using Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) and refer to page 78.

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.

Select one of the following:

802.11g Only

- Select if all of your wireless clients are

802.11g.

802.11n Only

- Select only if all of your wireless clients

are 802.11n.

Mixed 802.11n and 802.11g

- Select if you are using

a mix of 802.11n and 802.11g wireless clients.

The

Auto Channel Scan

setting can be selected to allow

the DIR-601 to choose the channel with the least amount

of interference.

Indicates the channel setting for the DIR-601. 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 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 only 802.11n wireless

clients.

Enable

Wireless:

Wireless

Network

Name:

802.11 Mode:

Enable Auto

Channel Scan:

Wireless

Channel:

Channel

Width: