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Primary DNS Server:

Enter the Primary DNS IP address used here.

Secondary DNS Server:

Enter the Secondary DNS IP address used here. This field is normally optional. Only one DNS address is required for

a functional Internet connection, but using a second DNS address provides more stability.

MTU:

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

1400 is the default MTU.

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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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.

My Internet

Connection:

Select

L2TP.(Username/Password)

from the drop-

down menu.

Address Mode:

Here the user can specify whether this Internet

connection requires the use of a Dynamic or Static

IP address. L2TP usual requires a Dynamic IP con-

figuration.

L2TP IP Address:

Enter the L2TP IP address used here. This option is

only available if Static IP is selected.

L2TP Subnet Mask:

Enter the L2TP Subnet Mask used here.

L2TP Gateway IP

Address:

Enter the L2TP Gateway IP address used here.

L2TP Server IP

Address:

Enter the L2TP Server IP address used here. This is

normally the same a the L2TP Gateway IP address.

Username:

Enter the L2TP username used here.

Password:

Enter the L2TP password used here.

Verify Password:

Re-enter the L2TP password used here.

Reconnect Mode:

Use the radio buttons to specify the reconnect

mode. The user can specify a custom schedule

or specify the

On Demand

, or

Manual

option. To

specify a custom schedule, use the drop-down

menu to select one of the schedules that has been

defined in the Schedules page. To create a new

schedule, click the New Schedule button to open

the Schedules page. Schedules will be discussed

later.

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Maximum Idle Time:

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

feature, enable Auto-reconnect.

Primary DNS Server:

Enter the Primary DNS IP address used here.

Secondary DNS Server:

Enter the Secondary DNS IP address used here. This field is normally optional. Only one DNS address is required for

a functional Internet connection, but using a second DNS address provides more stability.

MTU:

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

1400 is the default MTU.

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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Section 3 - Configuration

Internet Setup

DS-Lite

Another Internet Connection type is DS-Lite.

DS-Lite is an IPv6 connection type. After selecting DS-Lite, the following parameters will be available for configuration:

DS-Lite Configuration:

Select the

DS-Lite DHCPv6 Option

to let

the router allocate the AFTR IPv6 address

automatically. Select the

Manual Configu-

ration

to enter the AFTR IPv6 address in

manually.

AFTR IPv6 Address:

After selecting the Manual Configuration

option above, the user can enter the AFTR

IPv6 address used here.

B4 IPv4 Address:

Enter the B4 IPv4 address value used here.

WAN IPv6 Address:

Once connected, the WAN IPv6 address

will be displayed here.

IPv6 WAN Default Gateway

Once connected, the IPv6 WAN Default

Gateway address will be displayed here.

Click on the

Save Settings

button to accept the changes made.

Click on the

Don’t Save Settings

button to discard the changes made.

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On this page the user can configure the Wireless settings for this device. There are 3 ways to configure Wireless using this router. Firstly, the user

can choose to make use for the quick and easy

Wireless Connection Setup Wizard

. Secondly, the user can choose to make use Wi-Fi Protected

Setup. Lastly, the user can configure the Wireless settings manually.

Wireless Settings: Wireless Connection Setup Wizard

The Wireless Connection Setup Wizard is specially designed to assist

basic network users with a simple, step-by-step set of instructions to

configure the wireless settings of this router. It is highly recommended

to customized the wireless network settings to fit into your environment

and to add higher security.

Step 1:

In this step, the user must enter a custom Wireless Network

Name or SSID. Enter the new

Network Name (SSID)

in the appropriate

space provided.

There are seperate spaces provided for a

2.4GHz

Network Name and a

5GHz

Network Name.

Secondly the user can choose between two wireless security wizard

configurations. The user can select ‘

Automatically assign a network

key

’, by which the router will automatically generate a WPA/WPA2 pre-

shared key using the TKIP and AES encryption methods; or the user

can select ‘

Manually assign a network key

’, by which the user will be

prompt to manually enter a WPA/WPA2 pre-shared key using the TKIP

and AES encryption methods.

Click on the

Prev

button to return to the previous page. Click on the

Next

button to continue to the next page. Click on the

Cancel

button to

discard the changes made and return to the main wireless page.

To initiate the

Wireless Connection Setup Wizard

click on the Wireless

Connection Setup Wizard button.

Wireless connection setup wizard