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Connected Clients

Click on the

Connected Clients

icon to view details about the router and its wireless

settings.

On this page you can see all the clients currently connected to the router, and their

IP addresses.

To edit each client’s settings, click the pencil icon on the client you want to edit.

Enter a custom name for this client.

Displays the vendor of the device.

Enter a specific IP address for this client.

Enable to reserve this IP address for this client.

If enabled, parental control will completely disable all network

activity on the client according to a custom schedule. A drop-down

menu will appear; select the time schedule during which parental

control will take effect. The schedule may be set to

Always OFF

to

indefinitely deny network access to the client, or you can create your

own schedules in the

Schedules

section (refer to

Time & Schedule

on page 63)

Click

Save

when you are done.

Name:

Vendor:

IP Address:

Reserve IP:

Parental

Control:

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Settings

Wizard

Internet

In the Settings menu on the bar on the top of the page, click

Wizard

to open the setup wizard. This is the same wizard that appears when you start

the router for the first time. Refer to

Setup Wizard

on page 12 for details.

In the Settings menu on the bar on the top of the page, click Internet to see the

Internet configuration options.

Choose your Internet connection type from the drop-down menu.

You will be presented with the appropriate options for your

connection type. Click

Advanced Settings...

to expand the list and

see all of the options.

My Internet

Connection Is:

For Dynamic IP (DHCP) refer to

Dynamic IP (DCHP)

on page 24

For Static IP refer to

Static IP

on page 25

For PPPoE refer to

PPPoE

on page 26

For PPTP refer to

PPTP

on page 27

For L2TP refer to

L2TP

on page 29

For DS-Lite refer to

DS-Lite

on page 31

To configure an IPv6 connection, click the IPv6 link. Refer to

IPv6

on page 60.

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The host name is optional but may be required by some ISPs. Leave

it blank if you are not sure.

Enter the primary DNS server IP address assigned by your ISP. This

address is usually obtained automatically from your ISP.

Enter the secondary DNS server IP address assigned by your ISP. This

address is usually obtained automatically from your ISP.

Maximum Transmission Unit - you may need to change the MTU for

optimal performance with your ISP.

The default MAC address is set to the physical MAC address of the

router. You can use the drop-down menu to replace the Internet

port’s MAC address with the MAC address of a connected client.

Click Save when you are done.

Host Name:

Primary DNS

Server:

Secondary DNS

Server:

MTU:

MAC Address

Clone:

Dynamic IP (DCHP)

Select

Dynamic IP (DHCP)

to obtain IP address information automatically from your Internet Service Provider (ISP). Select this option if your ISP

does not give you an IP address to use.

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Enter the IP address provided by your ISP.

Enter the subnet mask provided by your ISP.

Enter the default gateway address provided by your ISP.

Enter the primary DNS server IP address assigned by your ISP.

Enter the secondary DNS server IP address assigned by your ISP.

Maximum Transmission Unit - you may need to change the MTU for

optimal performance with your ISP.

The default MAC address is set to the physical MAC address of the

router. You can use drop-down menu to replace the Internet port’s

MAC address with the MAC address of a connected client.

Click

Save

when you are done.

IP Address:

Subnet Mask:

Default

Gateway:

Primary DNS

Server:

Secondary DNS

Server:

MTU:

Static IP

Select Static IP if your IP information is provided by your Internet service provider (ISP).

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Enter the username provided by your ISP.

Enter the password provided by your ISP.

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

.

Select

Static IP

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

gateway, and DNS server addresses. In most cases, select

Dynamic IP

.

Enter the IP address provided by your ISP (Static IP only).

Enter the ISP service name (optional).

Enter the primary DNS server IP address assigned by your ISP.

Enter the secondary DNS server IP address assigned by your ISP.

Maximum Transmission Unit - you may need to change the MTU for

optimal performance with your ISP.

Click

Save

when you are done.

Username:

Password:

Reconnect

Mode:

Maximum Idle

Time:

Address Mode:

IP Address:

Service Name:

Primary DNS

Server:

Secondary DNS

Server:

MTU:

Select

PPPoE

if your Internet connection requires you to enter a username and password. This information is provided by your Internet Service

Provider (ISP).

PPPoE