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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. 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.

DNS Servers:

MTU:

MAC Address:

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Select

Static

if your ISP assigned you the IP address, subnet

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

select

Dynamic

.

Enter the L2TP IP address supplied by your ISP (Static

only).

Enter the Subnet Mask supplied by your ISP (Static only).

Enter the Gateway IP Address provided by your ISP.

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

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).

Address Mode:

L2TP IP Address:

L2TP Subnet Mask:

L2TP Gateway:

L2TP Server IP:

Username:

Password:

Reconnect Mode:

Maximum Idle Time:

DNS Servers:

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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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.

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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 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.

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.

IP Address:

Subnet Mask:

Default Gateway:

DNS Servers:

MTU:

MAC Address:

Internet Setup

Static (assigned by ISP)

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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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.

Select the time frame that you would like your wireless

network enabled. The schedule may be set to Always. Any

schedule you create will be available in the drop-down

menu. Click

Add New

to create a new schedule.

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.

Mixed 802.11n and 802.11g

- Select if you are using both

802.11n and 802.11g wireless clients.

802.11n Only

- Select only if all of your wireless clients

are 802.11n.

The

Auto Channel Scan

setting can be selected to allow the DIR-855 to choose the channel with the least amount of

interference.

Indicates the channel setting for the DIR-855. 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.

Enable Wireless:

Schedule:

Wireless Network

Name:

802.11 Mode:

Enable Auto

Channel Scan:

Wireless Channel:

Transmission Rate:

Wireless Settings

802.11n/g (2.4GHz)