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We suggest that you enable wireless security on your wireless router before your wireless network adapters. Establish wireless

connectivity before enabling encryption.

1. Log into the web-based configuration by opening a web browser and

entering the IP address of the router (

192.168.0.1

). Click on

Setup

and

then click

Wireless Settings

on the left side.

2. Next to

Security Mode

, select

WPA-Enterprise

.

3. Next to

WPA Mode

, select

Auto(WPA or WPA2)

,

WPA2 Only

, or

WPA

Only

. Use

Auto

if you have wireless clients using both WPA and WPA2.

4. Next to

Cypher Type

, select

TKIP and AES

,

TKIP

, or

AES

.

5. Next to

Group Key Update Interval

, enter the amount of time before the

group key used for broadcast and multicast data is changed (3600 is

default).

6. Next to

Authentication Timeout

, enter a value (in minutes).

7. Next to

RADIUS Server IP Address

enter the

IP Address

of your RADIUS

server.

8. Next to

RADIUS Server Port

, enter the port you are using with your RADIUS

server. 1812 is the default port.

Configure WPA/WPA2-Enterprise (RADIUS)

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9.

Next to

RADIUS Server Shared Secret

, enter the security key.

10. Check the box by

Mac Address Authentication

.

11. Click

Advanced

to enter settings for a secondary (backup)

RADIUS Server.

12. Click

Save Settings

to save your settings.

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From this screen, you can change the local network settings of the router and configure DHCP settings. If you have devices on

your network that must have a fixed IP address, you can create a DHCP reservation. Refer to

“DHCP Reservation” on page 51

.

Network Settings

Enter the

IP Address

of the DIR-866L. The default IP address

is 192.168.0.1.

If you change the IP address here, once you click

Save Settings

,

you must enter the new IP address in your browser to get back

into the router’s configuration utility.

Enter the

Subnet Mask

. The default subnet mask is

255.255.255.0.

Enter a name for the router.

Enter the

Domain Name

(Optional).

If you leave the box checked, your computers will use the

router’s built-in DNS server. Uncheck the box to transfer the

DNS server information from your ISP to your computers.

Click

Save Settings

.

Router IP Address:

Subnet Mask:

Device Name:

Local Domain

Name:

Enable DNS Relay:

Router Settings

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DHCP Server Settings

DHCP stands for Dynamic Host Control Protocol. The DIR-866L has a built-in DHCP server. The DHCP Server will automatically

assign an IP address to the computers on the LAN/private network. Be sure to set your computers to be DHCP clients by setting

their TCP/IP settings to

Obtain an IP Address Automatically

. When you turn your computers on, they will automatically load

the proper TCP/IP settings provided by the DIR-866L. The DHCP Server will automatically allocate an unused IP address from

the IP address pool to the requesting computer. You must specify the starting and ending address of the IP address pool.

Check this box to

Enable

the DHCP server on your router.

Uncheck to disable this function.

Enter the starting and ending IP addresses for the DHCP server’s

IP assignment.

Note:

If you statically (manually) assign IP addresses to your

computers or devices, make sure the IP addresses are outside of this

range or you may have an IP conflict.

Enter the length of time for the IP address lease (in minutes).

Enable this feature to broadcast your networks DHCP server to

LAN/WLAN clients.

NetBIOS allows LAN hosts to discover all other computers within

the network. Check the box to allow the DHCP Server to offer

NetBIOS configuration settings.

If you enable NetBIOS Announcement, you will also be able to enable this feature. Check the box to allow WINS information to be

learned from the WAN side

automatically.

This feature allows the configuration of a NetBIOS ‘domain’ name under which network hosts operate. This setting has no effect if

the

Learn NetBIOS information from WAN

is enabled.

Enable DHCP

Server:

DHCP IP Address

Range:

DHCP Lease Time:

Always

Broadcast:

NetBIOS

Announcement:

Learn NetBIOS

from WAN:

NetBIOS Scope:

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NetBIOS Node

Type:

WINS IP

Address:

Select the type of NetBIOS node. Select either

Broadcast only

,

Point-to-Point

,

Mixed-mode

, or

Hybrid

.

Enter your Primary and Secondary WINS Server IP address(es).