DSL-2520U

ADSL2/2+ Router with USB and Ethernet Ports

User Manual

Configuring via Web-based Interface

Editing Local Interface Parameters

To edit the parameters of the router's local area network, left-click the

LAN

connection on the

Net /

Connections

page.

On the

Main

tab, you can configure basic parameters of the router's LAN.

Figure 19. Basic parameters of the router's LAN.

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Parameter

Description

General settings

Name

A name for this connection.

Connection Type

The type of network protocol used by this connection –

IPoE

.

Enable

The checkbox enabling this connection.

Direction

The direction of this connection.

Physical layer

Physical interface

The physical interface to which this connection is assigned –

br0

.

IP settings

IP Address

The router's IP address. By default, the following value is specified:

192.168.1.1

.

Netmask

The subnet mask. By default, the following value is specified:

255.255.255.0

.

Interface

The name assigned to the connection by the system.

When all needed settings are configured, click the

Save

button.

On the

DHCP server

tab, you can configure the built-in DHCP sever of the router.

Figure 20. The tab for configuring the DHCP server.

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Parameter

Description

Mode

An operating mode of the router's DHCP server.

Enable

: the router assigns IP addresses to clients automatically in

accordance with specified parameters. When this value is selected,

the

Start IP

,

End IP

, and the

Lease time

fields are displayed on

the tab. If the DHCP server is enabled, you can also specify MAC-

IP pairs on the

Static DHCP

tab.

Disable

: the router's DHCP server is disabled, clients' IP addresses

are assigned manually.

Relay

: an external DHCP server is used to assign IP addresses to

clients. When this value is selected, the

External DHCP server IP

field is displayed on the tab.

Start IP

The start IP address of the address pool used by the DHCP server to

distribute IP addresses to clients.

End IP

The end IP address of the address pool used by the DHCP server to

distribute IP addresses to clients.

Lease time

The lifetime of IP addresses leased by the DHCP server. At the end

of this period the leased IP address is revoked and can be distributed

to another device, unless the previous device has confirmed the need

to keep the address.

External DHCP server

IP

The IP address of the external DHCP server which assigns IP

addresses to the router's clients.

When all needed settings are configured, click the

Save

button.

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On the

Static DHCP

tab, you can specify MAC address and IP address pairs. The tab is active

when the router's DHCP server is enabled.

Figure 21. The tab for configuring MAC-IP pairs.

To create a MAC-IP pair (set a fixed IP address in the local area network for a device with a certain

MAC address), click the

Add

button. Then enter the needed IP address and MAC address in the

relevant fields and click the

Save

button.

Existing MAC-IP pairs are displayed on the

Static DHCP

tab. To remove a pair, select the

relevant line in the table and click the

Remove

button. Then click the

Save

button.

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Creating ADSL WAN Connection

Figure 22. The page for creating a new connection. The

General settings

,

Physical layer

and

VLAN

settings

sections.

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