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2.2.1 Dynamic IP

Choose the Dynamic IP selection if your ISP will automatically give you an IP address. Some

ISP

’

s may also require that you fill in additional information such as Host Name, Domain Name

and MAC address (see chapter 1

“

Cable Modem

”

for more detail)

2.2.2 Static IP Address

Select Static IP address if your ISP has given you a specific IP address for you to use. Your ISP

should provide all the information required in this section. (See chapter 1

“

Fixed IP

”

for more

detail)

2.2.3 PPPoE (PPP over Ethernet)

Select PPPoE if your ISP requires the PPPoE protocol to connect you to the Internet. Your ISP

should provide all the information required in this section. (See chapter 1

“

PPPoE

”

for more detail)

2.2.4 PPTP

Select PPTP if your ISP requires the PPTP protocol to connect you to the Internet. Your ISP

should provide all the information required in this section. (See chapter 1

“

PPTP

”

for more detail)

2.2.5 L2TP

Select L2TP if your ISP requires the L2TP protocol to connect you to the Internet. Your ISP

should provide all the information required in this section. (See chapter 1

“

L2TP

”

for more detail)

2.2.6 Telstra Big Pond

Select Telstra Big Pond if your ISP requires the Telstra Big Pond protocol to connect you to the

Internet. Your ISP should provide all the information required in this section. Telstra Big Pond

protocol is used by the ISP in Australia. (See chapter 1

“

Telstra Big Pond

”

for more detail)

2.2.7 DNS

A Domain Name System (DNS) server is like an index of IP addresses and Web addresses. If

you type a Web address into your browser, such as www.router.com

, a DNS server will find that

name in its index and the matching IP address. Most ISPs provide a DNS server for speed and

convenience. If your Service Provider connects you to the Internet with dynamic IP settings, it is

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likely that the DNS server IP address is provided automatically. However, if there is a DNS server

that you would rather use, you need to specify the IP address of that DNS server here.

Parameters

Description

Domain Name Server (DNS) Server

This is the ISP

’

s DNS server IP address that

they gave you; or you can specify your own

preferred DNS server IP address

Secondary DNS Address (optional)

This is optional. You can enter another DNS

server

’

s IP address as a backup. The secondary

DNS will be used should the above DNS fail.

Click <

Apply>

at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. You can now

configure other advance sections or start using the router (with the advance settings in place)

2.2.8 DDNS

DDNS allows you to map the static domain name to a dynamic IP address. You must get an

account, password and your static domain name from the DDNS service providers. This router

supports DynDNS, TZO and other common DDNS service providers.

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Parameters

Default

Description

Enable/Disable

Disable

Enable/Disable the DDNS function of this router

Provider

Select a DDNS service provider

Domain name

Your static domain name that use DDNS

Account/E-mail

The account that your DDNS service provider

assigned to you

Password/Key

The password you set for the DDNS service

account above

Click <

Apply>

at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. You can now

configure other advance sections or start using the router (with the advance settings in place)

2.3 LAN

The LAN Port screen below allows you to specify a private IP address for your router

’

s LAN ports

as well as a subnet mask for your LAN segment.

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Parameters

Default

Description

LAN IP

IP address

192.168.2.1

This is the router

’

s LAN port IP address (Your

LAN clients default gateway IP address)

IP Subnet Mask

255.255.255.0

Specify a Subnet Mask for your LAN segment

802.1d Spanning Tree

Disabled

If 802.1d Spanning Tree function is enabled, this

router will use the spanning tree protocol to

prevent from network loop happened in the LAN

ports.

DHCP Server

Enabled

You can enable or disable the DHCP server. By

enabling the DHCP server the router will

automatically give your LAN clients an IP

address. If the DHCP is not enabled then you

’

ll

have to manually set your LAN client

’

s IP

addresses; make sure the LAN Client is in the

same subnet as this broadband router if you

want the router to be your LAN client

’

s default

gateway

Lease Time

The DHCP when enabled will temporarily give

your LAN clients an IP address. In the Lease

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Time setting you can specify the time period that

the DHCP lends an IP address to your LAN

clients. The DHCP will change your LAN client

’

s

IP address when this time threshold period is

reached

IP Address Pool

You can select a particular IP address range for

your DHCP server to issue IP addresses to your

LAN Clients.

Note:

By default the IP range is from: Start IP

192.168.2.100

to End IP

192.168.2.199

. If you

want your PC to have a static/fixed IP address

then you

’

ll have to choose an IP address outside

this IP address Pool

Domain Name

You can specify a Domain Name for your LAN

Click <

Apply>

at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. You can now

configure other advance sections or start using the router (with the advance settings in place)

2.4 Wireless

Wireless Access Point builds a wireless LAN and can let all PCs equipped with IEEE

802.11b or 801.11g wireless network adaptor connect to your Intranet. It supports WEP

and WPA2 encryption to enhance the security of your wireless network.