1. Home
    2. /
  2. Manuals
    3. /
  3. EE
    4. /
  4. BrightBox
    5. /
  5. 25
Page 121 / 207 Scroll up to view Page 116 - 120
EE Bright Box User Manual
121
MOBILE BROADBAND
If you have a supported mobile broadband 3G USB dongle, you can connect it to the USB
socket on your Bright Box router. This will allow you to share your 3G Internet service over
your home network as an alternative to using ADSL broadband.
The EE router can use the following 3G USB dongle models for 3G Internet sharing:
•
E173
•
E1752
•
E1750
•
E173
To enable the feature:
1.
Plug the compatible mobile 3G USB dongle into the USB port on the rear of the router.
2.
Login to the router’s admin pages.
3.
Click on the Advanced Set-Up tab and click Accept on the ‘Please proceed with
caution’ page.
4.
Click on Mobile Broadband in the left hand navigation menu:
5.
Set the ‘Mobile broadband service’ option to ‘Enable’
6.
If your 3G connection requires a PIN code to make a connection to the Internet, enter
the correct value in the ‘Current PIN Code’ field. If your 3G connection doesn’t require a
PIN code, leave this value as 0000.
Page 122 / 207
EE Bright Box User Manual
122
7.
Click Save Settings:
Please note that the Mobile Broadband feature is currently in beta so we regret we’re
unable to offer further support of the broadband dongle doesn’t work.
DHCP
This page allows you to change the router’s DHCP (Dynamic Host Control Protocol) and
gateway IP. DHCP is the method that the router uses to automatically assign IP addresses to
your connected computers and devices so that they are able to access the local network and
the Internet.
The page also allows you to create and configure DHCP address reservation entries that will
assign the same IP address to a computer or device every time it connects to your router.
The page includes DHCP and gateway settings for the other two virtual LAN’s (VLAN’s) –
VLAN2 and VLAN3, which may be useful if you’ve set up multiple wireless networks names
(multiple SSID’s) in the Advanced Set-Up > Wireless Settings > Channel and SSID
page.
If you experience problems connecting to your router after changing settings, you may
need to reset your router to factory default settings. To do this, insert a paper clip or pin into
the reset hole on the back of the router for 6 seconds, release the button and then wait
about 5 minutes for the router to re-connect to the Internet. See
how to restore the router to
factory defaults
on page 179 for further information.
To access the advanced DHCP page:
1.
Login to the router’s admin pages.
2.
Click on the Advanced Set-Up tab and click Accept on the ‘Please proceed with
caution’ page.
3.
Click on DHCP in the left hand navigation menu:
Page 123 / 207
EE Bright Box User Manual
123
Description of DHCP settings:
The table below contains a description of the settings on the DHCP page:
Section
Description
VLAN Interface
This dropdown allows you to configure which of the
Virtual LAN’s you are configuring the DHCP settings
for. When you access the DHCP page, the ‘Default’
VLAN settings are visible.
Select ‘Default’ to adjust the DHCP and Gateway
settings for the standard virtual LAN. This is the
VLAN that devices and computers will connect to
using Ethernet or the standard Wireless Settings on
the router.
Select ‘VLAN2’ or ‘VLAN3’ to configure the DHCP
and Gateway settings for either of the alternative
virtual LAN’s. These VLAN’s can be used to isolate
wireless networks, and are assigned to an SSID in
the Advanced Set-Up > Wireless Settings >
Channel and SSID admin page.
Gateway Address
This field is used to configure the gateway IP
address for the routers local area network. On the
default virtual LAN, this IP address is the same as
you use to login to the Bright Box admin pages, and
is ‘192.168.1.1’ by default.
On VLAN2 and VLAN3, the gateway IP address is
192.168.2.1 and 192.168.3.1 respectively, but these
values can be altered.
When configuring the Gateway IP address, ensure
that the IP address does not match one of the other
virtual LAN’s.
Page 124 / 207
EE Bright Box User Manual
124
IP Subnet Mask
This field is used to configure the IP Subnet Mask
for the router’s local area network. By default the
subnet mask is 255.255.255.0.
DHCP Server
This option allows to you configure whether the
router acts as a Dynamic Host Control Protocol
(DHCP) server – handling the IP address of
connected devices or computer automatically. This
is enabled by default.
Select ‘Enable’ to use the router as a DHCP server.
When a computer connects to the router, the router
assigns the local area IP addresses automatically.
Select ‘Disable’ to switch off DHCP on the router. All
devices connecting to the router must be
individually configured with static IP addresses in
order to access the network and Internet.
Lease Time
This dropdown allows you to configure the amount
of time an IP address is allocated to a connected
device using DHCP. By default, the IP address is
allocated for two days, after which time the IP
address will be automatically renewed by the router.
You can select lease times from Ten Minutes to Two
Weeks, or select the ’Forever’ option, meaning that
the IP address for a connected device will never
automatically be re-assigned by the router.
Start IP
This field is used to configure the starting range of
IP addresses allocated to connected devices via
DHCP. The default starting range is ‘2’ (i.e.
192.168.1.2 for the default VLAN).
End IP
This field is used to configure the end range of IP
addresses allocated to connected devices via DHCP.
The default end range is ‘254’ (i.e. 192.168.1.254 for
the default VLAN).
Domain Name
This field is used to configure the domain name of
your local network (if required) for DHCP. This value
is ‘default’, and should not need to be changed for
most operating systems.
Add Reserved IP
Click this link to reserve an IP address for a
computer or device. Once an IP address has been
reserved for that device, every time the device
connects to your router, it will be assigned the same
IP address.
How to reserve an IP address for a computer or a device
You may wish to ensure that when a device or computer connects to your router, it is given
the same IP address each time. This is useful if you are setting up port forwarding, access
control rules or a DMZ for a particular device. For example if you want to set up a computer
as a web server and require port forwarding rules to allow this, you will need to ensure that
computer has the same IP address every time it connects to your router.
You can reserve addresses for up to 32 devices.
To reserve an IP address for a computer or device:
Page 125 / 207
EE Bright Box User Manual
125
1.
Login to the router’s admin pages.
2.
Click on the Advanced Set-Up tab and click Accept on the ‘Please proceed with
caution’ page.
3.
Click on DHCP in the left hand navigation menu.
4.
Click on the Add Reserved IP link in the address reservation section:
5.
If the computer/device is already connected to the Bright Box, on the DHCP client list
page, select the computer or device you wish to permanently assign the IP address to
and click the Add link. You can identify the computer or device by the device name, or if
no device name is available, by the MAC address of the device. In this example we are
going to reserve the IP address for ‘MyComputer’:
6.
If the computer/device is not currently connected to the Bright Box, click the Manually
Reserve link:
7.
On the Edit Reserved DHCP page the current IP address of the device will be
displayed (or 192.168.1.100 if you chose Manually Reserve). If you want to change the
reserved IP address, enter any number between 2 and 254. Please note that you cannot
reserve a number that has already been assigned to another device.
8.
If you chose the Manually Reserve option, enter the MAC Address of the device you
want to reserve and a Device Name (an easy to remember reference for the device)

Rate

3.5 / 5 based on 2 votes.

Popular EE Models

Famous Router IPs
Famous Router Companies
Bookmark Our Site

Press Ctrl + D to add this site to your favorites!

Share
Top