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Then click the E

nable MAC Filter

checkbox for any device

you want to add to the MAC Address Filter List. To update

the information on this list, click the

Refresh

button.

When you have finished making changes to the Wireless

Client MAC List

screen, click the

Update Filter List

button

to save the changes. Click the

button to return to

the

Wireless MAC Filter

screen.

When you have finished making changes to the

MAC

Address Filter List

screen, click the

Save Settings

button to

save the changes, or click the

Cancel Changes

button to

undo your changes.

MAC 01-50.

Enter the MAC addresses of the devices

whose wireless access you want to block or allow.

Wireless Client List

Click

Save Settings

to apply your changes, or click

Cancel

Changes

to cancel your changes.

For more information,

click Help.

Wireless > Advanced Wireless Settings

This

Wireless > Advanced Wireless Settings

screen is used

to set up the Router’s advanced wireless functions. These

settings should only be adjusted by an expert administrator

as incorrect settings can reduce wireless performance.

Wireless > Advanced Wireless Settings

Advanced Wireless

AP Isolation

This isolates all wireless clients and wireless

devices on your network from each other. Wireless devices

will be able to communicate with the Router but not with

each other. To use this function, select

Enable

. AP Isolation

is on

Disable

by default.

Frame Burst

Enabling this option should provide your

network with greater performance, depending on the

manufacturer of your wireless products. To turn on the

Frame Burst option, select

Enable

. The default is

Disable

Authentication Type

The default is set to

Auto

, which

allows either Open System or Shared Key authentication

to be used. With

Open System

authentication, the sender

and the recipient do NOT use a WEP key for authentication.

With

Shared Key

authentication, the sender and recipient

use a WEP key for authentication.

Basic Rate

The Basic Rate setting is not actually one rate

of transmission but a series of rates at which the Router

can transmit. The Router will advertise its Basic Rate to

the other wireless devices in your network, so they know

which rates will be used. The Router will also advertise that

it will automatically select the best rate for transmission.

The default setting is

Default

, when the Router can

transmit at all standard wireless rates. The Basic Rate is

not the actual rate of data transmission. If you want to

specify the Router’s rate of data transmission, configure

the Transmission Rate setting.

Transmission Rate

The rate of data transmission should

be set depending on the speed of your wireless network.

You can select from a range of transmission speeds, or you

can select

Auto

to have the Router automatically use the

fastest possible data rate and enable the Auto-Fallback

feature. Auto-Fallback will negotiate the best possible

connection speed between the Router and a wireless

client. The default value is

Auto

CTS Protection Mode

CTS (Clear-To-Send) Protection

Mode’s

default

setting

Auto

The

Router

will

automatically use CTS Protection Mode when your

Wireless-N and Wireless-G products are experiencing

severe problems and are not able to transmit to the

Router in an environment with heavy 802.11b traffic. This

function boosts the Router’s ability to catch all Wireless-

N and Wireless-G transmissions but will severely decrease

performance.

Beacon Interval

The default value is

100

. Enter a value

between 20 and 1000 milliseconds. The Beacon Interval

value indicates the frequency interval of the beacon. A

beacon is a packet broadcast by the Router to synchronize

the wireless network.

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DTIM Interval

This value, between 1 and 255, indicates

the interval of the Delivery Traffic Indication Message

(DTIM). A DTIM field is a countdown field informing

clients of the next window for listening to broadcast

and multicast messages. When the Router has buffered

broadcast or multicast messages for associated clients, it

sends the next DTIM with a DTIM Interval value. Its clients

hear the beacons and awaken to receive the broadcast

and multicast messages. The default value is

Fragmentation

Threshold

This

value

specifies

the

maximum size for a packet before data is fragmented

into multiple packets. If you experience a high packet

error rate, you may slightly increase the Fragmentation

Threshold. Setting the Fragmentation Threshold too low

may result in poor network performance. Only minor

reduction of the default value is recommended. In most

cases, it should remain at its default value of

2346

RTS Threshold

Should you encounter inconsistent data

flow, only minor reduction of the default value, 2346, is

recommended. If a network packet is smaller than the

preset RTS threshold size, the RTS/CTS mechanism will

not be enabled. The Router sends Request to Send (RTS)

frames to a particular receiving station and negotiates

the sending of a data frame. After receiving an RTS, the

wireless station responds with a Clear to Send (CTS) frame

to acknowledge the right to begin transmission. In most

cases, keep its default value of

2346

Click

Save Settings

to apply your changes, or click

Cancel

Changes

to cancel your changes.

For more information,

click

Help

Security > Firewall

The

Security > Firewall

screen is used to configure a firewall

that can filter out various types of unwanted traffic on the

Router’s local network.

Security > Firewall

Firewall

SPI Firewall Protection

A firewall enhances network

security and uses Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI) for more

detailed review of data packets entering your network.

Select

Enabled

to use a firewall, or

Disabled

to disable it.

Internet Filters

Filter

Anonymous

Internet

Requests

This

feature

makes it more difficult for outside users to work their

way into your network. This feature is selected

by default.

Deselect the feature to allow anonymous Internet

requests

Filter

Multicast

Multicasting

allows

for

multiple

transmissions to specific recipients at the same time. If

multicasting is permitted, then the Router will allow IP

multicast packets to be forwarded to the appropriate

computers. This feature is selected by default. Select

Enabled

to filter multicasting, or

Disabled

to disable this

feature.

Filter

Internet

NAT

Redirection

This

feature

uses

port forwarding to block access to local servers from

local networked computers. Select

Filter Internet NAT

Redirection

to filter Internet NAT redirection. This feature

is not selected by default.

Filter IDENT (Port 113)

This feature keeps port 113 from

being scanned by devices outside of your local network.

This feature is selected by default. Deselect this feature to

disable it.

Web Filters

Proxy

Use of WAN proxy servers may compromise the

Gateway’s security. Denying Filter Proxy will disable access

to any WAN proxy servers. Select

Enable

to enable proxy

filtering.

Java

Java is a programming language for websites. If you

deny Java, you run the risk of not having access to Internet

sites created using this programming language. Select

Enable

to enable Java filtering.

ActiveX

ActiveX is a programming language for websites.

If you deny ActiveX, you run the risk of not having access to

Internet sites created using this programming language.

Select

Enable

to enable ActiveX filtering.

A cookie is data stored on your computer and

used by Internet sites when you interact with them. Select

Enable

to enable cookie filtering.

When you have finished making changes to this screen,

click the

Save Settings

button to save the changes, or

click the

Cancel Changes

button to undo your changes.

For more information, click

Help

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Security > VPN Passthrough

The

Security > VPN Passthrough

screen allows you to enable

VPN tunnels using IPSec, PPTP, or L2TP protocols to pass

through the Router’s firewall.

Security > VPN Passthrough

VPN Passthrough

IPSec Passthrough

Internet Protocol Security (IPSec) is

a suite of protocols used to implement secure exchange

of packets at the IP layer. To allow IPSec tunnels to pass

through the Router, keep the default,

Enable

PPTP Passthrough

Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol

(PPTP) allows the Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) to be

tunneled through an IP network. To allow PPTP tunnels to

pass through the Router, keep the default,

Enable

L2TP Passthrough

Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol is the

method used to enable Point-to-Point sessions via the

Internet on the Layer 2 level. To allow L2TP tunnels to pass

through the Router, keep the default,

Enable

Click

Save Settings

to apply your changes, or click

Cancel

Changes

to cancel your changes.

For more information,

click

Help

Storage > Disk

An external USB hard drive or USB disk must be connected

to the USB Port of the Router to use the storage feature.

The Disk screen describes the disk currently attached to

the Router. Using this screen, you can format a blank disk,

safely remove a disk, or erase a disk.

Storage > Disk

Disk Detail

If a blank disk is attached to the Router, the Disk, Make and

Model, and Physical Size columns describe the disk.

Claim.

For a blank disk, click the

Claim

button to create

a partition that will be formatted as FAT32. On the

Claim

Disk

screen, enter a name for the partition. Click the

Claim

button to save the new name, or click the

Clear

button to

clear the

New Partition Name

field. Click the

Cancel

button

to cancel the changes.

Safely Remove.

Before physically disconnecting a disk

from the Router, click the

Safely Remove

button first. This

ensures that the disk is not removed while data is being

transferred to or from the disk; otherwise, data may be

lost.

If a formatted disk is attached to the Router, the Partition,

File System, Total Space, and Free Space columns describe

the partition(s) of the disk.

Create Share.

Shares control access to the partition(s) of

the disk. To create shares, click the

Create Share

button.

Erase Disk

To erase a disk, click the check box next to the name of the

disk and select the button

Quick Erase

To quickly free up space on the disk, click the

Quick Erase button to remove the table of contents from

the disk. (This is less secure than the Full Erase option.)

Full Erase

Click the Full Erase button to initiate complete

removal of data from the disk. Once the removal is

complete, the data cannot be recovered. The Full Erase

option is recommended if the disk holds sensitive data.

Click the Refresh button to update the on-screen

information.

Storage > Share

Shares control access to the partition(s) of the disk

attached to the Router. The

screen describes the

current shares. Using this screen, you can create new

shares, modify share properties, or delete shares.

Storage > Share

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Share Management

The Share Name, Partition, and Total Space columns

describe the shares.

Properties

Modify

Click the

Modify

button to change the properties

of a share. On the

Share Properties

screen, enter a different

name for the share, and/or select a different partition

from the

Resides in Partition

drop-down menu. Click the

Create Share

button to save the new properties, or click

the

Clear

button to clear the changes. Click the

Cancel

button to cancel the changes.

Share Access

Modify

Click the

Modify

button to change the access

privileges of a share. On the

Share Access

screen, groups

with no access are listed in the Other Group column, and

groups with access are listed in the Group with Access

column. To give a group read-only access, select the group,

and click the

Read Only

button. To give a group read/

write access, select the group, and click the

Read/Write

button. To strip a group of its current access privileges,

select the group, and click the

Remove

button. Click the

Save Settings

button to save the changes, or click the

Cancel Changes

button to cancel the changes. Click the

button to exit the

Share Access

screen.

Delete

Click the

Delete

button to remove a share.

Create Share

Create New Share

Click the

Create New Share

button to

create a new share. On the

Share Properties

screen, enter a

name for the share, and select a partition from the

Resides

in Partition

drop-down menu. Click the

Create Share

button to save the new properties, or click the

Clear

button to clear the changes. Click the

Cancel

button to

cancel the changes.

Storage > Administration

The Administration screen allows you to manage the users

and groups of users that can access the shares.

Storage > Administration.

Basic

Machine Name.

Enter a name for the Router. Punctuation

and other special characters (e.g., * / | \) cannot be used in

the name.

Workgroup Name

Enter the Workgroup Name of your

networked computers.

After you have made your changes, click the

Save Settings

button to apply your changes, or click the

Cancel Changes

button to cancel your changes.

User Management

The users are listed in the User Management table. There

are two default users, admin (read/write access) and guest

(read-only access); these cannot be deleted.

Properties

Modify

Click the

Modify

button to change the properties

of a user. On the

User Properties

screen, enter a different

name for the user, change the password, and/or select a

different group from the Group drop-down menu. Click

the

Create User

button to save the new properties, or click

the

Clear

button to clear the changes. Click the

Cancel

button to cancel the changes.

Delete

Click the

Delete

button to remove a user.

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Create New User

Click the

Create New User

button to

create a new user. On the

User Properties

screen, enter

a name for the user. Then enter a password and enter it

again in the Re-enter to confirm field. Select a group from

the Group drop-down menu. Click the

Create User

button

to save the new properties, or click the

Clear

button to

clear the changes. Click the

Cancel

button to cancel the

changes.

Group Management

The groups are listed in the Group Management table.

There are two default groups, admin and guest; these

cannot be deleted.

Storage > Group

Properties

Modify

Click the

Modify

button to change the user

membership of a group. On the

Group Properties

screen,

users who are not members are listed in the Other Users

column, and users who are members are listed in the Users

in Group column. To add a user to the group, select the user,

and click the

Join Group

button. To remove a user from the

group, select the user, and click the

Remove

button. Click

the

Save Settings

button to save the changes, or click the

Cancel Changes

button to cancel the changes. Click the

Close button to exit the Group Properties screen.

Delete

Click the

Delete

button to remove a user.

Create New Group

Click the

Create New Group

button

to create a new group. On the

Group Properties

screen,

enter a name for the group. Click the

Create Group

button to save the new name, or click the

Clear

button

to clear the change. Click the

Cancel

button to cancel the

change.

Storage > Media Server

An external USB hard drive or USB disk must be connected

to the USB Port of the Router to use the storage feature.

Storage > Media Server

Setup

Server Name

The name of the router’s media server

is displayed here. It can be changed at Storage >

Administration..

UPnP Media Server

To use the Router’s media server

function, select

Enable

. Otherwise, select

Disable

Database

Select content to add to the database of the Router’s

media server.

Scan All Partitions

Click this button to scan all partitions

of the USB hard disk for content.

Select Partitions to Scan

Click this button to select

specific partitions to scan for content.

The Partition and Folder columns describe the partitions

of the USB hard disk.

Scan

Click the

Scan

button to scan a specific partition

for content. The

Partition List

screen will appear. Click the

Select button to select a partition for scanning. Click the

List

button to move up one level in the file structure. Click

the

Refresh

button to update the on-screen information.

Click the

button to exit the

Partition List

screen.

Storage > Partition List

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