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The Setup Tab - DDNS

Wireless-G Broadband Router with 2 Phone Ports

The Setup Tab - DDNS

The Router offers a Dynamic Domain Name System (DDNS) feature. DDNS lets you assign a fixed host and domain

name to a dynamic Internet IP address. It is useful when you are hosting your own website, FTP server, or other

server behind the Router. Before you can use this feature, you need to sign up for DDNS service with a DDNS

service provider, www.dyndns.org or www.TZO.com. If you do not want to use this feature, keep the default

setting,

Disable

.

DDNS Service

If your DDNS service is provided by DynDNS.org, then select

DynDNS.org

from the drop-down menu. If your

DDNS service is provided by TZO, then select

TZO.com

. The features available on the

DDNS

screen will vary,

depending on which DDNS service provider you use.

DynDNS.org

DDNS Service

. From this pull-down menu, enter the DDNS service with which you have membership.

User Name

. Enter the User Name for your DDNS account

Password

. Enter the Password for your DDNS account.

Host Name

. The is the DDNS URL assigned by the DDNS service.

Internet IP Address

. This is the Router’s current IP Address as seen on the Internet.

Status

. This displays the status of the DDNS connection.

TZO.com

E-mail Address, TZO Password, and Domain Name

. Enter the settings of the account you set up with TZO.

Internet IP Address

. The Router’s Internet IP address is displayed here. Because it is dynamic, it will change.

Status

. The status of the DDNS service connection is displayed here.

Change these settings as described here and click the

Save Settings

button to apply your changes or

Cancel

Changes

to cancel your changes.

Figure 5-12: Setup Tab - DDNS

Figure 5-13: Setup Tab - DDNS

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The Setup Tab - MAC Address Clone

Wireless-G Broadband Router with 2 Phone Ports

The Setup Tab - MAC Address Clone

A MAC address is a 12-digit code assigned to a unique piece of hardware for identification. Some ISPs will

require you to register a MAC address in order to access the Internet.

If you do not wish to re-register the MAC

address with your ISP, you may assign the MAC address you have currently registered with your ISP to the Router

with the MAC Address Clone feature.

Enable/Disable

. To have the MAC Address cloned, click the radio button beside

Enable

.

User Defined Entry

. Enter the MAC Address registered with your ISP here.

Clone Your PC’s MAC Address

. Clicking this button will clone the MAC address.

Change these settings as described here and click the

Save Settings

button to apply your changes or

Cancel

Changes

to cancel your changes.

Figure 5-14: Setup Tab - MAC Address Clone

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The Setup Tab - Advanced Routing

Wireless-G Broadband Router with 2 Phone Ports

The Setup Tab - Advanced Routing

This tab is used to set up the Router’s advanced functions. Operating Mode allows you to select the type(s) of

advanced functions you use. Dynamic Routing will automatically adjust how packets travel on your network. Static

Routing sets up a fixed route to another network destination.

Operating Mode

. Select the mode in which this Router will function. If this Router is hosting your network’s

connection to the Internet, select

Router.

If another Router exists on your network, select

Bridge

. When Bridge is

chosen,

Dynamic Routing

will be available as an option.

Dynamic Routing

. This feature enables the Router to automatically adjust to physical changes in the network’s

layout and exchange routing tables with the other router(s). The Router determines the network packets’ route

based on the fewest number of hops between the source and the destination. This feature is

Disabled

by default.

From the drop-down menu, you can also select

LAN & Wireless

, which performs dynamic routing over your

Ethernet and wireless networks. You can also select

WAN

, which performs dynamic routing with data coming from

the Internet. Finally, selecting

Both

enables dynamic routing for both networks, as well as data from the Internet.

Static Routing

. To set up a static route between the Router and another network, select a number from the

Static

Routing

drop-down list. (A static route is a pre-determined pathway that network information must travel to reach a

specific host or network.) Enter the information described below to set up a new static route. (Click the

Delete This

Entry

button to delete a static route.)

Enter Route Name

. Enter a name for the Route here, using a maximum of 25 alphanumeric characters.

Destination LAN IP

. The Destination LAN IP is the address of the remote network or host to which you want to

assign a static route.

Subnet Mask

. The Subnet Mask determines which portion of a Destination LAN IP address is the network

portion, and which portion is the host portion.

Default Gateway

. This is the IP address of the gateway device that allows for contact between the Router and

the remote network or host.

Interface

. This interface tells you whether the Destination IP Address is on the

LAN & Wireless

(Ethernet and

wireless networks), the

WAN

(Internet), or

Loopback

(a dummy network in which one PC acts like a network—

necessary for certain software programs).

Click the

Show Routing Table

button to view the Static Routes you’ve already set up.

Change these settings as described here and click the

Save Settings

button to apply your changes or

Cancel

Changes

to cancel your changes.

Figure 5-15: Setup Tab - Advanced Routing (Router)

Figure 5-16: Setup Tab - Advanced Routing (Bridge)

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The Wireless Tab - Basic Wireless Settings

Wireless-G Broadband Router with 2 Phone Ports

The Wireless Tab - Basic Wireless Settings

The basic settings for wireless networking are set on this screen.

Wireless Network Mode

. From this drop-down menu, you can select the wireless standards running on your

network. If you have both 802.11g and 802.11b devices in your network, keep the default setting,

Mixed

. If you

have only 802.11g devices, select

G-Only

. If you have only 802.11b devices, select

B-Only

. If you do not have any

802.11g and 802.11b devices in your network, select

Disable

.

Wireless Network Name (SSID)

. The SSID is the network name shared among all devices in a wireless network.

The SSID must be identical for all devices in the wireless network. It is case-sensitive and must not exceed 9

characters (use any of the characters on the keyboard). Make sure this setting is the same for all devices in your

wireless network. For added security, you should change the default SSID (

linksys

) to a unique name.

Wireless Channel

. Select the appropriate channel from the list provided to correspond with your network

settings. All devices in your wireless network must be broadcast on the same channel in order to function

correctly.

Wireless SSID Broadcast

. When wireless clients survey the local area for wireless networks to associate with,

they will detect the SSID broadcast by the Router. To broadcast the Router's SSID, keep the default setting,

Enable

. If you do not want to broadcast the Router's SSID, then select

Disable

.

Change these settings as described here and click the

Save Settings

button to apply your changes or

Cancel

Changes

to cancel your changes.

Figure 5-17: Wireless Tab - Basic Wireless Settings

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The Wireless Tab - Wireless Security

Wireless-G Broadband Router with 2 Phone Ports

The Wireless Tab - Wireless Security

The Wireless Security settings configure the security of your wireless network. There are four wireless security

mode options supported by the Router: WPA Personal, WPA Enterprise, WPA2 Personal, WPA2 Enterprise, RADIUS,

and WEP. (WEP stands for Wired Equivalent Privacy, WPA stands for Wi-Fi Protected Access, which is a security

standard stronger than WEP encryption. WPA2 is stronger than WPA. WPA Enterprise is WPA used in coordination

with a RADIUS server. RADIUS stands for Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service.) These are briefly discussed

here. For detailed instructions on configuring wireless security for the Router, turn to “Appendix B: Wireless

Security.”

WPA Personal

. WPA gives you two encryption methods, TKIP and AES, with dynamic encryption keys. Select the

type of algorithm,

TKIP

or

AES

. Enter a WPA Shared Key of 8-63 characters. Then enter a Group Key Renewal

period, which instructs the Router how often it should change the encryption keys.

WPA Enterprise

. This option features WPA used in coordination with a RADIUS server. (This should only be used

when a RADIUS server is connected to the Router.) First, select the type of WPA algorithm you want to use,

TKIP

or

AES

. Enter the RADIUS server’s IP Address and port number, along with a key shared between the Router and

the server. Last, enter a Key Renewal Timeout, which instructs the Router how often it should change the

encryption keys.

Figure 5-18: Wireless Tab - Wireless Security

(WPA Personal)

Figure 5-19: Wireless Tab - Wireless Security

(WPA Enterprise)

IMPORTANT:

If you are using WPA, always

remember that each device in your wireless

network MUST use the same WPA method

and shared key, or else the network will not

function properly.

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