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Network Setup

The Network Setup section changes the Router’s local network settings. Changes to the Router’s wireless

network settings are performed through the Wireless tab.

Router IP

IP Address and Subnet Mask

. This shows both the Router’s IP Address and Subnet Mask, as seen by your

network. The default IP Address is

192.168.16.1

, and the default Subnet Mask is

255.255.255.0

. In most cases,

keeping the default values will work.

DHCP Server Setting

The settings allow you to configure the Router’s Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server function. The

Router can be used as a DHCP server for your network. A DHCP server automatically assigns an IP address to

each computer on your network. If you choose to enable the Router’s DHCP server option, you must make sure

there is no other DHCP server on your network.

DHCP Server

. DHCP is enabled by factory default. If you already have a DHCP server on your network, or you

don’t want a DHCP server, then select

Disabled

(no other DHCP features will be available).

Static DHCP

. Every time a PC reboots, it is assigned a new local IP address by the Router. If you want a PC to be

assigned the same IP address every time it reboots, then click the

Static IP

button.

On the

DHCP Client List

screen, enter the static local IP address in the

Assign this IP

field, and enter the MAC

address of the PC in the

To this MAC

field. Then click the

Enabled

checkbox. When you have finished your entries,

click the

Save Settings

button to save your changes. Click the

Cancel Changes

button to cancel your changes.

To exit this screen, click the

Close

button.

If you want to see a list of DHCP clients, click the

DHCP Client Table

button. On the

DHCP Client Table

screen, you

will see a list of DHCP clients with the following information: Client Name, Interface, IP Addresse, and MAC

Addresse. To save the information, select

Static DHCP Client List

. From the

To Sort by

drop-down menu, you can

sort the table by Client Name, Interface, IP Address, or MAC Address. To view the most up-to-date information,

click the

Refresh

button. To exit this screen, click the

Close

button.

Start IP Address

. Enter a value for the DHCP server to start with when issuing IP addresses.

Because the

Router’s default IP address is 192.168.16.1, the Starting IP Address must be 192.168.16.2 or greater, but smaller

than 192.168.16.254. The default Starting IP Address is

192.168.16.100

.

Maximum Number of Users

. Enter the maximum number of PCs that you want the DHCP server to assign IP

addresses to. This number cannot be greater than 253. The default is

50

.

Figure 5-10: Static DHCP Client List

Figure 5-11: DHCP Client Table

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IP Address Range

. The range of DHCP addresses is displayed here.

WINS

. The Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS) manages each PC’s interaction with the Internet. If you use

a WINS server, enter that server’s IP Address here. Otherwise, leave this blank.

Time Settings

Change the time zone in which your network functions from this pull-down menu. Click the checkbox if you want

the Router to automatically adjust for daylight savings time.

Change these settings as described here and click the

Save Settings

button to apply your changes or

Cancel

Changes

to cancel your changes. Help information is shown on the right-hand side of the screen.

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 at one of two DDNS service providers, DynDNS.org or

TZO.com. If you do not want to use this feature, keep the default setting,

Disabled

.

DDNS

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

User Name, Password, and Host Name

. Enter the User Name, Password, and Host Name of the account you

set up with DynDNS.org.

Internet IP Address

. The Router’s current Internet IP Address is displayed here. Because it is dynamic, it will

change.

Status

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

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TZO.com

E-mail Address, TZO Password, and Domain Name

. Enter the Email Address, Password, and Domain Name

of the service you set up with TZO.

Internet IP Address

. The Router’s current Internet IP Address is displayed here. Because it is dynamic, this

will change.

Status

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

When you have finished making changes to this screen, click the

Save Settings

button to apply your changes or

Cancel Changes

to cancel your changes. Help information is shown on the right-hand side of the screen.

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.

MAC Address Clone

Enabled/Disabled

. To have the MAC Address cloned, select

Enabled

from the drop-down menu.

MAC Address

. Enter the MAC Address registered with your ISP here.

Clone My PC’s MAC

. Clicking this button will clone the MAC address of the PC you are currently using.

Change these settings as described here and click the

Save Settings

button to apply your changes or

Cancel

Changes

to cancel your changes. Help information is shown on the right-hand side of the screen.

Figure 5-14: Setup Tab - MAC Address Clone

mac address

: the unique address that a

manufacturer assigns to each networking device.

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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.

NAT

(

Network Address Translation).

NAT technology translates IP addresses of a local area network to a

different IP address for the Internet. To enable NAT, click

Enabled

. To disable NAT, click

Disabled

.

Dynamic Routing (RIP)

. 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.

Static Routing

. A static route is a pre-determined pathway that network information must travel to reach a specific

host or network. To set up a static route between the Router and another network, enter the information described

below to set up a new static route by clicking the

Add New Entry

button to add an entry. Click the

Update Selected

Entry

button to change an existing entry. (Click the

Delete

button to delete a static route.)

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.

Enter the IP address of the host for which you wish to create a static route. If you are

building a route to an entire network, be sure that the network portion of the IP address is set to 0. For

example, the Router’s standard IP address is 192.168.16.1. Based on this address, the address of the routed

network is 192.168.16, with the last digit determining the Router’s place on the network. Therefore you would

enter the IP address 192.168.16.0 if you wanted to route to the Router’s entire network, rather than just to the

Router.

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.

For example, a network may have the Subnet Mask of

255.255.255.0. This determines (by using the values 255) that the first three numbers of a network IP address

identify this particular network, while the last digit (from 1 to 254) identifies the specific host.

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) or the

Internet

(WAN). 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.

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Metric

. This determines the maximum number of steps between network nodes that data packets will travel.

A node is any device on the network, such as PCs, print servers, routers, etc.

Click the

Show Routing Table

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

Show Routing Table. For

each route, the Destination (LAN IP address), (Subnet) Mask, (Default) Gateway, and Metric are displayed. Click

the

Refresh

button to update the information. Click the

Close

button to close the table.

Change these settings as described here and click the

Save Settings

button to apply your changes or

Cancel

Changes

to cancel your changes.

The Wireless Tab - Basic Wireless Settings

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

Basic Wireless Settings

Wireless

. To use your Router’s wireless connection, click

Enabled

. To disable your connection, click

Disabled

.

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

Wireless-G Only

. If you have only 802.11b devices, select

Wireless-B Only

.

Network Name (SSID)

. The SSID is the network name shared by 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 32 keyboard

characters in length. 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.

Channel

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

devices in your wireless network must broadcast on the same channel in order to communicate.

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,

Enabled

. If you

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

Disabled

.

Encryption

. The wireless security used on your wireless network is displayed here.

Figure 5-17: Wireless Tab - Basic Wireless Settings

Figure 5-16: Setup Tab - Advanced Routing - Routing

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