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Wide Area Network

The wide area network (WAN) settings provide a summary of the Internet settings provided by your ISP. The settings

that appear will vary depending on whether your ISP account provides a connection that uses a static (fixed) IP

address, a dynamic Internet connection, or a Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE) connection. If your

Internet connection is disabled, the WAN settings will be unavailable.

Note

When your base station is set to access point mode, the wide area network settings are not displayed on the

Home page.

The following table describes the WAN settings and how to modify them.

Setting

Description

Notes

Broadband

Connection

Appears as

Connecting

,

Connected

,

Disconnecting

, or

Disconnected

.

If your broadband connection is disconnected when you expect it to be connected,

try clicking

Release

and then

Renew

to change the base station IP address. If you

have a PPPoE connection, try clicking

Disconnect

and then

Connect

. You can

also try resetting the base station and your broadband modem. If you complete

these steps and the Broadband Connection is still disconnected, contact your ISP

for assistance.

WAN IP address

Shows the IP

address provided

by your ISP.

This is the external (public) IP address that connects your network to the Internet.

If your ISP provides you with an IP address dynamically (by using a DHCP server),

this address may change periodically. You can click the

Release

button and then

the

Renew

button to get a new IP address. Releasing your IP address is a good

idea if you are having trouble accessing the Internet and you have determined that

the computer is not the source of the problem. If renewing the IP address does not

resolve the problem, contact your ISP for assistance.

Subnet mask

Your ISP

establishes the

WAN subnet mask.

If you are using a static Internet connection, you can change the subnet mask for

your wide area network, but you should use the subnet mask provided by your ISP.

The subnet mask does not appear when you are using a PPPoE Internet connection.

Default gateway

The IP address that

the base station

uses to send data

from your network

to the Internet.

The gateway setting is automatically generated when you have a dynamic or

PPPoE connection. If you have a static (fixed) IP address, your ISP should provide

the gateway setting, and you can enter the setting on the Wide Area Network page

of the Base Station Management Tool. If you have a dynamic connection and your

Gateway setting is blank, you should click

Release

and then

Renew

.

Primary Domain

Name System (DNS)

and Secondary DNS

Your ISP provides

the DNS addresses.

In some cases, these settings may be automatically filled in. Otherwise, you

can enter them on the

Wide Area Network

page of the Base Station

Management Tool.

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Local Area Network

The Local Area Network (LAN) settings relate to your local network—that is, how the base station is configured in

relation to the devices on your network. In contrast, the Wide Area Network (WAN) settings determine how your

base station is configured in relation to the Internet. In some cases, your base station will have two different values

for the same type of setting, such as IP address. This is because one value is the WAN IP address and one value is

the LAN IP address. Typically, you can modify the base station LAN settings, but you cannot modify most WAN

settings, because they are provided by your ISP.

The following table describes the LAN settings and how to modify them.

Setting

Description

Notes

Local IP address

The default IP address of your

base station is 192.168.2.1.

You can change the local IP address on the Local Area Network page of

the Base Station Management Tool, but this is not recommended,

unless you are setting the base station to access point mode.

Subnet mask

The subnet mask for your local

network is 255.255.255.0.

You cannot change the subnet mask of your LAN.

DHCP server

Appears as

Enabled

or

Disabled

.

You can change this setting on the Local Area Network page of the

Base Station Management Tool.

DHCP Client List

When the DHCP server is enabled on your base station, each device on your network leases an IP address for a

specified period of time. The DHCP client list shows all the devices that have an active lease on an IP address,

including the IP address and MAC address of each device. If you reset the base station, only those devices that

request or renew an IP address after the reset will appear in this list.

You can specify the IP address lease time from the

Local Area Network

page of the Base Station Management

Tool. For more information, see “Local Area Network Settings.”

The DHCP client list is relevant to your network only if you have the DHCP server enabled on the base station. For

more information, see “DHCP Server and IP Address Range.”

Base Station Information

You can view current information about your base station under

Base Station Information

. The following table

describes the base station information.

Setting

Description

Notes

Runtime code version

and Boot code version

These settings show the version

numbers of your firmware.

When you check for firmware upgrades, you should download the

version on the Web only if it is later than the version shown here.

LAN MAC address

This is the MAC address of the

base station.

For more information, see “MAC Addresses.”

MAC address

This is the MAC address that

your ISP sees.

For more information, see “MAC Addresses.”

Serial number

This is the serial number of your

base station.

If you need to call Product Support Services for assistance, you

might need to provide the serial number.

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Management Settings

When you want to change the settings related to the management of your base station (for example, resetting the

base station, backing up or restoring settings, establishing time settings, or changing the password), use the

Management

menu in the Base Station Management Tool. The following sections describe how to perform

management-related tasks.

Reset the Base Station

You can reset the base station from the Base Station Management Tool or by unplugging the device and then

plugging it back in again. When you reset the base station, you are forcing it to reinitialize and restart all of its

functions. The base station settings will not change when you reset the base station.

You can reset the base station whenever it is not performing as expected. For example, you may want to reset the

base station:

O

When you have DHCP enabled on the base station, but the base station is not assigning IP addresses.

O

When the computers on the network are no longer able to connect to the Internet.

To reset the base station

1.

Open the Base Station Management Tool, and then click

Management

.

2.

On the

Management

menu, click

Reset Base Station

.

3.

On the

Reset Base Station

page, click

Reset

. While the reset is in progress, the Power light on the base station

turns orange. When the light is solid green, the reset is complete.

If you want to open the Base Station Management Tool after the reset is complete, type your base station password

on the

Logon

page. Do not attempt to log on until the reset is complete and the Power light on the base station is

solid green.

Restore Factory Default Settings

When you restore factory default settings to the base station, you clear your Internet connection settings and any

special base station configurations that you have established. After the restore is complete, you will need to

reconfigure your base station settings or restore these settings from a backup file.

You should restore the original factory default settings only under the following circumstances:

O

You are experiencing serious problems with your base station, and resetting the base station does not fix

the problem.

O

You cannot remember your base station password. In this situation, you must restore the factory default settings

by using the Restore button on the base station, and then use the default password

admin

to log on to the Base

Station Management Tool.

To restore factory default settings

1.

Open the Base Station Management Tool, and then click

Management

.

2.

On the

Management

menu, click

Back Up and Restore Settings

.

3.

Under

Restore factory default settings

, click

Restore Factory Default Settings

. While the original factory

default settings are being restored to the base station, the Power light on the base station turns orange. When

the light is solid green, the settings have been restored.

If you want to open the Base Station Management Tool after the settings have been restored, type

admin

as the

password on the

Logon

page. Do not attempt to log on to the base station until the settings are restored and the

Power light on the base station is solid green.

After you restore the factory default settings to the base station, you should navigate to each page of the Base

Station Management Tool and reestablish the network settings you want, or restore the base station settings by

using a backup file. For information about creating a backup file of your settings, see the following section.

Be sure to establish your unique base station password as soon as possible after restoring the factory default

settings to prevent unauthorized users from logging on. For more information, see “Change the Base Station

Password.”

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Back Up Base Station Settings

You can create a backup file of all your base station settings from the Base Station Management Tool. The backup

file includes any settings that you established when you completed the Setup Wizard and any settings that you

modified from the Base Station Management Tool.

It is a good idea to create a backup file after you have the base station set up and operating normally. If the base

station malfunctions, you can restore the factory default settings to the base station, and then use the backup file

to reconfigure your base station and resume normal operations.

It is recommended that you create a new backup file whenever you change settings, such as your base station

password.

To back up base station settings

1.

Open the Base Station Management Tool, and then click

Management

.

2.

On the

Management

menu, click

Back Up and Restore Settings

.

3.

Under

Back up base station settings

, click

Back Up Settings

.

4.

If you receive a message asking you whether to open or save the file, click

Save

.

5.

Type a name for the file that contains your base station settings (or use the default name Settings.dat), browse

to the folder or disk where you want to save the file, and then click

Save

.

Restore Base Station Settings from a Backup

If you have created a backup file of your base station settings, you can restore settings from the backup file at any

time. This capability is particularly useful if the base station malfunctions and you must restore factory default

settings to the base station. Instead of manually reconfiguring each of your network settings from the Base Station

Management Tool, you can restore all of your saved settings from the backup file.

To restore base station settings from a backup file

1.

On the computer where you saved the backup file of your base station settings, open the Base Station

Management Tool.

2.

Type the current base station password. If you have just restored the factory default settings to the base station,

the password will be

admin

.

3.

On the

Management

menu, click

Back Up and Restore Settings

.

4.

Under

Restore base station settings from a backup

, type the path and name of the backup settings file, or click

Browse

to search for the file that contains your network settings.

5.

Click

Restore Settings

. While the settings are being restored, the Power light on the base station turns orange.

When the light is solid green, the settings have been restored.

If you want to open the Base Station Management Tool after the settings have been restored, type your base

station password on the

Logon

page. Do not attempt to log on until the settings are restored and the Power light on

the base station is solid green.

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Set Base Station Time Zone

The base station uses the date and time for client filtering and to timestamp entries to the base station log.

The base station system clock is set to the Pacific time zone by default. You can change the base station time zone

from the Base Station Management Tool.

To set base station time zone

1.

Open the Base Station Management Tool, and then click

Management

.

2.

On the

Management

menu, click

Set Time

.

3.

Under

Base Station Time Zone

, in the

Set time zone

drop-down list box, select the time zone you want.

4.

Select the

Adjust for daylight saving time

check box to advance the clock one hour for daylight saving time. Be

sure to clear this check box when daylight saving time has ended.

5.

Click

Apply

to ensure that the changes that you made are saved.

Synchronize Time to Internet Time Server

The base station automatically attempts to synchronize with a Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP) server when it

is connected to the Internet. If you want to synchronize the base station to a specific SNTP server, you can do so

from the Base Station Management Tool.

To synchronize the base station with an SNTP server

1.

Open the Base Station Management Tool, and then click

Management

.

2.

On the

Management

menu, click

Set Time

.

3.

Under

Synchronize Time to Internet Time Server

, type the name of the specific SNTP server that you want to

use, and then click

Apply

.

Change the Base Station Password

Access to the Base Station Management Tool is password protected to help ensure that only users who know the

base station password can change your network configuration. If you ran the Setup Wizard, you were prompted to

establish a password. This is your base station password. If you did not run the Setup Wizard, your default

password is

admin

. You can change the base station password from the Base Station Management Tool.

It is a good idea to change your password every six to eight weeks, or more frequently if you are concerned that an

unauthorized person has administrative access to the base station.

If you restore the factory default settings to the base station, the default password

admin

is also restored. You can

use this password to access the base station, and then create a new password at the earliest opportunity.

When you change your base station password, be sure to update your backup file.

To change the base station password

1.

Open the Base Station Management Tool, and then click

Management

.

2.

On the

Management

menu, click

Change Password

.

3.

In the

Current password

box, type your current password.

4.

In the

New

password

box, type in a new password. Use a minimum of 6 characters, but no more than 16

characters. The base station password is case sensitive.

5.

In the

Confirm new password

box, retype the new password.

6.

To save the new password, click

Apply

.

Be sure to store your password in a safe place. If you forget or misplace your password and cannot log on to the

Base Station Management Tool, you must restore factory default settings to the base station by using the Restore

button on the base station, and then use the default password

admin

to open the Base Station Management Tool.