Mitrastar HGW-2501GN-R2 Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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6.1.1

Edit Ethernet Connection

In

Network Setting > WAN

, click the

Edit

icon next to an Ethernet connection to display the

following screen. Use this screen to configure an Ethernet connection.

Figure 5

Network Setting > WAN: Edit

Table 4

Network Setting > WAN: Edit

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Active

Select this to have the Router use the Ethernet connection.

VLAN

Specify the name for this WAN interface.

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Mode

Select

Router

(default) if your ISP gives you one IP address only and you want multiple

computers to share an Internet account. Select

Bridge

when your ISP provides you more than

one IP address and you want the connected computers to get individual IP address from the

ISP’s DHCP server directly. If you select

Bridge

, you cannot use Firewall, DHCP server and NAT

on the Router.

Encapsulation

Select the method of encapsulation used by your ISP . Choices vary depending on the mode

you select in the

Mode

field.

If you select

Router

in the

Mode

field, select

ENET ENCAP

or

PPPoE

.

If you select

Bridge

in the

Mode

field, method of encapsulation is not available.

User Name

(PPPoE encapsulation only) Enter the user name exactly as your ISP assigned. If assigned a

name in the form user@domain

where domain identifies a service name, then enter both

components exactly as given.

Password

(PPPoE encapsulation only) Enter the password associated with the user name above.

Service Name

(PPPoE only) Type the name of your PPPoE service here.

IPv6/IPv4 Dual Stack

Select

IPv4

if you want the Router to run IPv4 only.

Select

IPv4/IPv6

to allow the Router to run IPv4 and IPv6 at the same time.

Select

IPv6

if you want the Router to run IPv6 only.

PPP

Authentication

Select an authentication protocol for outgoing calls:

AUTO

- Your Router accepts either CHAP or PAP when requested by this remote node.

CHAP

- Your Router accepts CHAP only.

PAP

- Your Router accepts PAP only.

IP Address

This option is available if you select

Router

in the

Mode

field and

IPv4

or

IPv4/IPv6

in the

IPv6/IPv4 Dual Stack

field.

Select

Obtain an IP Address Automatically

if you have a dynamic IP address; otherwise

select

Static IP Address

.

IP Address

Enter the IP address your ISP has assigned.

Primary DNS

Enter the primary DNS server’s address for the Router.

Secondary DNS

Enter the secondary DNS server’s address for the Router.

IPv6 address

This option is available if you select

Router

in the

Mode

field and

IPv6

or

IPv4/IPv6

in the

IPv6/IPv4 Dual Stack

field.

If you select

ENET ENCAP

in the

Encapsulation

field, select

Obtain an IP Address

Automatically

if you have a dynamic IPv6 address; otherwise select

Static IP Address

.

If your encapsulation mode is

PPPoE

, the Router’s IPv6 address is dynamic and you do not

need to configure the IPv6 address settings.

IPv6 Address

Enter the IPv6 address assigned by your ISP.

Prefix length

Enter the address prefix length.

Table 4

Network Setting > WAN: Edit (continued)

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

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IPv6 Default

Gateway

Enter the default gateway.

IPv6 DNS Server1

Enter the first IPv6 DNS server address.

IPv6 DNS Server2

Enter the second IPv6 DNS server address.

DHCP IPv6

This is available only when you select

Obtain an IP Address Automatically

.

Select

DHCP

to obtain an IPv6 address from a DHCPv6 server. Select

SLAAC

to have the

Router use the prefix to automatically generate a unique IP address that does not need to be

maintained by a DHCP server.

DHCP PD

This is available only when you select

Obtain an IP Address Automatically

.

Select

Enable

to use DHCP PD (Prefix Delegation) to allow the Router to pass the IPv6 prefix

information to its LAN hosts. The hosts can then use the prefix to generate their IPv6

addresses.

NAT

SUA Only

is available only when you select

Router

in the

Mode

field.

Select

SUA Only

if you have one public IP address and want to use NAT.

Select

Full Feature

if you have multiple public WAN IP addresses for your Router.

Select

None

to disable NAT.

Mapping Set

If you select

Full Feature

in the NAT field, select the NAT address mapping set of local IP

addresses to map to this interface’s IP address.

Advanced Setup

Click this to display or hide RIP and multicast and MTU fields.

RIP Direction

Select the

RIP Direction

from

None

,

Both

,

In Only

and

Out Only

.

RIP Version

This field is not configurable if you select

None

in the

RIP Direction

field.

Select the RIP version from

RIP-1

and

RIP2-B

/

RIP2-M

.

Multicast

The Router supports

IGMP-v1

,

IGMP-v2

and

IGMP-v3

. Select

None

to disable it.

MTU

Enter the MTU for this WAN interface in this field.

Table 4

Network Setting > WAN: Edit (continued)

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

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Chapter 7

Wireless 2.4GHz

7.1

Wireless General Screen

Use this screen to enable the Wireless LAN, enter the SSID and select the wireless security mode.



If you are configuring the Router from a computer connected to the wireless LAN and you

change the Router’s SSID or security settings, you will lose your wireless connection when

you press

Apply

to confirm. You must then change the wireless settings of your computer

to match the Router’s new settings.

Click

Network Setting > Wireless 2.4GHz

to open the

General

screen. Select the

Enable Wireless

LAN

checkbox to show the Wireless configurations.

Figure 6

Network Setting > Wireless 2.4 > General

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Table 5

Network Setting > Wireless 2.4GHz > General

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Wireless

Select the

Enable Wireless LAN

check box to activate the wireless LAN.

Nota: You must also set the Router’s physical

Wifi/WPS

button to

ON

to use wireless

LAN. The

Wifi

LED should be on.

Wireless

Network Name

(SSID)

Enter a descriptive name for the wireless LAN.

Hide SSID

Select this check box to hide the SSID in the outgoing beacon frame so a station cannot

obtain the SSID through scanning using a site survey tool.

Client Isolation

Select this to keep the wireless clients in this SSID from communicating with each other

directly through the Router.

MBSSID/LAN

Isolation

Select this to keep the wireless clients in this SSID from communicating with clients in

other SSIDs or wired LAN devices through the Router.

Select both

Client Isolation

and

MBSSID/LAN Isolation

to allow this SSID’s wireless

clients to only connect to the Internet through the Router.

Channel

Selection

Set the channel depending on your particular region.

Select a channel or use

Auto

to have the Router automatically determine a channel to

use. If you are having problems with wireless interference, changing the channel may

help. Try to use a channel that is as many channels away from any channels used by

neighboring APs as possible. The channel number which the Router is currently using

then displays in the

Operating Channel

field.

Scan

Click this button to have the Router immediately scan for and select a channel (which is

not used by another device) whenever the device reboots or the wireless setting is

changed.

Result

Click this to show the scan result of channels and their noise such as the following

screen.

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