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Advanced Settings

This chapter describes the advanced features of your router. This information is for users with a

solid understanding of networking concepts. These users want to set the router up for unique

situations such as when remote access from the Internet by IP or domain name is needed.

This chapter includes the following sections:

•

SIM Settings

•

Wireless Settings

•

Wireless Repeating

•

Port Forwarding and Port Triggering

•

Dynamic DNS

•

Static Routes

•

Remote Management

•

Universal Plug and Play

•

Traffic Meter

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SIM Settings

Your ISP provides you with a SIM card so that you can access mobile broadband. Use this

screen to change your SIM card settings.



To change your SIM card settings:

1.

Select

ADVANCED > Advanced > SIM Settings

to display the following screen:

2.

Change your SIM card settings as necessary:

•

Enabling or Disabling the PIN Code

. Enable or disable the use of the SIM card PIN

code. Enter your current PIN code to authorize this change.

•

Changing the PIN Code

. The PIN code prevents the use of the SIM card in an

unauthorized device. Also, change the PIN code regularly for security reasons. Enter

your current PIN code to authorize this change, followed by the new PIN code you

have chosen.

3.

Click

Appl

y so that your changes take effect.

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Wireless Settings

Note:

The wireless router is already configured with the optimum settings.

Do not alter these settings unless directed by NETGEAR support.

Incorrect settings disable the wireless router.

Select

ADVANCED > Advanced > Wireless Settings

to display the following screen:

The following settings are available in this screen:

Advanced Wireless Settings

. Do not change these settings unless directed to do so by

NETGEAR support.

•

Enable Wireless Router Radio

. You can completely turn off the wireless portion of

the wireless router by clearing this check box. Select this check box again to enable

the wireless portion of the router. When the wireless radio is disabled, other members

of your household can use the router by connecting their computers to the router with

an Ethernet cable.

•

Enable SSID Broadcast

. This setting enables broadcasting of the SSID.

Note:

The Fragmentation Length, CTS/RTS Threshold, and Preamble

Mode options are reserved for wireless testing and advanced

configuration only. Do not change these settings.

WPS Settings

.You can add WPS devices to your network.

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•

Router’s PIN

. This PIN is the PIN number you use on a registrar (such as from

Network Explorer on a Vista Windows computer) to configure the router’s wireless

settings through WPS. You can also find the PIN on the router’s product label.

•

Disable Router’s PIN

. You can configure the router’s wireless settings or add a

wireless client through WPS using the router’s PIN only when the PIN is enabled. The

router’s PIN can be disabled temporarily when the router detects suspicious attempts

to break into the router’s wireless settings by using the router’s PIN through WPS.

You can manually enable this function by clearing the check box and clicking the

Apply button.

•

Keep Existing Wireless Settings

. This setting shows whether the router is in the

WPS configured state. If this option is not selected, adding a new wireless client

changes the router’s wireless settings to an automatically generated random SSID

and security key. In addition, when this option is selected, some external registrars

(such as Network Explorer on Vista Windows) might not see the router.

Configuring the basic wireless settings from the router’s web management interface

selects this option automatically.

Wireless Card Access List

. By default, any wireless computer that is configured with the

correct SSID is allowed access to your wireless network. For increased security, restrict

access to the wireless network to allow only specific computers based on their MAC

addresses. Click the

Set Up Access List

button display the Wireless Card Access List

screen. On this screen, you can restrict access to your network to specific devices based on

their MAC address.

Click

Add

to add wireless devices to your network based on their MAC addresses.

Click

Apply

to have your changes take effect.

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Wireless Repeating

You can set the router up to be used as a wireless access point (AP). This setup enables the

router to act as a wireless repeater. A wireless repeater connects to another wireless router

as a client where the network to which it connects becomes the ISP service.

Wireless repeating is a type of Wireless Distribution System (WDS). A WDS allows a wireless

network to be expanded through multiple access points instead of using a wired backbone to

link them. The following figure shows a wireless repeating scenario.

Repeater

Base station

access point

access point

Note:

If you use the wireless repeating function, you need to select either

WEP

or

None

as a security option in the Wireless Settings screen.

The WEP option displays only if you select the wireless mode Up to

54 Mbps in the Wireless Settings screen.

Wireless base station

. The router acts as the parent access point, bridging traffic to and

from the child repeater access point, as well as handling wireless and wired local computers.

To configure this mode, you have to know the MAC addresses of the child repeater access

point.