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LAN Setup Screen Settings

LAN TCP/IP Setup

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IP Address

. The LAN IP address of the router.

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IP Subnet Mask

. The LAN subnet mask of the router. Combined with the IP address, the

IP subnet mask allows a device to know which other addresses are local to it, and which

have to be reached through a gateway or router.

•

RIP Direction

. Router Information Protocol (RIP) allows a router to exchange routing

information with other routers. This setting controls how the router sends and receives

RIP packets. Both is the default setting. With the Both or Out Only setting, the router

broadcasts its routing table periodically. With the Both or In Only setting, the router

incorporates the RIP information that it receives.

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RIP Version

. This setting controls the format and the broadcasting method of the RIP

packets that the router sends. It recognizes both formats when receiving. By default, the

RIP function is disabled.

RIP-1

is universally supported. It is adequate for most networks, unless you have an

unusual network setup.

RIP-2

carries more information. Both RIP-2B and RIP-2M send the routing data in RIP-2

format. RIP-2B uses subnet broadcasting. RIP-2M uses multicasting.

Use Router as a DHCP Server

This check box is selected so that the router functions as a Dynamic Host Configuration

Protocol (DHCP) server.

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Starting IP Address

. Specify the start of the range for the pool of IP addresses in the

same subnet as the router.

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Ending IP Address

. Specify the end of the range for the pool of IP addresses in the

same subnet as the router.

Address Reservation

When you specify a reserved IP address for a computer on the LAN, that computer receives

the same IP address each time it accesses the router’s DHCP server. Assign reserved IP

addresses to servers that require permanent IP settings.

Use the Router as a DHCP Server

By default, the router functions as a DHCP server, allowing it to assign IP, DNS server, and

default gateway addresses to all computers connected to the router’s LAN. The assigned

default gateway address is the LAN address of the router. The router assigns IP addresses to

the attached computers from a pool of addresses specified in this screen. Each pool address

is tested before it is assigned to avoid duplicate addresses on the LAN. For most

applications, the default DHCP and TCP/IP settings of the router are satisfactory.

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You can specify the pool of IP addresses that are assigned by setting the starting IP address

and ending IP address. These addresses should be part of the same IP address subnet as

the router’s LAN IP address. Using the default addressing scheme, you should define a

range between 192.168.1.2 and 192.168.1.254, although you might want to save part of the

range for devices with fixed addresses.

The router delivers the following parameters to any LAN device that requests DHCP:

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An IP address from the range you have defined

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Subnet mask

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Gateway IP address (the router’s LAN IP address)

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Primary DNS server (if you entered a primary DNS address in the Internet Setup screen;

otherwise, the router’s LAN IP address)

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Secondary DNS server (if you entered a secondary DNS address in the Internet Setup

screen)

To use another device on your network as the DHCP server, or to manually configure the

network settings of all of your computers, clear the

Use Router as DHCP Server

check box

and click

Apply

. Otherwise, leave this check box selected. If this service is not enabled and

no other DHCP server is available on your network, you have to set your computers’ IP

addresses manually or they are not able to access the router.

Address Reservation

When you specify a reserved IP address for a computer on the LAN, that computer always

receives the same IP address each time it accesses the router’s DHCP server. Reserved IP

addresses should be assigned to computers or servers that require permanent IP settings.

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To reserve an IP address:

1.

In the Address Reservation section of the screen, click the

Add

button to display the

following screen:

2.

In the IP Address field, type the IP address to assign to the computer or server. (Choose an

IP address from the router’s LAN subnet, such as 192.168.1.x.)

3.

Type the MAC address of the computer or server.

Tip:

If the computer is already on your network, you can copy its MAC

address from the Attached Devices screen and paste it here.

4.

Click

Apply

to enter the reserved address into the table.

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The reserved address is not assigned until the next time the computer contacts the

router’s DHCP server. Reboot the computer, or access its IP configuration and force a

DHCP release and renew.

To edit or delete a reserved address entry, select the radio button next to the reserved

address you want to edit or delete. Then click

Edit

or

Delete

.

Quality of Service Setup

Quality of Service (QoS) is an advanced feature that can be used to prioritize some types of

traffic ahead of others. The router can provide QoS prioritization over the wireless link and on

the Internet connection. To configure QoS, use the QoS Setup screen.

Select

ADVANCED > Setup > QoS Setup

to display the following screen:

Enable WMM QoS for Wireless Multimedia Applications

WMM (Wireless Multimedia) is a subset of the 802.11e standard. WMM allows wireless traffic

to have a range of priorities depending on the type of data. Time-dependent information, such

as video and audio, has a higher priority than normal traffic. For WMM to function correctly,

wireless clients have to support WMM also.

WMM QoS is enabled by default. You can disable it in the QoS Setup screen by clearing the

Enable WMM (Wi-Fi multimedia) settings

check box and clicking

Apply

.

Turn Internet Access QoS On

Enable this feature for the QoS function to prioritize Internet traffic.

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Manage the QoS Priority Rules

Select

ADVANCED > Setup > QoS Setup

and click the

Setup QoS rule button

to display

the following screen:

For applications such as online gaming, an Ethernet LAN port, or a specified MAC address

that already appears in the list, modify the priority level by selecting it and then clicking

Edit

.

Click

Delete

to erase the priority rule.

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You can also define the priority policy for each online game, application, LAN port, or the

computer’s MAC address by clicking

Add Priority Rule

.

For Applications or Online Gaming

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To set up the priority for an application or online gaming:

1.

From the Priority Category list, select

Applications

or

Online Gaming

.

2.

Select the Internet application or game from one of the lists.