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Advanced Home Settings
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To change the LAN settings:
1.
Select
Advanced > Setup > LAN Setup
.
2.
Enter the settings that you want to customize.
These settings are described in the following section,
LAN Setup Screen Settings
.
3.
Click
Apply
.
Your changes are saved.
LAN Setup Screen Settings
LAN TCP/IP Setup
•
IP Address
. The LAN IP address of the router.
•
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.
•
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.
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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 DHCP Server
For most home networks, this check box is selected so that the router acts as a Dynamic
Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server.
•
Starting IP Address
. Specify the start of the range for the pool of IP addresses in the
same subnet as the router.
•
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.
The Role of the Router as a DHCP Server
By default, the router acts as a DHCP server. The router assigns IP, DNS server, and default
gateway addresses to all computers connected to the 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.
You can specify the pool of IP addresses that the router assigns 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, 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:
•
An IP address from the range that you have defined
•
Subnet mask
•
Gateway IP address (the router’s LAN IP address)
•
DNS server IP address (the router’s LAN IP address)
You can use another device on your network as the DHCP server, or specify the network
settings of all of your computers
To use disable the DHCP Server feature in the router:
1.
Select
Advanced > Setup > LAN Setup.
2.
Clear the
Use Router as DHCP Server
check box.
3.
Click
Apply
.
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4.
(Optional) If this service is disabled and no other DHCP server is on your network, set your
computer IP addresses manually so that the can 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. Assign
reserved IP addresses to computers or servers that require permanent IP settings.
To reserve an IP address:
1.
Select
Advanced > Setup > LAN Setup
.
2.
In the Address Reservation section of the screen, click the
Add
button.
3.
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.
4.
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.
5.
Click
Apply.
The reserved address is entered into the table.
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:
1.
Select the radio button next to the reserved address you want to edit or delete.
2.
Click
Edit
or
Delete
.
WPS Wizard for WiFi Connections
The WPS Wizard helps you add a wireless computer or device to your WiFi network. On the
computer or wireless device, either press its WPS button or locate its WPS PIN.
1.
Select
Advanced > WPS Wizard
.
2.
Click
Next
.
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The following screen lets you select the method for adding the WPS client (a wireless
device or computer).
You can use either the push button or PIN method.
3.
Select either
Push Button
or
PIN Number
.
•
To use the push button method, either click the
WPS
button on this screen, or press
the
WPS
button on the side of the router. Within 2 minutes, go to the wireless client
and press its
WPS
button to join the network without entering a password.
•
To use the PIN method, select the
PIN Number
radio button, enter the client security
PIN, and click
Next
.
Within 2 minutes, go to the client device and use its WPS software to join the network
without entering a password.
The router attempts to add the WPS-capable device. The WPS LED
on the front of
the router blinks green. When the router establishes a WPS connection, the LED is solid
green, and the router WPS screen displays a confirmation message.
Quality of Service (QoS) Setup
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.
WMM QoS for Wireless Multimedia Applications
The router supports Wi-Fi Multimedia Quality of Service (WMM QoS) to prioritize wireless
voice and video traffic over the wireless link. WMM QoS provides prioritization of wireless
data packets from different applications based on four access categories: voice, video, best
effort, and background. For an application to receive the benefits of WMM QoS, both it and
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the client running that application have to have WMM enabled. Legacy applications that do
not support WMM and applications that do not require QoS, are assigned to the best effort
category, which receives a lower priority than voice and video. WMM QoS is enabled by
default.
To disable WMM QoS:
1.
Select
Advanced > Setup > QoS Setup
.
2.
Clear the
Enable WMM
check box
3.
Click
Apply
.
Set Up QoS for Internet Access
You can give prioritized Internet access to the following types of traffic:
•
Specific applications
•
Specific online games
•
Individual Ethernet LAN ports of the router
•
A specific device by MAC address
To specify prioritization of traffic, create a policy for the type of traffic and add the policy to the
QoS Policy table in the QoS Setup screen. For convenience, the QoS Policy table lists many
common applications and online games that can benefit from QoS handling.
QoS for Applications and Online Gaming
To create a QoS policy for applications and online games:
1.
Select
Advanced > Setup > QoS Setup.
2.
Select the
Turn Internet Access QoS On
check box.
3.
Click the
Setup QoS rule
button.

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