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Figure 3-5: Login result: WPN824 home page
The browser will then display the WPN824 settings home page.
When the wireless router is connected to the Internet, click the Knowledge Base or the
Documentation link under the Web Support menu to view support information or the
documentation for the wireless router.
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If you do not click Logout, the wireless router will wait 5 minutes after there is no activity before it
automatically logs you out.
How to Bypass the Configuration Assistant
1.
When the wireless router is in the factory default state, type
in the address field of your browser, then click
Enter
.
When the wireless router is in the factory default state, a user name and password are not
required.
2.
The browser will then display the WPN824 settings home page shown in
“Login result:
WPN824 home page” on page 3-7
.
If you do not click Logout, the wireless router will wait 5 minutes after there is no activity
before it automatically logs you out.
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How to Manually Configure Your Internet Connection
You can manually configure your router using the menu below, or you can allow the Setup Wizard
to determine your configuration as described in the previous section.
Figure 3-6:
Browser-based configuration Basic Settings menus
You can manually configure the router using the Basic Settings menu shown in
Figure 3-6
using
these steps:
1.
Connect to the wireless router by typing
in the address field of your
browser, then click
Enter
.
ISP
Does
Not
Require Login
ISP
Does
Require Login
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2.
For security reasons, the wireless router has its own user name and password. When prompted,
enter
admin
for the router user name and
password
for the router password, both in lower
case letters.
3.
Click
Basic Settings
on the Setup menu.
4.
If your Internet connection does not require a login, click No at the top of the Basic Settings
menu and fill in the settings according to the instructions below. If your Internet connection
does require a login, click Yes, and skip to step 5.
a.
Enter your Account Name (may also be called Host Name) and Domain Name.
These parameters may be necessary to access your ISP’s services such as mail or news
servers.
b.
Internet IP Address:
If your ISP has assigned you a permanent, fixed (static) IP address for your computer,
select “Use static IP address”. Enter the IP address that your ISP assigned. Also enter the
netmask and the Gateway IP address. The Gateway is the ISP’s router to which your router
will connect.
c.
Domain Name Server (DNS) Address:
If you know that your ISP does not automatically transmit DNS addresses to the router
during login, select “Use these DNS servers” and enter the IP address of your ISP’s
Primary DNS Server. If a Secondary DNS Server address is available, enter it also.
Note:
If you enter an address here, restart the computers on your network so that these
settings take effect.
d.
Router’s MAC Address:
This section determines the Ethernet MAC address that will be used by the router on the
Internet port. Some ISPs will register the Ethernet MAC address of the network interface
card in your computer when your account is first opened. They will then only accept
traffic from the MAC address of that computer. This feature allows your router to
masquerade as that computer by “cloning” its MAC address.
To change the MAC address, select “
Use this Computer’s MAC address
.” The router
will then capture and use the MAC address of the computer that you are now using. You
must be using the one computer that is allowed by the ISP. Or, select “Use this MAC
address” and type it in here.
e.
Click
Apply
to save your settings.
5.
If your Internet connection does require a login, fill in the settings according to the instructions
below. Select Yes if you normally must launch a login program such as Enternet or WinPOET
in order to access the Internet.
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Note:
After you finish setting up your router, you will no longer need to launch the ISP’s login
program on your computer in order to access the Internet. When you start an Internet
application, your router will automatically log you in.
a.
Select your Internet service provider from the drop-down list.
Figure 3-7:
Basic Settings ISP list
Note:
Not all ISPs are listed here. The ones on this list have special requirements.
b.
The screen will change according to the ISP settings requirements of the ISP you select.
c.
Fill in the parameters for your Internet service provider.
d.
Click
Apply
to save your settings. Click the Test button to verify you have Internet access.
Using the Smart Setup Wizard
You can use the Smart Setup Wizard to assist with manual configuration or to verify the Internet
connection. The Smart Setup Wizard is not the same as the Smart Wizard configuration assistant
(as illustrated in
Figure 3-1
) that only appears when the router is in its factory default state. After
you configure the wireless router, the Smart Wizard configuration assistant will not appear again.
To use the Smart Setup Wizard to assist with manual configuration or to verify the Internet
connection settings, follow this procedure.
1.
Connect to the wireless router by typing
in the address field of your
browser, then click
Enter
.

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