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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.

If you do not click

Logout

, the wireless router will wait 5 minutes after there is no activity before

it automatically logs you out.

Figure 3-5

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How to Bypass the Configuration Assistant

1.

When the wireless router is in the factory default state, type

http://www.routerlogin.net/basicsetting.htm

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 WPNT834 home page shown in

Figure 3-5

.

If you do not click

Logout

, the wireless router will wait 5 minutes after there is no activity

before it automatically logs you out.

Note:

If the

Check for New Version Upon Log-in

checkbox is checked, the home

page will be the Router Upgrade page. Otherwise, it will be the Basic Settings

page.

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How to Manually Configure Your Internet Connection

You can manually configure your router using the Basic Settings menu, shown below, or you can

allow the Setup Wizard to determine your configuration as described in the previous section.

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

http://www.routerlogin.net

in the address field of your

browser, then click

Enter

.

Figure 3-6

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

net mask 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.

d.

Router’s MAC Address:

This section determines the Ethernet MAC address that will the router will use 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 Computer 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.

Note:

If you enter an address here, restart the computers on your network so that

these settings take effect.

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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.

a.

Select your Internet service provider from the drop-down list.

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.

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.

Figure 3-7

Note:

Not all ISPs are listed here. The ones on this list have special requirements.