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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
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
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.

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