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Connect on Demand -

You can configure the Router to disconnect from your Internet

connection after a specified period of inactivity (

Max Idle Time

). If your Internet

connection has been terminated due to inactivity,

Connect on Demand

enables the

Router to automatically re-establish your connection as soon as you attempt to

access the Internet again. If you wish to activate

Connect on Demand

, check the

radio button. If you want your Internet connection to remain active at all times, enter

“0” in the

Max Idle Time

field. Otherwise, enter the number of minutes you want to

have elapsed before your Internet connection terminates.

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Connect Automatically -

Connect automatically after the Router is disconnected. To

use this option, check the radio button.

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Connect Manually -

You can configure the Router to make it connect or disconnect

manually. After a specified period of inactivity (

Max Idle Time

), the Router will

disconnect from your Internet connection, and you will not be able to re-establish your

connection automatically as soon as you attempt to access the Internet again. To use

this option, click the radio button. If you want your Internet connection to remain

active at all times, enter "0" in the

Max Idle Time

field. Otherwise, enter the number in

minutes that you wish to have the Internet connecting last unless a new link is

requested.

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Note:

Sometimes the connection cannot be terminated although you specify a time to Max Idle

Time because some applications are visiting the Internet continually in the background.

Click the

Save

button to save your settings.

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Note:

If you don't know how to choose the appropriate connection type, click the

Detect

button

to allow the Router to automatically search your Internet connection for servers and

protocols. The connection type will be reported when an active Internet service is

successfully detected by the Router. This report is for your reference only. To make sure

the connection type your ISP provides, please refer to the ISP. The various types of

Internet connections that the Router can detect are as follows:

z

PPPoE

-

Connections which use PPPoE that requires a user name and password.

z

Dynamic IP

-

Connections which use dynamic IP address assignment.

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Static IP

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Connections which use static IP address assignment.

The Router can not detect PPTP/L2TP/BigPond connections with your ISP. If your ISP

uses one of these protocols, then you must configure your connection manually.

4.5.3 MAC Clone

Choose menu “

Network

→

MAC Clone

”, you can configure the MAC address of the

WAN on the screen below, Figure 4-14:

Figure 4-14

MAC Address Clone

Some ISPs require that you register the MAC Address of your adapter. Changes are rarely

needed here.

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WAN MAC Address -

This field displays the current MAC address of the WAN port.

If your ISP requires you to register the MAC address, please enter the correct MAC

address into this field in XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX format (X is any hexadecimal digit).

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Your PC's MAC Address -

This field displays the MAC address of the PC that is

managing the Router. If the MAC address is required, you can click the

Clone MAC

Address

To

button and this MAC address will fill in the

WAN MAC Address

field.

Click

Restore Factory MAC

to restore the MAC address of WAN port to the factory

default value.

Click the

Save

button to save your settings.

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Note:

Only the PC on your LAN can use the

MAC Address Clone

function.

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4.6 Wireless

Figure 4-15

Wireless menu

There are five submenus under the Wireless menu (shown in Figure 4-15):

Wireless

Settings

,

Wireless Security, Wireless MAC Filtering, Wireless Advanced

and

Wireless Statistics.

Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the

corresponding function.

4.6.1 Wireless Settings

Choose menu “

Wireless

→

Wireless Settings

”, you can configure the basic settings for

the wireless network on this page.

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Figure 4-16

Wireless Settings

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SSID -

Enter a value of up to 32 characters. The same name of SSID (Service Set

Identification) must be assigned to all wireless devices in your network. Considering

your wireless network security, the default SSID is set to be Rosewill_XXXXXX

(XXXXXX indicates the last unique six numbers of each Router’s MAC address).

This value is case-sensitive. For example,

TEST

is NOT the same as

test

.

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Region

-

Select your region from the pull-down list. This field specifies the region

where the wireless function of the Router can be used. It may be illegal to use the

wireless function of the Router in a region other than one of those specified in this

field. If your country or region is not listed, please contact your local government

agency for assistance.

When you select your local region from the pull-down list, click the

Save

button

,

then

the Note Dialog appears. Click

OK

.

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Note Dialog

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Note:

Limited by local law regulations, version for North America does not have region selection

option.

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Channel -

This field determines which operating frequency will be used. The default

channel is set to Auto. so the AP will choose the best channel automatically. It is not

necessary to change the wireless channel unless you notice interference problems

with another nearby access point.

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Mode -

Select the desired mode. The default setting is 11bgn mixed.

11b only -

Select if all of your wireless clients are 802.11b.

11g only -

Select if all of your wireless clients are 802.11g.

11n only-

Select only if all of your wireless clients are 802.11n.

11bg mixed -

Select if you are using both 802.11b and 802.11g wireless clients.

11bgn mixed -

Select if you are using a mix of 802.11b, 11g, and 11n wireless

clients.

Select the desired wireless mode. When you selected the 802.11g mode, only

802.11g wireless clients can connect to the Router. When 802.11n mode is selected,

only 802.11n wireless clients can connect to the AP. It is strongly recommended that

you set the Mode to

802.11b&g&n

, and all of 802.11b, 802.11g, and 802.11n

wireless stations can connect to the Router.

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Channel width -

Select the channel width from the pull-down list. The default setting

is automatic, which can adjust the channel width for your clients automatically.

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Note:

If

11b only

,

11g only

, or

11bg mixed

is selected in the

Mode

field, the

Channel

Width

selecting field will turn grey and the value will become 20M, which is unable to

be changed.

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Max Tx Rate -

You can limit the maximum tx rate of the Router through this field.

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