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Figure 5-9 MAC Address Clone

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

needed here.



WAN MAC Address -

This field displays the current MAC address of the Internet 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).



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

button

and this MAC address will fill in the

WAN MAC Address

field.

Click

Restore Factory MAC

to restore the MAC address of Internet port to the factory default

value. Click the

Save

button to save your settings.



Note:

Only the PC on your LAN can use the

MAC Address Clone

function.

5.2.3

LAN

Choose menu “

Advanced

→

Network

→

LAN

”, you can configure the IP parameters of the LAN on

the screen as below.

Figure 5-10 LAN



MAC Address

-

The physical address of the router, as seen from the LAN. The value can't

be changed.



IP Address -

Enter the IP address of your router or reset it in dotted-decimal notation

(factory default: 192.168.0.1).

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

Subnet Mask -

An address code that determines the size of the network. Normally use

255.255.255.0 as the subnet mask.



Note:

1)

If you change the IP Address of LAN, you must use the new IP Address to log in the router.

2)

If the new LAN IP Address you set is not in the same subnet, the IP Address pool of the DHCP

server will change accordingly at the same time, while the Virtual Server and DMZ Host will

not take effect until they are re-configured.

5.3

Dual Band Selection

Choose menu “

Advanced

→

Dual Band Selection

”, and you can choose the working frequency

for your router. It is recommended that your computers and devices running video and voice

applications use the 5GHz band, while your guest access and computers that are only browsing

the web use the 2.4GHz band.

Figure 5-11 Dual Band Selection

5.4

Wireless 2.4GHz

Figure 5-12 Wireless menu

There are six submenus under the Wireless menu, shown in Figure 5-12:

Wireless Settings

,

WPS

,

Wireless Security

,

Wireless MAC Filtering

,

Wireless Advanced

and

Wireless

Statistics

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

5.4.1

Wireless Settings

Choose menu “

Advanced

→

Wireless 2.4GHz

→

Wireless Settings

”, you can configure the basic

settings for the wireless network of 2.4GHz on this page.

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Figure 5-13 Wireless Settings (2.4GHz)



Wireless Network Name -

The wireless network name (SSID) that the router uses. You can

create a new one with up to 32 characters. The default SSID is set to be TP-LINK_XXXX.

This value is case-sensitive. For example,

TEST

is NOT the same as

test

.



Region

-

The geographic region where the router is being used.

This field specifies the

region where the wireless function of the router can be used.

It might be illegal to use the

wireless features of the router in some parts of the world.

If your country or region is not

listed, please contact your local government agency for assistance.



Mode -

Select the desired mode.



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. It

is strongly recommended that you set the Mode to

802.11bgn mixed

, and all of

802.11b, 802.11g, and 802.11n wireless stations can connect to the router.



Channel Width -

Select the channel width from the drop-down list

.

The default setting is

40MHz.



Note:

If

11bg mixed

is selected in the

Mode

field, the

Channel Width

selecting field will turn grey

and the value will become 20MHz, which is unable to be changed.



Channel -

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

is set to

Auto

, so the router 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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

Enable SSID Broadcast -

When wireless clients survey the local area for wireless networks

to associate with, they will detect the SSID broadcast by the router. If you select the

Enable

SSID Broadcast

checkbox, the Wireless router will broadcast its name (SSID) on the air.



Enable WDS Bridging -

Check this box to enable WDS. With this function, the router can

bridge two or more WLANs. If this checkbox is selected, you will have to set the following

parameters as shown in Figure 5-14. Make sure the following settings are correct.

Figure 5-14 WDS Settings



SSID (to be bridged)

- The SSID of the AP your router is going to connect to as a client.

You can also use the Survey function to select the SSID to join.



MAC Address (to be bridged)

- The MAC address (BSSID) of the AP your router is

going to connect to as a client. You can also use the Survey function to select the MAC

address (BSSID) to join.



Survey

- Click this button, you can search the APs that run in all channels.



Key type

- This option should be chosen according to the AP's security configuration.



WEP Index

- This option should be chosen if the key type is WEP. It indicates the index

of the WEP key.



Auth Type

- This option should be chosen if the key type is WEP. It indicates the

authorization type of the Root AP.



Password

- If the AP your router is going to connect needs password, you need to fill

the password in this blank.

5.4.2

WPS

Choose menu “

Advanced

→

Wireless 2.4GHz

→

WPS

”, you can see the screen as shown in

Figure 5-15. This section will guide you to add a new wireless device to an existing network

quickly by WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) function.

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Figure 5-15 WPS



WPS Status -

Enable or disable the WPS function here.



Current PIN -

Displays the current value of the router's PIN. The default PIN of the router

can be found in the label or User Guide.



Restore PIN -

Restore the PIN of the router to its default value.



Gen New PIN -

Click this button, and then you can get a new random value for the router's

PIN. You can ensure the network security by generating a new PIN.



Add device -

You can add a new device to the existing network manually by clicking this

button.

If the wireless adapter supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS), you can establish a wireless

connection between wireless adapter and the router using either Push Button Configuration (PBC)

method or PIN method.

I.

Use the Wi-Fi Protected Setup Button

Use this method if your client device has a WPS button.

Step 1:

Press the

WPS/Reset

button on the back panel of the router.

Step 2:

Press and hold the

WPS

button of the client device. The WPS LED flashes for two

minutes during the Wi-Fi Protected Setup process.

Step 3:

When the WPS LED is on, the client device has successfully connected to the router.

II.

Enter the client device’s PIN on the router

Use this method if your client device does not have the WPS button, but has a Wi-Fi Protected

Setup PIN number.

Step 1:

Enable WPS. The default is enabled. Click the

Add device

button in Figure 5-15, then

Figure 5-16 will appear.