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Figure 4-27



MAC Address:

The MAC address of the PC for which you want to reserve an IP address.



IP Address:

The IP address reserved for the PC by the modem router.



Status:

The status of this entry, either

Enabled

or

Disabled

.

To Reserve an IP address:

1.

Click the

Add New

button. Then Figure 4-28 will pop up.

2.

Enter the MAC address (in XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX format.) and IP address (in dotted-decimal

notation) of the computer for which you want to reserve an IP address.

3.

Click the

Save

button.

Figure 4-28

To modify or delete an existing entry:

1.

Click

Edit

in the entry you want to modify the entry.

2.

Modify the information.

3.

Click the

Save

button.

Click the

Enable/Disable Selected

button to make selected entries enabled/disabled.

Click the

Delete Selected

button to delete the selected entries.

4.7.4

Conditional Pool

Choose menu “

DHCP Server

”



“

Conditional Pool

”, you can see the next screen (shown in

Figure 4-29). This page displays vendor class settings and allows you to set parameters for

vendor class by clicking corresponding buttons.

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Figure 4-29

To add a

vendor class:

1.

Click the

Add New

button. Then Figure 4-30 will pop up.

2.

Enter parameters for the vendor class.

Click the

Save

button.

Figure 4-30

To modify or delete an existing entry:

1.

Click

Edit

in the entry you want to modify the entry.

2.

Modify the information.

3.

Click the

Save

button.

Click the

Enable/Disable Selected

button to make selected entries enabled/disabled.

Click the

Delete Selected

button to delete the selected entries.

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4.8

Wireless 2.4GHz

There are seven submenus under the Wireless 2.4 GHz menu:

Basic Settings

,

WPS Settings

,

Wireless Security

,

Wireless Schedule

,

Wireless MAC Filtering

,

Wireless Advanced

and

Wireless Status

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

4.8.1

Basic Settings

Choose menu “

Wireless 2.4GHz

”

→

“

Basic Settings

”, you can configure the basic settings for

the wireless network of 2.4GHz on this page.

Figure 4-31



SSID:

Wireless network name. Enter a desired SSID which is case-sensitive and must not

exceed 32 characters. The default SSID is TP-LINK_2.4GHz_XXXXXX (xx is the last six

numbers of MAC address).



Region:

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

wireless function of the modem router can be used. It may be illegal to use the wireless

function of the modem 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.



Note:

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



Mode

:

Select the desired mode.

11b only:

Select if all of your wireless clients are 802.11b.

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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.

When 802.11g mode is selected, only 802.11g wireless stations can be connected to the

modem router. When 802.11n mode is selected, only 802.11n wireless stations can connect

to the modem router. 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 modem router.



Channel:

Select the channel you want to use from the drop-down list. This field determines

which operating frequency will be used. It is not necessary to change the wireless channel

unless you notice interference problems with another nearby access point.



Channel Width:

Select the channel width from the drop-down list

.

The default setting is

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



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.



Enable SSID Broadcast:

When wireless clients survey the local area for wireless networks to

associate with, they will detect the SSID broadcast by the modem router. If this checkbox is

selected, the wireless router will broadcast its name (SSID) on the air.



Enable WDS:

With this function, the modem router can bridge two or more Wlans. If this

checkbox is selected, you will need to set the following parameters as shown in the figure

below. Make sure the following settings are correct.



SSID (to be bridged):

The SSID of the AP your modem router is going to connect to as a

client. You can also use the search function to select the SSID to join.



BSSID (to be bridged):

The BSSID of the AP your modem router is going to connect to as a

client. You can also use the search function to select the BSSID to join.



Scan:

Click this button, you can search the AP which runs in the current channel.



Key type

: This option should be chosen according to the AP's security configuration. It is

recommended that the security type is the same as your AP's security type



WEP Index

: This option should be chosen if the key type is WEP(ASCII) or WEP(HEX). It

indicates the index of the WEP key.

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

Authentication Type

: This option should be chosen if the key type is WEP(ASCII) or

WEP(HEX). It indicates the authorization type of the Root AP.



Password

:

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

the password in this blank.

Click

Save

to save your settings.

4.8.2

WPS Settings

This section will guide you to add a new wireless device to an existing network quickly by

WPS

(also called

QSS

)

function.

a).

Choose menu “

WPS Settings

”, and you will see the next screen (shown in Figure 4-32).

Figure 4-32



WPS:

Enable or disable the WPS function here.



Current PIN:

The current value of the modem router's PIN is displayed here.



Restore PIN:

Restore the PIN of the modem router to its default.



Generate New PIN:

Click this button to get a new random PIN code. 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.

b).

To add a new device:

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

connection between wireless adapter and modem router using either Push Button Configuration

(PBC) method or PIN method.



Note:

To build a successful connection by WPS, you should also do the corresponding configuration of

the new device for WPS function meanwhile.

I.

Use the Wi-Fi Protected Setup Button

Use this method if your client device has a Wi-Fi Protected Setup button.

Step 1:

Press the WPS button on the side of the modem router, as shown in the following figure.

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