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Figure 4-19

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.

)

Note:

Only the PC on your LAN can use the

MAC Address Clone

function.

4.5.5 LAN

Choose menu “

Network

→

LAN

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

as below.

Figure 4-20

LAN

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MAC Address

-

The physical address of the Router, as seen from the LAN. The value

can't be changed.

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IP Address -

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

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(factory default: 192.168.1.1).

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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.

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Note:

1)

If you change the IP Address of LAN, you must use the new IP Address to login 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.

4.6

Wireless

Figure 4-21

Wireless menu

There are five submenus under the Wireless menu (shown in

Figure 4-21

):

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 Setting

”, you can configure the basic settings for the

wireless network on this page.

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Figure 4-22

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 TP-LINK_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

.

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 802.11g mode is selected, only 802.11g wireless

stations can connect to the Router. When 802.11n mode is selected, only 802.11n wireless

stations 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 any channel width from the pull-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.

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Max Tx Rate -

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

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Enable Wireless Router Radio -

The wireless radio of this Router can be enabled or

disabled to allow wireless stations access.

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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.

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Enable WDS -

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 below. Make sure the following settings are correct

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SSID(to be bridged)

- The SSID of the AP your Router is going to connect to as a

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

¾

BSSID(to be bridged)

- The BSSID of the AP your Router is going to connect to as a

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

¾

Search

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

¾

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

¾

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.

¾

Auth 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.

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Password

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

the password in this blank.

4.6.2 Wireless Security

Choose menu “

Wireless

→

Wireless Security

”, you can configure the security settings of your

wireless network.

There are five wireless security modes supported by the Router: WEP (Wired Equivalent

Privacy), WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access), WPA2 (Wi-Fi Protected Access 2), WPA2-PSK

(Pre-Shared Key), WPA-PSK (Pre-Shared Key).

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