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Figure 3-7

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Note:

If the above screen (Figure 3-7) does not prompt, it means that your web-browser may be

set to a proxy. Choose

Tools menu

→

Internet Options

→

Connections

→

LAN Settings

,

on the screen that appears, cancel the

Using Proxy checkbox

, and click

OK

to finish it.

Step 1:

Select the

Quick Setup

tab on the left of the main menu and the “Quick Setup”

screen will appear. Click the

Next

button.

Figure 3-8

Step 2:

Select the connection type to connect to the ISP and then click the

Next

button.

Figure 3-9

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Note:

The router supports three popular ways to connect to Internet. Please select one

compatible with your ISP, if you are given another way that is not listed here, refer to

Network

→

WAN

for detailed list.

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If you choose

PPPoE

, you will see the screen as shown in Figure 3-10, enter the

Username

and

Password

provided by your ISP. These fields are case sensitive. If

you have difficulty with this process, please contact your ISP.

Figure 3-10

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If you choose

Dynamic IP

in

Figure 3-9, the router will automatically receive the IP

parameters from your ISP without needing to enter any parameters.

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If you Choose

Static IP

, you should enter the detailed IP information in Figure 3-11.

Click the

Next

button

Figure 3-11

Step 3:

After that, you will see the next screen. Click

Finish

to complete the quick

installation.

Figure 3-12

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Chapter 4. Configuring the Router

This User Guide recommends using the “Quick Installation Guide” for first-time

installation. For advanced users, if you want to know more about this device and make

use of its functions adequately, you need to read this chapter and configure advanced

settings though the Web-based Utility.

After your successful login, you can configure and manage the router. There are main

menus on the left of the Web-based Utility. Submenus will be available after you click one

of the main menus. On the center of the web-based Utility, you can configure the function.

Besides this, you can refer to the help on the right of the Web-based Utility. To apply any

settings you have altered on the page, please click the

Save

button.

4.1

Status

Choose “

Status

” menu, you can view the router's current status and configuration as

shown in Figure 4-1. All information is read-only.

Figure 4-1

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LAN

-

This field displays the current settings or information for the LAN, including

the “MAC address”, “IP address” and “Subnet Mask”.

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WAN

-

This field displays the parameters applied to the WAN port of the router,

including “MAC address”, “IP address”, “Subnet Mask”, “Default Gateway” and so

on.

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Note:

If PPPoE/L2TP/PPTP is chosen as the WAN connection type, the

Disconnect

button will

be shown here while you are accessing the Internet. You can also cut the connection by

clicking the button. If you have not connected to the Internet, a

Connect

button will be

shown, you can then establish the connection by clicking the button.

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Traffic Statistics:

This field displays the router's traffic statistics.

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System Up Time:

This field displays the time of the router running from the time it is

powered on or is reset

.

4.2

Quick Setup

Please refer to

Chapter 3"Quick Installation Guide."

4.3

Network

Choose menu “

Network

”, you can see the submenus under the Network menu:

LAN

,

WAN

and

MAC Clone

.

Figure 4-2

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

detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below.

4.3.1 LAN

Choose menu “

Network

→

LAN

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

screen below.

Figure 4-3

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MAC Address

-

This field displays the physical address of the LAN. The value

can't be changed.

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IP Address -

Enter the IP address for the LAN of the Router, the formal is in

dotted-decimal notation (the factory default value is 192.168.0.1).

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Subnet Mask

-

Enter the subnet mask for the LAN of the Router, this address code

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 the LAN, you must use the new IP address to login to

the router.

2)

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

the DHCP server will not take effect, until they are re-configured. Besides this, the

Virtual Server and DMZ Host may change accordingly at the same time, you’d better

re-configure it as well.

4.3.2 WAN

Choose menu “

Network

→

WAN

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

the screen below.

The Router provides eight connection types for WAN to connect to the Internet, they are

“

Dynamic IP

”, “

Static IP

”, “

PPPoE

”, “

802.1X + Dynamic IP

”, “

802.1X + Static IP

”,

“

L2TP/Russia L2TP

”, “

PPTP/Russia PPTP

” and “

Dual Access/Russia PPPoE

”. (The

default type is “

Dynamic IP

”). For configuring the WAN, you should select the

connection type firstly according your needs.

1.

Dynamic IP

If you aren’t given any login parameters and IP information, please select

Dynamic IP

(shown in Figure 4-4), then the router will automatically get IP parameters from your ISP.

Click the

Renew

button to renew the IP parameters from your ISP. Click the

Release

button to release the IP parameters.