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Connect Automatically -
Connect automatically after the router is disconnected. To
use this option, click the radio button.
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Time-based Connecting -
You can configure the router to make it connect or
disconnect based on time. Enter the start time in HH:MM for connecting and end
time in HH:MM for disconnecting in the
Period of Time
fields.
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Note:
Only you have set the system time on
System Tools
Time
screen, will the
Time-based
Connecting
function take effect.
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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 your Internet connection, and not be able to re-establish your connection
automatically even though you attempt to access the Internet again. You need click
the
Connect
button manually to connect immediately, or click the
Disconnect
button manually to disconnect immediately; 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:
1)
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.
2)
Sometimes the connection cannot be disconnected although you specify a time to
Max Idle Time. This is because there may still be active applications in the
background, which may cause fee accounted by your ISP.
Click the
Advanced
button to set up the advanced option as shown in Figure 4-14.
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Figure 4-14
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MTU Size-
The default MTU size is 1480 bytes, which is usually fine. For some ISPs,
you need modify the MTU. This should not be done unless you are sure it is
necessary for your ISP.
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Service Name/AC Name -
The service name and AC (Access Concentrator) name
should not be configured unless you are sure it is necessary for your ISP.
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ISP Specified IP Address -
If you know that your ISP does not automatically
transmit your IP address to the router during login, select
Use IP Address specified
by ISP
and enter the IP in dotted-decimal notation, which your ISP provided.
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Detect Online Interval -
The default value is 0, you can input the value between 0
and 120. The router will detect Access Concentrator online at every interval between
the time. If the value is 0,
it
means the Router does not detect.
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Primary DNS & Secondary DNS -
If you know that your ISP does not automatically
transmit DNS addresses to the router during login, select
Use the following DNS
servers
and enter the address in dotted-decimal notation of your ISP’s primary DNS
server. If a secondary DNS server address is available, enter it as well.
4.3.3 MAC Clone
Choose menu “
Network
MAC Clone
”, you can configure the MAC address of the
WAN on the screen below (shown in Figure 4-15).
Some ISPs require that you register the MAC address of your adapter, which is
connected to your cable, DSL modem or Ethernet during installation. You do not
generally need to change anything here.
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Figure 4-15
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WAN MAC Address -
This field displays the current MAC address of the WAN port,
which is used for the WAN port. If your ISP requires that you register the MAC
address, please enter the correct MAC address into this field. The format for the
MAC address is XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX (for example: 00-0A-EB-22-13-52).
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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.
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Note:
1)
Click
Restore Factory MAC
to restore the MAC address of WAN port to the
factory default value.
2)
Only the PC(s) on your LAN can use the
MAC Address Clone
feature.
3)
After you finish the configuration, click the
Save
button, and the router will
prompt you to reboot.
4.4
DHCP
Choose menu “
DHCP
”, you can see the submenus under the main menu:
DHCP Settings
,
DHCP Clients List
and
Address Reservation
.
Figure 4-16
Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. The
detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below.
4.4.1 DHCP Settings
Choose menu “
DHCP
DHCP Settings
”, you can configure the DHCP on the next
screen (shown in Figure 4-17).
The router is set up by default as a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server,
which provides the TCP/IP configuration for all the PCs that are connected to the router
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on the LAN.
Figure 4-17
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DHCP Server -
Enable or disable the DHCP server. If you disable the Server, you
must have another DHCP server within your network or else you must manually
configure the computer.
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Start IP Address -
This field specifies the first address in the IP address pool. The
default address is 192.168.0.100.
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End IP Address -
This field specifies the end address in the IP address pool. The
default address is 192.168.0.199.
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Address Lease Time -
This is the amount of time in which a network user will be
allowed connection to the router with their current dynamic IP address. Enter the
amount of time (in minutes), the range of the time is 1 ~ 2880 minutes. The default
value is 120 minutes.
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Default Gateway -
Suggest to input the IP address of the LAN port of the router,
default value is 192.168.0.1. (Optional)
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Default Domain -
Input the domain name of your network. (Optional)
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Primary DNS -
Input the DNS IP address provided by your ISP. You can consult
your ISP for it. (Optional)
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Secondary DNS -
Input the IP address of another DNS server if your ISP provides
two DNS servers. (Optional)
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Note:
To use the DHCP server function of the router, you must configure all computers on the
LAN as "Obtain an IP Address automatically" mode. This function will take effect until the
router reboots.
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4.4.2 DHCP Clients List
Choose menu “
DHCP
DHCP Clients List
”, you can view the information about the
clients attached to the router on the next screen (shown in Figure 4-18). Click the
Refresh
button to update the information.
Figure 4-18
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Client Name
-
This field displays the name of the DHCP client
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MAC Address
-
This field displays the MAC address of the DHCP client
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Assigned IP
-
This field displays the IP address that the router has allocated to the
DHCP client.
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Lease Time
-
This field displays the time of the DHCP client leased. Before the
time is up, DHCP client will request to renew the lease automatically.
4.4.3 Address Reservation
Choose menu “
DHCP
Address Reservation
”, you can view and add reserved
addresses for clients via the next screen (shown in Figure 4-19).
If you specify a reserved IP address for a PC on the LAN, that PC will always receive the
same IP address each time when it accesses the DHCP server. Reserved IP addresses
should be assigned to servers that require permanent IP settings.
Figure 4-19
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MAC Address
-
This field displays the MAC address of the PC for which you want
to reserve IP address.

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