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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 not listed here, refer to

Network

→

WAN

for detailed list.

Step 3:

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

Step 4:

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.

Step 5:

If you Choose

Static IP

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

Click the

Next

button

Figure 3-11

Step 6:

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.

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Figure 4-1

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LAN

-

This field displays the current information for the LAN, including the “MAC address”,

“IP address” and “Subnet Mask”.

¾

WAN

-

This field displays the parameters applied to the WAN ports 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.

¾

Traffic Statistics:

This field displays the traffic statistics of WAN ports.

¾

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"

.

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4.3

Network

Choose menu “

Network

”, the next submenus are shown below:

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.

¾

IP Address -

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

notation (the factory default value is 192.168.1.1).

¾

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.

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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 sever 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.

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4.3.2

WAN

Choose menu “

Network

→

WAN

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

below.

The Router provides six connection types for WAN to connect to the Internet, they are “Dynamic

IP”, “Static IP” , “PPPoE”, ”BigPondCable” , “L2TP” and “PPTP” 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.

Figure 4-4

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interior network:

When the WAN is connecting with a LAN, you can select the option, and