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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 as soon as you

attempt to access the Internet again. 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 requested.

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Note:

Sometimes the connection cannot be disconnected although you specify a time to

Max Idle Time

because some applications visit the Internet continually in the background.

4.3.3

Network service detection

Choose menu “

Network

→

Network service detection

”, you can Use WAN Network Service

Detection feature on next screen, this router can detect the Internet connection online or not.

Figure 4-11

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By Ping -

Detect whether Internet connection is online or not by Ping.

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Destination IP Address for Ping

- Enter the correct IP address that really existed on the

WAN network. For example: 202.96.134.188.

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By DNS Query

- Detect whether Internet connection is online or not by sending query packet

to DNS Server.

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DNS Server IP Address

- Enter the correct DNS IP address that really existed on the WAN

network. For example: 202.96.134.133.

4.3.4

MAC Clone

Choose menu “

Network

→

MAC Clone

”, you can configure the MAC address of the WAN on the

screen below (shown in Figure 4-12).

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 4-12

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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- E6-B9-49).

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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

button

and this MAC address will fill in the “WAN MAC Address” field.

)

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.

4.3.5

WAN Port Parameter

Choose menu “

Network

→

WAN Port Parameter

”, you can view the information about the WAN

ports in the next screen.

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Figure 4-13

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WAN Index -

This shows the Router's WAN ports.

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Port Status -

This shows the ports' current status: Enabled or Disabled, the default status is

Enabled.

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Flow Control -

This displays whether the Flow Control is Enabled, "Enabled" means the

function is enabled, "Disabled" means the function is't enabled.

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Negotiation Mode -

The options are: Auto Negotiation, 10M Half Duplex, 10M Full

Duplex,100M Half Duplex,100M Full Duplex.

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Ingress Limit Mode & Ingress Limit Speed

- Select the limit mode and limit speed for the

WAN ports.

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Egress Limit & Egress Limit speed

- Enable Egress Limit for WAN ports and select the limit

speed for them.

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Note:

Egress speed limit is designed for controlling the broadcasting storm. When the current flux

oversteps the setting value, the overstepped datagrams will be discarded.

4.4

DHCP

Choose menu “

DHCP

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

DHCP Settings

,

DHCP

Clients List

and

Address Reservation

.

Figure 4-14

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

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explanations for each submenu are provided below.

4.4.1

DHCP Settings

Choose menu “

DHCP

→

DHCP Settings

”, you can configure the DHCP in the next screen (shown

in Figure 4-15).

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 on the LAN.

Figure 4-15

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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 192.168.1.100.

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End IP Address -

This field specifies the end address in the IP address pool. The default

address is 192.168.1.199.

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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 192.168.1.1. (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.

4.4.2

DHCP Clients List

Choose menu “

DHCP

→

DHCP Clients List

”, you can view the information about the clients

attached to the router in the next screen (shown in Figure 4-16). Click the

Refresh

button to

update the information.

Figure 4-16

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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 4-17).

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 4-17

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MAC Address

-

This field displays the MAC address of the PC for which you want to