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Chapter 4. Configuring the Router
This chapter describes each Web page's key functions.
4.1
Login
After your successful login, you can configure and manage the router. There are ten main menus
on the left of the Web-based utility. Submenus will be available after you click one of the main
menus. The eleven main menus are:
Status, Quick Setup, Network, Wireless, DHCP,
Forwarding, Security, IP & MAC Binding Setting, Static Routing, DDNS and System Tools.
On the right of the Web-based utility, there are the detailed explanations and instructions for the
corresponding page. To apply any settings you have altered on the page, please click the
Save
button.
The detailed explanations for each Web page key’s function are listed below.
4.2
Status
The Status page displays the router's current status and configuration. All information is
read-only.
1.
LAN
This field displays the current settings or information for the LAN, including the
MAC address,
IP address and Subnet Mask.
2.
Wireless
This field displays basic information or status for wireless function, including
Wireless Radio,
SSID, Channel, Mode, Wireless MAC address, and IP address.
3.
WAN
These parameters apply to the WAN port of the router, including
MAC address, IP address,
Subnet Mask, Default Gateway, DNS server
and
WAN connection type
. If PPPoE 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, just click
Connect
to establish the connection.
4.
Traffic Statistics
This field displays the router's traffic statistics.
5.
System Up Time
The total up time of the router from when it was switched on or reset.
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Figure 4-1
4.3
Quick Setup
Please refer to
Section 3.2: "Quick Installation Guide."
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4.4
Network
Figure 4-2
There are three submenus under the Network menu (shown in Figure 4-2):
LAN
,
WAN
and
MAC Clone.
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 LAN
You can configure the IP parameters of LAN on this page.
Figure 4-3
¾
MAC Address
-
The physical address of the router, as seen from the LAN. The value
can't be changed.
¾
IP Address -
Enter the IP address of your router in dotted-decimal notation (factory
default: 192.168.1.1).
¾
Subnet Mask -
An address code that 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 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 not take effect, until they are re-configured.
3)
If the new LAN IP Address you set is not in the same subnet, the Virtual Server and DMZ
Host will change accordingly at the same time.
4.4.2 WAN
You can configure the WAN port parameters on this page.
First, please choose the WAN Connection Type (Dynamic IP/Static IP/PPPoE/802.1X +
Dynamic IP/802.1X + Static IP/Big Pond Cable/L2TP/PPTP) for Internet. The default type is
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Dynamic IP
. If you aren’t given any login parameters (fixed IP Address, logging ID, etc),
please select
Dynamic IP
. If you are given a fixed IP (static IP), please select
Static IP
. If you
are given a user name and a password, please select the type of your ISP provided
(PPPoE/BigPond/L2TP/PPTP). If you are not sure which connection type you use currently,
please contact your ISP to obtain the correct information.
1.
If you choose
Dynamic IP,
the router will automatically get IP parameters from your ISP.
You can see the page as follows (Figure 4-4):
Figure 4-4
This page displays the WAN IP parameters assigned dynamically by your ISP, including IP
address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway, etc. Click the
Renew
button to renew the IP
parameters from your ISP. Click the
Release
button to release the IP parameters.
¾
MTU Size -
The normal MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) value for most Ethernet
networks is 1500 Bytes. For some ISPs you need to reduce the MTU. But this is rarely
required, and should not be done unless you are sure it is necessary for your ISP
connection.
¾
Use These DNS Servers
-
If your ISP gives you one or two DNS addresses, select
Use
These DNS Servers
and enter the primary and secondary addresses into the correct fields.
Otherwise, the DNS servers will be assigned dynamically from your ISP.
)
Note:
If you get address and find error when you go to a Web site, it is likely that your DNS servers are
set up improperly. You should contact your ISP to get DNS server addresses.
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¾
Get IP with Unicast DHCP -
A few ISPs' DHCP servers do not support the broadcast
applications. If you cannot get the IP Address normally, you can choose this option. (This is
rarely required.)
2.
If you choose
Static IP,
you should have fixed IP Parameters specified by your ISP. The
Static IP settings page will appear, shown in Figure 4-5:
Figure 4-5
You should type the following parameters into the spaces provided:
¾
IP Address -
Enter the IP address in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP.
¾
Subnet Mask -
Enter the subnet Mask in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP,
usually is 255.255.255.0.
¾
Default Gateway -
(Optional) Enter the gateway IP address in dotted-decimal notation
provided by your ISP.
¾
MTU Size -
The normal MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) value for most Ethernet
networks is 1500 Bytes. For some ISPs you may need to modify the MTU. But this is
rarely required, and should not be done unless you are sure it is necessary for your ISP
connection.
¾
Primary DNS -
(Optional) Enter the DNS address in dotted-decimal notation provided by
your ISP.
¾
Secondary DNS -
(Optional) Type another DNS address in dotted-decimal notation
provided by your ISP if provided.
3.
If you choose
PPPoE,
you should enter the following parameters (Figure 4-6):

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