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Figure 4-3 Add A New Device

Step 2:

Press and hold the WPS button of the client device directly.

Step 3:

The Wi-Fi Protected Setup LED flashes for two minutes during the Wi-Fi Protected

Setup process.

Step 4:

When the WPS LED is on, the client device has successfully connected to the Router.

Step 5:

Refer back to your client device or its documentation for further instructions.

II.

Enter the client device’s PIN on the Router

Use this method if your client device has a Wi-Fi Protected Setup PIN number.

Step 1:

Keep the default WPS Status as

Enabled

and click the

Add device

button in Figure 4-2,

then the following screen will appear.

Figure 4-4

Add A New Device

Step 2:

Enter the PIN number from the client device in the field on the above WPS screen. Then

click

Connect

button.

Step 3:

“

Connect successfully

” will appear on the screen of Figure 4-4, which means the client

device has successfully connected to the Router.

III. Enter the Router’s PIN on your client device

Use this method if your client device asks for the Router’s PIN number.

Step 1:

On the client device, enter the PIN number listed on the Router’s Wi-Fi Protected Setup

screen. (It is also labeled on the bottom of the Router.)

Step 2:

The Wi-Fi Protected Setup LED flashes for two minutes during the Wi-Fi Protected

Setup process.

Step 3:

When the WPS LED is on, the client device has successfully connected to the Router.

Step 4:

Refer back to your client device or its documentation for further instructions.

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Note:

1)

The WPS LED on the Router will light green for five minutes if the device has been

successfully added to the network.

2)

The WPS function cannot be configured if the Wireless Function of the Router is disabled.

Please make sure the Wireless Function is enabled before configuring the WPS.

4.5

Network

Figure 4-5

the Network menu

There are three submenus under the Network menu (shown in

Figure 4-5

):

LAN

,

WAN

and

MAC

Clone.

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

4.5.1

LAN

Choose menu “

Network

→

LAN

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

screen as below.

Figure 4-6

LAN

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 or reset it in dotted-decimal notation

(factory default: 192.168.0.1).

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 change accordingly at the same time

，

while the Virtual Server and DMZ

Host will not take effect until they are re-configured.

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4.5.2

WAN

Choose menu “

Network

→

WAN

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

the screen below.

1.

If your ISP provides the DHCP service, please choose

Dynamic IP

type,

and the Router will

automatically get IP parameters from your ISP. You can see the page as follows (Figure

4-7):

Figure 4-7

WAN - Dynamic IP

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. It is not recommended that you change the default

MTU Size

unless required

by your ISP.

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 find error when you go to a Web site after entering the DNS addresses, 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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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. (It is

rarely required.)

2.

If your ISP provides a static or fixed IP Address, Subnet Mask, Gateway and DNS setting,

select

Static IP

. The Static IP settings page will appear as shown in Figure 4-8.

Figure 4-8

WAN - Static IP

¾

IP Address -

Enter the IP address in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP.

¾

Subnet Mask -

Enter the subnet Mask provided by your ISP in dotted-decimal notation.

Usually, the Sub Mask is 255.255.255.0.

¾

Default Gateway -

(Optional) Enter the gateway IP address provided by your ISP in

dotted-decimal notation.

¾

MTU Size -

The normal

MTU

(Maximum Transmission Unit) value for most Ethernet networks

is 1500 Bytes. It is not recommended that you change the default

MTU Size

unless required

by your ISP.

¾

Primary/Secondary DNS -

(Optional) Enter one or two DNS addresses in dotted-decimal

notation provided by your ISP.

3.

If your ISP provides a PPPoE connection, select

PPPoE/Russia PPPoE

option. And you

should enter the following parameters (Figure 4-9):

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Figure 4-9

WAN - PPPoE

¾

User Name/Password -

Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These

-

It’s available only for PPPoE Connection. If your ISP provides an

o use Dynamic IP as the secondary

y connection

¾

n be terminated automatically

¾

Connect Automatically -

The connection can be re-established automatically when it was

¾

Time-based Connecting -

The connection will only be established in the period from the

fields are case-sensitive.

¾

Secondary Connection

extra Connection type such as Dynamic/Static IP to connect to a local area network, then you

can check the radio button of Dynamic/Static IP to activate this secondary connection.

•

Disabled

-

The Secondary Connection is disabled by default, so there is PPPoE

connection only. This is recommended.

•

Dynamic IP

-

You can check this radio button t

connection to connect to the local area network provided by ISP.

•

Static IP

-

You can check this radio button to use Static IP as the secondar

to connect to the local area network provided by ISP.

Connect on Demand -

In this mode, the Internet connection ca

after a specified inactivity period (

Max Idle Time

) and

be

re-established when you attempt to

access the Internet again.

If you want your Internet connection keeps active all the time,

please enter “0” in the

Max Idle Time

field.

Otherwise, enter the number of minutes you want

to have elapsed before your Internet access disconnects.

down.

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