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The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter
II. By PIN
If the new device supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup and the PIN method, you can add it to the
network by PIN with the following two methods.
Method One:
Enter the PIN into my Router
Step 1: Keep the default WPS Status as
Enabled
and click the
Add Device
button in Figure 4-3,
then the following screen will appear.
Step 2: Choose “
Enter the new device's PIN
” and enter the PIN code of the wireless adapter in
the field after
PIN
as shown in the figure above. Then click
Connect.
Note:
The PIN code of the adapter is always displayed on the WPS configuration screen.
Step 3: For the configuration of the wireless adapter, please choose “
Enter the PIN of my
access point or wireless router
”
in the
configuration utility of the WPS as below, and
click
Connect.
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The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter
Note:
In this example, the default PIN code of this adapter is 13492564 as the above figure shown.
Method Two:
Enter the PIN from my Router
Step 1: Get the Current PIN code of the Router in Figure 4-3 (each Router has its unique PIN
code. Here takes the PIN code 12345670 of this Router for example).
Step 2: For the configuration of the wireless adapter, please choose “
Enter the PIN of this
device into my access point or wireless router
”
in the
configuration utility of the WPS
as below, and enter the PIN code of the Router into the field after “
PIN
”. Then click
Connect
.
12345670
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Note:
The default PIN code of the Router can be found in its label or the WPS configuration screen as
Figure 4-3.
c).
You will see the following screen when the new device successfully connected to the
network.
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 Operation Mode
The Router supports five operation mode types:
Client Router, Router, Repeater, Bridge with
AP
and
Client
. Please select one your want. Click
Save
to save your choice, which is shown as
Figure 4-5.
Figure 4-5 Operation Mode
Client Router -
In this mode, the device enables multi-users to share Internet from WISP. The
LAN port devices share the same IP from WISP through Wireless port. While connecting to
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WISP, the Wireless port works as a WAN port at Client Router mode. The Ethernet port acts
as a LAN port.
Router -
In this mode, the device enables multi-users to share Internet via ADSL/Cable
Modem. The wireless port share the same IP to ISP through Ethernet WAN port. The Wireless
port acts the same as a LAN port while at Router mode.
Repeater -
In this mode, the AP will relays data to an associated root AP. AP function is
enabled meanwhile. The wireless repeater relays signal between its stations and the root AP
for greater wireless range.
Bridge with AP -
In this mode, the device bridge to another AP.
Client -
In this mode, the device will act as a wireless station to enable wired host(s) to access
AP.
4.6 Network
Figure 4-6
the Network menu
There are three submenus under the Network menu (shown in Figure 4-6):
WAN
,
MAC Clone
and
LAN.
Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.
4.6.1
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 follow (Figure 4-7):
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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.
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.
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 website 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.
Host Name -
This option specifies the Host Name of the Router.
19216811.live