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Figure 4-13

MAC Address Clone

Some ISPs require that you register the MAC Address of your adapter. Changes are rarely

needed here.

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WAN MAC Address -

This field displays the current MAC address of the WAN port. If your

ISP requires you to register the MAC address, please enter the correct MAC address into

this field in XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX format (X is any hexadecimal digit).

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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

To

button and this MAC address will fill in the

WAN MAC Address

field.

Click

Restore Factory MAC

to restore the MAC address of WAN port to the factory default

value.

Click the

Save

button to save your settings.

)

Note:

Only the PC on your LAN can use the MAC Address Clone function.

4.5.3 LAN

Choose menu “

Network

→

LAN

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

as below.

Figure 4-14

LAN

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MAC Address

-

The physical address of the Router, as seen from the LAN. The value can't

be changed.

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IP Address -

Enter the IP address of your Router or reset it in dotted-decimal notation

(factory default: 192.168.0.1).

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Subnet Mask -

An address code that 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 LAN, you must use the new IP Address to log in 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.

4.6 Wireless

Figure 4-15

Wireless menu

There are five submenus under the Wireless menu (shown in Figure 4-15):

Wireless Settings

,

Wireless Security, Wireless MAC Filtering, Wireless Advanced

and

Wireless Statistics.

Click

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

4.6.1 Wireless Settings

Choose menu “

Wireless

→

Wireless Settings

”, you can configure the basic settings for the

wireless network on this page.

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Figure 4-16

Wireless Settings

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Wireless Network Name -

Enter a value of up to 32 characters. The same name of SSID

(Service Set Identification) must be assigned to all wireless devices in your network.

Considering your wireless network security, the default SSID is set to be TP-LINK_XXXXXX

(XXXXXX indicates the last unique six numbers of each Router’s MAC address). This value

is case-sensitive. For example,

TEST

is NOT the same as

test

.

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Region

-

Select your region from the drop-down list. This field specifies the region where the

wireless function of the Router can be used. It may be illegal to use the wireless function of

the Router in a region other than one of those specified in this field. If your country or region

is not listed, please contact your local government agency for assistance.

When you select your local region from the drop-down list, click the

Save

button

,

then the

Note Dialog appears. Click

OK

.

Note Dialog

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Note:

Limited by local law regulations, version for North America does not have region selection

option.

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Mode -

Select the desired mode. The default setting is 11bgn mixed.

11b only -

Select if all of your wireless clients are 802.11b.

11g only -

Select if all of your wireless clients are 802.11g.

11n only-

Select only if all of your wireless clients are 802.11n.

11bg mixed -

Select if you are using both 802.11b and 802.11g wireless clients.

11bgn mixed -

Select if you are using a mix of 802.11b, 11g, and 11n wireless clients.

Select the desired wireless mode. When 802.11g mode is selected, only 802.11g wireless

stations can connect to the Router. When 802.11n mode is selected, only 802.11n wireless

stations can connect to the AP. It is strongly recommended that you set the Mode to

802.11b&g&n

, and all of 802.11b, 802.11g, and 802.11n wireless stations can connect to

the Router.

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Channel width -

Select the channel width from the drop-down list

.

The default setting is

automatic, which can adjust the channel width for your clients automatically.

)

Note:

If

11b only

,

11g only

, or

11bg mixed

is selected in the

Mode

field, the

Channel Width

selecting field will turn grey and the value will become 20M, which is unable to be changed.

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Channel -

This field determines which operating frequency will be used. The default channel

is set to

Auto

, so the AP will choose the best channel automatically. It is not necessary to

change the wireless channel unless you notice interference problems with another nearby

access point.

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Max Tx Rate -

You can limit the maximum tx rate of the Router through this field.

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Enable Wireless Router Radio -

The wireless radio of this Router can be enabled or

disabled to allow wireless stations to access. The wireless radio can only be enabled or

disabled by using the WIFI ON/OFF switch on the device.

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Enable SSID Broadcast -

When wireless clients survey the local area for wireless networks

to associate with, they will detect the SSID broadcast by the Router. If you select the

Enable

SSID Broadcast

checkbox, the Wireless Router will broadcast its name (SSID) on the air.

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Enable WDS Bridging -

Check this box to enable WDS. With this function, the Router can

bridge two or more Wlans. If this checkbox is selected, you will have to set the following

parameters as shown in Figure 4-17. Make sure the following settings are correct.

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Figure 4-17

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SSID(to be bridged)

- The SSID of the AP your Router is going to connect to as a client.

You can also use the search function to select the SSID to join.

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BSSID(to be bridged)

- The BSSID of the AP your Router is going to connect to as a

client. You can also use the search function to select the BSSID to join.

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Survey

- Click this button, you can search the AP which runs in the current channel.

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Key type

- This option should be chosen according to the AP's security configuration. It

is recommended that the security type is the same as your AP's security type

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WEP Index

- This option should be chosen if the key type is WEP(ASCII) or

WEP(HEX).It indicates the index of the WEP key.

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Auth Type

- This option should be chosen if the key type is WEP(ASCII) or

WEP(HEX).It indicates the authorization type of the Root AP.

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Password

- If the AP your Router is going to connect needs password, you need to fill

the password in this blank.

4.6.2 Wireless Security

Choose menu “

Wireless

→

Wireless Security

”, you can configure the security settings of your

wireless network.

There are five wireless security modes supported by the Router: WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy),

WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access), WPA2 (Wi-Fi Protected Access 2), WPA-PSK (Pre-Shared Key),

WPA2-PSK (Pre-Shared Key).