3Com Router WL-602 User Manual

Accessing the Setup Wizard49
Wizard -
Configuration
SummaryWhen you have completed the Setup Wizard, a configuration summary 
will appear. Verify the configuration information of the Router and then 
click Apply to save your settings. 3Com recommends that you print out 
this page for your records.
Figure 35   Configuration Summary Screen
Your Router is now configured and ready for use.
See Chapter 5 for a detailed description of the Router configuration.  

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5
CONFIGURING THE ROUTER
Navigating 
Through the Router 
Configuration 
screensThis chapter describes all the screens available through the Router 
configuration screens, and is provided as a reference. To get to the 
configuration screens, enter the Router’s default IP in the location bar of 
your browser. The default IP is http://192.168.1.1. 
However, if you changed the Router LAN IP address during initial 
configuration, use the new IP address instead. Enter your password to 
login to the management...

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LAN SettingsYour Router is equipped with a DHCP server that will automatically assign 
IP addresses to each computer on your network. The factory default 
settings for the DHCP server will work with most applications. If you need 
to make changes to the settings, you can do so. 
The LAN settings screen allows you to: 
■Change the default IP address of the Router. The default IP is 
192.168.1.1
■Change the Subnet Mask. The default setting is 255.255.255.0...

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1Enter the Router’s IP Address and Subnet Mask in the appropriate fields. 
The default IP address is 192.168.1.1.
2If you want to use the Router as a DHCP Server, check Enable in the DHCP 
Server field.
3Enter the IP address range in the IP Pool Start Address and IP Pool End 
Address fields.
4Specify the DHCP Lease time by selecting the required value from the 
Lease Time drop-down menu. The lease time is the length of time the 
DHCP server will reserve the IP address for each computer....

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■Host Name — The client machine’s host name, if configured.
■MAC Address — The Media Access Control (MAC) address of the 
client’s network card.
■Client Type — Whether the client is connected to the Router by wired 
or wireless connection.
■Check the Fix checkbox to permanently fix the IP address.
■Click Release to release the displayed IP address.
■Click Add to allocate an IP address to a MAC address. Enter the 
required details and click Apply to save your settings....

Wireless Settings55
Wireless SettingsThe Wireless Settings screens allow you to configure the settings for the 
wireless connections.
You can enable or disable the wireless connection for your LAN. When 
disabled, no wireless PCs can gain access to either the Internet or other 
PCs on your wired or wireless LAN through this Router.
Figure 39   Wireless Settings Screen
There are 8 tabs available: 
■Configuration
■Encryption
■WPS
■Connection Control
■Client List
■WMM
■WDS
■Advanced 

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ConfigurationThe Wireless Configuration Screen allows you to turn on/ turn off the 
wireless function, and set up basic wireless settings. you can also 
enable/disable the Wireless function using the WiFi on/off button at the 
back of the unit. 
Figure 40   Wireless Configuration Screen
To enable the wireless function:
1Check Enable Wireless Networking checkbox.
2Select the wireless channel you want to use from the Channel drop-down 
menu.
3Select the Extension...

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6Select whether your Router will operate in 11b mode only, 11g mode 
only, 11n mode only, or mixed mode from the Wireless Mode drop-down 
menu. If your network contains 11b, 11g, and 11n clients, select the 
mixed mode. If your network contains just one type of clients only, select 
11b only, or 11g only, or 11n only, depending on your wireless network 
environment. Note that selecting one type of wireless network only will 
improve the performance, however, this will prevent clients...

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Select the wireless security mode that you want to use from the 
drop-down menu, and click Apply. There are five selections:
■Disabled 
■64-bit WEP: (see page 58)
■128-bit WEP: (see page 59)
■WPA-PSK (no server): this option includes both WPA and WPA2 
(see page 60
)
■WPA (with RADIUS Server): this option includes both WPA and WPA2 
(see page 61
)
Disabled
In this mode, wireless transmissions will not be encrypted, and will be 
visible to everyone. However, when...