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Use Router as DHCP Server
If another device on your network will be the DHCP server, or if you wil\
l manually configure 
the network settings of all of your computers, clear the 
Use Router as DHCP Server check 
box. Otherwise, leave it selected. 
Specify the pool of IP addresses to be assigned by setting the starting \
IP address and ending 
IP address. These addresses should be part of the same IP address subnet\
 as the router’s 
LAN IP address. Using the default addressing scheme, you should define a\
 range between 
192.168.0.2 and 192.168.0.254, although you might want to save part of t\
he range for 
devices with fixed addresses.
The router delivers the following settings to any LAN device that reques\
ts DHCP:
•      An IP address from the range you have defined
•     Subnet mask
•     Gateway IP address, which is the router’s LAN IP address
•      Primary DNS server, if you entered a primary DNS address in the Basic Se\
ttings screen; 
otherwise, the router’s LAN IP address
•     Secondary DNS server, if you entered a secondary DNS address in the Basi\
c Settings  screen
•     WINS server, short for Windows Internet Naming Service Server, determine\
s the IP  address associated with a particular Windows computer. A WINS server rec\
ords and 
reports a list of names and IP addresses of Windows computers on its loc\
al network. If 
you connect to a remote network that contains a WINS server, enter the s\
erver’s IP 
address here. This allows your computers to browse the network using the\
 Network 
Neighborhood feature of Windows.
Configure Reserved IP Addresses
When you specify a reserved IP address for a computer on the LAN, that c\
omputer will 
always receives the same IP address each time it accesses the router’\
s DHCP server. 
Reserved IP addresses should be assigned to servers that require permane\
nt IP settings. 
To reserve an IP address: 
1. In the LAN Setup screen, click the Add button. 
2.  In the IP Address field, type the IP address to assign to the computer o\
r server. Choose an 
IP
  address from the router’s LAN subnet, such as 192.168.0.x. 
3.  Type the MAC address of the computer or server. 
Tip:  If the computer is already present on your network, you can copy its  MAC address from the Attached Devices screen and paste it here.
4.  Click  Apply to enter the reserved address into the table.  
						

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Note:  The reserved address will not be assigned until the next time the 
computer contacts the router’s DHCP server. Reboot the computer 
or access its IP configuration and force a DHCP release and renew.
To edit or delete a reserved address entry: 
1. Select the radio button next to the reserved address that you want to ed\
it or delete. 
2.  Click  Edit or  Delete. 
Set Up Quality of Service (QoS)
Quality of Service (QoS) is an advanced feature that can be used to pr\
ioritize some types of 
traffic ahead of others. The modem router can provide QoS prioritization\
 over the wireless 
link and on the Internet connection.
The modem router supports WiFi Multimedia Quality of Service (WMM QoS)\
 to prioritize 
wireless voice and video traffic over the wireless link. WMM QoS provide\
s prioritization of 
wireless data packets from different applications based on four access c\
ategories: voice, 
video, best effort, and background. For an application to receive the be\
nefits of WMM QoS, 
both it and the client running that application need to be WMM enabled. \
Legacy applications 
that do not support WMM, and applications that do not require QoS, are a\
ssigned to the best 
effort category, which receives a lower priority than voice and video.
Configure QoS for Internet Access
To add or create a policy to prioritize traffic: 
1. From the main menu, under Advanced, select  QoS Setup. 
						

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2. 
Click  Setup QoS rule. The QoS Priority Rule list displays:
3. To change a rule, select its radio button, and scroll down to the bottom\
 of the screen:
4. To edit a rule, click Edit. To add a custom rule, click  Add Priority Rule, and enter the 
requested information on the screen that displays.
5.  Click  Apply  to save this rule to the QoS Policy list and return to the QoS Setup scr\
een.
6.  In the QoS Setup screen, click Apply . 
						

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Advanced Wireless Settings
From the main menu, under the Advanced heading, select Wireless Settings:
Restrict Wireless Access to Your Network
By default, any wireless computer that is configured with the correct SS\
ID can access your 
wireless network. For increased security, the wireless modem router prov\
ides several ways to 
restrict wireless access to your network. 
You can do the following:
•     Turn off wireless connectivity completely.
•     Restrict access based on the wireless network name (SSID).
•     Restrict access based on the Wireless Card Access List.
These options are discussed in the following sections.
Turn Off Wireless Connectivity Completely
You can completely turn off the wireless connectivity of the wireless mo\
dem router by 
pressing the WiFi On/Off button on the front panel of the wireless modem router. For 
example, if you use your notebook computer to wirelessly connect to your\
 wireless modem 
router and you take a business trip, you can turn off the wireless porti\
on of the wireless 
modem router while you are traveling. Other members of your household wh\
o use computers 
connected to the wireless modem router through Ethernet cables can still\
 use the wireless 
modem router. To do this, clear the Enable Wireless Access Point check box on the Wireless 
Settings screen, and then click 
Apply. 
						

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Hide Your Wireless Network Name (SSID)
By default, the wireless modem router is set to broadcast its wireless n\
etwork name (SSID). 
You can restrict wireless access to your network by not broadcasting the\
 wireless network 
name (SSID). To do this, clear the 
Allow Broadcast of Name (SSID) check box on the 
Wireless Settings screen, and then click Apply. Wireless devices will not “see” your wireless 
modem router. You need to configure your wireless devices to match the S\
SID of the wireless 
modem router.
Note:   The SSID of any wireless access adapters need to match the SSID 
you specify in the wireless modem router. If the SSIDs do not match, 
you will not get a wireless connection to the wireless modem router.
Restrict Access by MAC Address
For increased security, you can restrict access to the wireless network \
to allow only specific 
computers based on their MAC addresses. You can restrict access to only \
trusted computers 
so that unknown computers cannot wirelessly connect to the wireless mode\
m router. MAC 
address filtering adds an obstacle against unwanted access to your netwo\
rk, but the data 
broadcast over the wireless link is fully exposed.The Wireless Card Acce\
ss List determines 
which wireless hardware devices will be allowed to connect to the wirele\
ss modem router.
To restrict access based on MAC addresses:
1.  In the Wireless Settings screen, click the Set Up Access List button to display the list.
2. Select the Turn Access Control On  check box to enable the restricting of wireless 
computers by their MAC addresses.
Note:   If you are using a wireless connection, do not click  Apply until you 
have added your computer’s MAC address in this screen.
3.  Click the Add button to add wireless stations so that they will have access.
•     You can select currently connected wireless computers from the Available\
 Wireless 
Cards List. 
						

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•     You can type in the MAC address for the wireless computer or device. The\
 MAC 
address is usually printed on the wireless card, or on the label of a wi\
reless device. It 
might appear in the wireless modem router’s DHCP table. The MAC addre\
ss is 
12  hexadecimal digits.
•     You can copy and paste the MAC addresses from the wireless modem router’\
s  Attached Devices screen into the MAC Address field of this screen. To do\
 this, configure each wireless computer to obtain a wireless link to the wirele\
ss modem 
router. The computer should then appear in the Attached Devices screen.
4.  Click  Add to add each entry. You can add several stations to the list.
5.  When you are finished adding stations, click  Apply.
Now, only computers and devices on this list can wirelessly connect to t\
he wireless modem 
router. This prevents unauthorized access to your network. 
Configure WPS Settings
The advanced WPS settings cannot be displayed if you have selected WEP a\
s the security 
option. 
To display and specify advanced WPS settings:
1.  Log in to the wireless modem router as described in  Log In to Your Wireless-N Modem 
Router  on page  17.
2.  In the main menu, under Advanced, select  Wireless Settings to display the Advanced 
Wireless Settings screen:
By default the Enable WPS check box is  selected. If you clear this check box and click 
Apply , you will not be able to use WPS.
3.  Under WPS Settings, you can configure the following settings: 
						

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•     Disable Router’s PIN. Only when the wireless modem router’s PIN is enabled can 
you configure the wireless modem router’s wireless settings or add a \
wireless client 
through WPS with the wireless modem router’s PIN number. If the wirel\
ess modem 
router detects suspicious attempts to access the network with a PIN, the\
 PIN function 
might be disabled temporarily. You can manually enable the PIN function \
by clearing 
the Disable Router’s PIN check box.
•     Keep Existing Wireless Settings. By default, the Keep Existing Wireless Settings  check box is cleared. This allows the modem router to automatically gene\
rate the 
SSID and WPA/WPA2 security settings when it implements WPS. After WPS is\
 
implemented, the modem router automatically selects this check box so th\
at your 
SSID and wireless security settings remain the same if other WPS-enabled\
 devices 
are added later.
If you configure your wireless router settings and security manually, th\
e  Keep Existing 
Wireless Settings  check box will also be selected. This allows you to use WPS (Push N 
Connect) to connect additional WPS-capable devices to your wireless net\
work using the 
existing settings.
4.  Click  Apply to save your settings.
Use Static Routes
Static routes provide additional routing information to your router. Und\
er normal 
circumstances, the router has adequate routing information after it has \
been configured for 
Internet access, and you do not need to configure additional static rout\
es. You need to 
configure static routes only for unusual cases such as multiple routers \
or multiple IP subnets 
located on your network.
Static Route Example
As an example of when a static route is needed, consider the following c\
ase:
•     Your primary Internet access is through a cable modem to an ISP.
•     You have an ISDN router on your home network for connecting to the compa\
ny where 
you are employed. This router’s address on your LAN is 192.168.0.100.\
•     Your company’s network address is 134.177.0.0.
When you first configured your router, two implicit static routes were c\
reated. A default route 
was created with your ISP to the wireless modem router, and a second sta\
tic route was 
created to your local network for all 192.168.0.x addresses. With this c\
onfiguration, if you 
attempt to access a device on the 134.177.0.0 network, your router forwa\
rds your request to 
the ISP. The ISP forwards your request to the company where you are empl\
oyed, and the 
request is likely to be denied by the company’s firewall.
In this case you need to define a static route, telling your router that\
 134.177.0.0 should be 
accessed through the ISDN router at 192.168.0.100.
In this example: 
						

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•     
The  Destination IP Address  and IP Subnet Mask  fields specify that this static route applies 
to all 134.177.x.x addresses. 
•     The Gateway IP Address  field specifies that all traffic for these addresses should be 
forwarded to the ISDN router at 192.168.0.100. 
•      The value in the Metric  field represents the number of routers between your network and 
the destination. This is a direct connection, so it can be set to the mi\
nimum value of 2.
•      The  Private  check box is selected only as a precautionary security measure in case R\
IP is 
activated.
Configure Static Routes
To add a static route:
1.  In the main menu, under Advanced, select  Static Routes.
2. Click  Add to open the Static Routes screen.
3. Enter a route name for this static route in the Route Name field. This n\
ame is for 
identification purpose only. 
4.  Select  Private if you want to limit access to the LAN only. The static route will not \
be 
reported in RIP. 
5.  Select  Active to make this route effective. 
6.  Enter the IP address of the final destination.  
						

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7. 
Enter the IP subnet mask for this destination. If the destination is a s\
ingle host, type 
255.255.255.255. 
8.  Enter the gateway IP address, which needs to be a router on the same LAN\
 segment as the 
router. 
9.  Enter a number between 2 and 15 in the Metric field. This represents the\
 number of routers 
between your network and the destination. Usually, a setting of 2 or 3 w\
orks. 
10.  Click  Apply . The Static Routes table is updated to show the new entry.
Configure Universal Plug and Play
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) helps devices such as Internet applianc\
es and computers 
access the network and connect to other devices as needed. UPnP devices \
can 
automatically discover the services from other registered UPnP devices o\
n the network.
To configure Universal Plug and Play:
1. On the main menu, select UPnP:
2. Fill in the settings on the UPnP screen:
•     Turn UPnP On . UPnP can be enabled or disabled for automatic device configuration. 
The default setting for UPnP is enabled. If UPnP is disabled, the wirele\
ss modem 
router does not allow any device to automatically control the resources,\
 such as port 
forwarding (mapping), of the wireless modem router. 
•     Advertisement Period. The advertisement period is how often the wireless modem  router advertises (broadcasts) its UPnP information. This value can ra\
nge from 1 to  
						

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1440 minutes. The default period is 30 minutes. Shorter durations ensure\
 that control 
points have current device status at the expense of additional network t\
raffic. Longer 
durations might compromise the freshness of the device status but can si\
gnificantly 
reduce network traffic.
•     Advertisement Time to Live . The time to live for the advertisement is measured in 
hops (steps) for each UPnP packet sent. Hops are the steps allowed to \
propagate for 
each UPnP advertisement before it disappears. The number of hops can ran\
ge from 1 
to 255. The default value for the advertisement time to live is 4 hops, \
which should be 
fine for most home networks. If you notice that some devices are not bei\
ng updated or 
reached correctly, then it might be necessary to increase this value a l\
ittle.
•     UPnP Portmap Table . The UPnP Portmap Table displays the IP address of each 
UPnP device that is currently accessing the wireless modem router and wh\
ich ports 
(internal and external) that device has opened. The UPnP Portmap Table\
 also 
displays what type of port is opened and if that port is still active fo\
r each IP address. 
3.  Save, cancel your changes, or refresh the table:
•     Click Apply to save the new settings to the wireless modem router. 
•     Click Cancel  to disregard any unsaved changes. 
•     Click Refresh to update the portmap table and to show the active ports that are  currently opened by UPnP devices.
Build Wireless Bridging and Repeating Networks
With the DGN2200M Mobile Edition wireless modem router, you can build la\
rge bridged 
wireless networks that form an IEEE  802.11n Wireless Distribution System (WDS). Using the 
modem router with other access points (APs) and wireless devices, you \
can connect clients 
by using their MAC addresses rather than by specifying IP addresses.
Here are some examples of wireless bridged configurations:
•     Point-to-point bridge. The wireless modem router communicates with another  bridge-mode wireless station. See Point-to-Point Bridge Configuration on page  92.
•      Multi-point bridge . The wireless modem router is the “master” for a group of bridge-\
mode 
wireless stations. Then all traffic is sent to this master, rather than \
to other access points. 
See Multi-Point Bridge on page  93.
•     Repeater with wireless client association . Sends all traffic to the remote access point. 
See Repeater with Wireless Client Association  on page
  94.
Note:  The wireless bridging and repeating feature uses the default 
security profile to send and receive traffic.