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Chapter 4.  Configuring the Router 
This User Guide recommends using the “Q uick Installation Guide” for first-time 
installation. For advanced users, if you w ant to know more about this device and make 
use of its functions  adequately, you need to read this  chapter and configure advanced 
settings though the  Web-based Utility. 
After your successful login, you can conf igure and manage the router. There are main 
menus on the left of the Web- based...

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Figure 4-1 
¾  LAN  - This field displays the current settings  or information for the LAN, including 
the “MAC address”, “IP address” and “Subnet Mask”. 
¾  WA N  - This field displays the parameters  applied to the WAN port of the router, 
including “MAC address”, “IP address”, “Subnet Mask”, “Default Gateway” and so 
on.  
)  Note: 
If PPPoE/L2TP/PPTP is chosen as  the WAN connection type, the Disconnect button will 
be shown here while you are accessing the...

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shown, you can then es tablish the connection by  clicking the button. 
¾  Traffic Statistics:  This field displays the rout ers traffic statistics.   
¾  System Up Time: This field displays the time of the  router running from the time it is 
powered on or is reset . 
4.2  Quick Setup 
Please refer to  Chapter 3Quick Installation Guide. 
4.3 Network 
Choose menu “ Network”, you can see the submenus  under the Network menu: LAN, 
WA N  and MAC Clone . 
 
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)  Note:
 
1)  If you change the IP address of the LAN, y ou must use the new IP address to login to 
the router.   
2)  If the new LAN IP Address you set is not  in the same subnet, the IP Address pool in 
the DHCP server will not take effect, until  they are re-configured. Besides this, the 
Virtual Server and DMZ Host may change acco rdingly at the same time, you’d better 
re-configure it as well. 
4.3.2  WAN 
Choose menu “ Network→WA N ”, you can configure...

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Figure 4-4 
¾  Host Name  -  Enter the host name. 
¾  MTU Size  -  The normal MTU (Maximum Transmiss ion Unit) value for most Ethernet 
networks is 1500 Bytes. For some ISPs y ou need to reduce the MTU. But this is 
rarely required, and should not be done unless you are sure it is necessary for your 
ISP connection. 
¾  Primary DNS & Secondary DNS  -  If your ISP gives you one or two DNS addresses, 
select  Use These DNS Servers and enter the primary and...

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2. Static IP 
If you are given a fixed IP  (static IP), please select Static IP (shown in Figure 4-5), and 
then fixed IP

 parameters  specified by your ISP. 
 
Figure 4-5 
¾  IP Address  -  Enter the IP address in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP. 
¾  Subnet Mask  -  Enter the subnet Mask in dotted-dec imal notation provided by your 
ISP, usually is 255.255.255.0. 
¾  Default Gateway  - Enter the gateway IP address in dotted-decimal notation...

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Figure 4-6 
¾  User Name/Password -  Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. 
These fields are case-sensitive. 
¾  Connect on Demand -  You can configure the router  to disconnect your Internet 
connection after a specified period of inactivity ( Max Idle Time). If your Internet 
connection has been terminated due to inactivity,  Connect on Demand enables the 
router to automatically re-establish your  connection as soon as you attempt to 
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)  Note: 
Only you have set the system time on  System Tools→Time  screen, will the  Time-based 
Connecting function take effect. 
¾  Connect Manually -  You can configure the router  to make it connect or disconnect 
manually. After a specified period of inactivity ( Max Idle Time), the router will 
disconnect your Internet c onnection, and not be able to re-establish your connection 
automatically even though you attempt to a ccess the Internet again. You need...

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Figure 4-7 
¾  MTU Size- The default MTU size is 1480 bytes, wh ich is usually fine. For some ISPs, 
you need modify the MTU. This should  not be done unless you are sure it is 
necessary for your ISP. 
¾  Service Name/AC Name -  The service name and AC (Access Concentrator) name 
should not be configured unless you are su re it is necessary for your ISP. 
¾  ISP Specified IP Address -  If you know that your ISP does not automatically 
transmit your IP address...

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Figure 4-8 
¾  User Name  & Password -  Enter the user name and password for 802.1x 
authentication provided by your ISP 
¾  Host Name  -  Enter the host name. 
¾  MTU Size  -  The normal MTU (Maximum Transmiss ion Unit) value for most Ethernet 
networks is 1500 Bytes. For some ISPs y ou need to reduce the MTU. But this is 
rarely required, and should not be done unless you are sure it is necessary for your 
ISP connection. 
¾  Primary DNS & Secondary DNS  -...