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Setting up your wireless router

Quick-Navigationlinks—You can go directly to any of your router’s UI pages by clicking directly on these links. The links are divided into logical categories and grouped by tabs to make finding a particular setting easier to find. Clicking the purple header of each tab will show you a short description of the tab's function.

Home button—The Home button is available in every page of the UI. Pressing this button will take you back to the home page.

Internet status indicator—This indicator is visible in all pages of the UI, indicating the connection status of your router. When the indicator says Connection OK in green, your router is connected to the Internet. When your router is not connected to the Internet, the indicator will read No Connection in red. The indicator is automatically updated when you make changes to the settings of your router.

Login/Logout button—This button lets you log in and out of your router with the press of one button. When you are logged into your router, this button will change to read Logout. Logging into your router will take you to a separate login page where you will need to enter a password. When you are logged into your router, you can make changes to the settings. When you are finished making changes, you can log out of your router by clicking the Logout button.

Help button—The Help button gives you access to your router’s help pages.

LAN Settings—Shows you the settings of the Local Area Network (LAN) side of your router. Changes can be made to the settings by clicking any one of the links (IP Address, Subnet Mask, DHCP Server) or by clicking the LAN quick-navigation link on the left side of the screen.

Features—Shows the status of your router’s NAT, firewall, and wireless features. Changes can be made to the settings by clicking any one of the links or by clicking the quick-navigation links on the left side of the screen.

Internet Settings—Shows the settings of the Internet/WAN side of your router that connects to the Internet. Changes to any of these settings can be made by clicking the links or by clicking the Internet/WAN quick-navigation link on the left side of the screen.

Version Info—Shows the firmware version, boot-code version, hardware version, and serial number of your router.

Page Name—The page you are on can be identified by this name. This User Guide will sometimes refer to pages by name. For instance LAN > LAN Settings refers to the LAN Settings page.