Parameters

 

Default

 

Description

 

LAN IP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IP address

192.168.2.1

 

This is the router’s LAN port IP address (Your LAN clients default

 

 

gateway IP address)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IP Subnet Mask

255.255.255.0

 

Specify a Subnet Mask for your LAN segment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If 802.1d Spanning Tree function is enabled, this router will use the

 

802.1d Spanning Tree

 

Disabled

 

spanning tree protocol to prevent from network loop happened in

 

 

 

 

 

the LAN ports.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You can enable or disable the DHCP server. By enabling the DHCP

 

 

 

 

 

server the router will automatically give your LAN clients an IP

 

DHCP Server

 

Enabled

 

address. If the DHCP is not enabled then you’ll have to manually

 

 

 

set your LAN client’s IP addresses; make sure the LAN Client is in

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the same subnet as this broadband router if you want the router to

 

 

 

 

 

be your LAN client’s default gateway

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The DHCP when enabled will temporarily give your LAN clients an

 

 

 

 

 

IP address. In the Lease Time setting you can specify the time

 

Lease Time

 

 

 

period that the DHCP lends an IP address to your LAN clients. The

 

 

 

 

 

DHCP will change your LAN client’s IP address when this time

 

 

 

 

 

threshold period is reached

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You can select a particular IP address range for your DHCP server

 

 

 

 

 

to issue IP addresses to your LAN Clients.

 

IP Address Pool

 

 

 

Note: By default the IP range is from: Start IP 192.168.2.100 to End

 

 

 

 

IP 192.168.2.200. If you want your PC to have a static/fixed IP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

address then you’ll have to choose an IP address outside this IP

 

 

 

 

 

address Pool.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Domain Name

 

 

 

You can specify a Domain Name for your LAN.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Click <Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. You can now configure other advance sections or start using the router (with the advance settings in place)

2.4 Wireless

Wireless Access Point builds a wireless LAN and can let all PCs equipped with IEEE 802.11b or 801.11g wireless network adaptor connect to your Intranet. It supports WEP and WPA2 encryption to enhance the security of your wireless network.

 

Parameters

 

Default

 

Description

 

Enable or disable

 

Enable

 

You can select to enable or disable the wireless access point module of this

 

 

 

router Wireless module function

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Click <Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. You can now configure other advance sections or start using the router (with the advance settings in place)

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Broadband Router specifications

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