Linksys WAG325N manual Wireless Basic Wireless Settings, Advanced Routing, Wireless Network

Chapter 3

Advanced Configuration

Advanced Routing

NAT

Enabled/Disabled  If this Gateway is hosting your network’s connection to the Internet, keep the default, Enabled. If another gateway or router exists on your network, select Disabled.

Dynamic Routing

RIP  This feature enables the Gateway to automatically adjust to physical changes in the network’s layout and exchange routing tables with the other router(s). The Gateway determines the network packets’ route based on the fewest number of hops between the source and the destination. Select Enabled to use the Dynamic Routing feature. Otherwise, keep the default, Disabled.

RIP Version  Select the appropriate protocol version, RIP1 or RIP2.

Static Routing

Astatic route is a pre-determined pathway that network information must travel to reach a specific host or network. Enter the information described below to set up a new static route.

Select set number  To set up a static route between the Gateway and another network, select a number from the drop-down list. The Gateway supports up to 20 static route entries. Click Delete This Entry to delete a static route.

Destination IP Address  The Destination IP Address is the IP address of the remote network or host to which you want to assign a static route. Enter the IP address of the host for which you wish to create a static route. If you are building a route to an entire network, be sure that the network portion of the IP address is set to 0.

Subnet Mask  The Subnet Mask determines which portion of a Destination IP Address is the network portion, and which portion is the host portion.

Gateway  This is the IP address of the gateway device that allows for contact between the Gateway and the remote network or host.

Hop Count  This is the number of hops to each node until the destination is reached (16 hops maximum). Enter the appropriate Hop Count.

Click Show Routing Table to view the static routes you have already set up.

Advanced Routing > Routing Table

Routing Table

For each route, the Destination LAN IP address, Subnet Mask, Gateway, and Interface are displayed. Click Refresh to update the information. Click Close to exit this screen.

Click Save Settings to apply your changes, or click Cancel Changes to cancel your changes.

Wireless > Basic Wireless Settings

The basic settings for wireless networking are set on this screen.

Wireless > Basic Wireless Settings

This screen allows you to choose your wireless network mode and wireless security.

Wireless Network

Wireless Network Mode  Select the wireless standards running on your network. If you have Wireless-G and Wireless-B devices in your network, keep the default, Mixed. If you do not have any wireless devices, select Disabled.

Wireless Network Name (SSID)  The network name is case-sensitive and must not exceed 32 characters (use any of the characters on the keyboard). Linksys recommends that you change the default, linksys, to a unique name of your choice.

Radio Band  For best performance in a network using Wireless-N, Wireless-G and Wireless-B devices, keep the default, Wide - 40MHz Channel. For Wireless-G and

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