CHAPTER 4 Initial Configuration

Setup Wizard

Operation Mode — Enables and configures the keep alive time.

Primary DNS Server — The IP address of the Primary Domain Name Server. A DNS maps numerical IP addresses to domain names and can be used to identify network hosts by familiar names instead of the IP addresses. To specify a DNS server, type the IP addresses in the text field provided. Otherwise, leave the text field blank.

Secondary DNS Server — The IP address of the Secondary Domain Name Server.

STEP 4 - WIRELESS SECURITY

MAC Clone — Some ISPs limit Internet connections to a specified MAC address of one PC. This setting allows you to manually change the MAC address of the Wireless Broadband Router's WAN interface to match the PC's MAC address provided to your ISP for registration. You can enter the registered MAC address manually by typing it in the boxes provided. Otherwise, connect only the PC with the registered MAC address to the Wireless Broadband Router, then click the “Clone your PC’s MAC Address” (Default: Disable)

The Step 4 page of the Wizard configures the wireless network name and security options.

Figure 19: Wizard Step 4 - Wireless Security

The following items are displayed on this page:

Network Name (SSID) — The name of the wireless network service provided by the Wireless Broadband Router. Clients that want to connect to the network must set their SSID to the same as that of the Wireless Broadband Router. (Default: “SMCWBR14S-N4_AP”; Range: 1- 32 characters)

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