Advanced Administration
IP Address | Select the appropriate option: |
| • Automatic - The PC is set to be a DHCP client (Windows: "Ob- |
| tain an IP address automatically"). The Broadband ADSL Router |
| will allocate an IP address to this PC when requested to do so. The |
| IP address could change, but normally won't. |
| • DCHP Client - Reserved IP Address - Select this if the PC is set |
| to be a DCHP client, and you wish to guarantee that the Broad- |
| band ADSL Router will always allocate the same IP Address to |
| this PC. |
| Enter the required IP address. |
| • Fixed IP Address - Select this if the PC is using a Fixed (Static) |
| IP address. Enter the IP address allocated to the PC. (The PC itself |
| must be configured to use this IP address.) |
MAC Address | Select the appropriate option |
| • Automatic discovery - Select this to have the Broadband ADSL |
| Router contact the PC and find its MAC address. This is only pos- |
| sible if the PC is connected to the LAN and powered On. |
| • MAC address is - Enter the MAC address on the PC. The MAC |
| address is also called the "Hardware Address", "Physical Ad- |
| dress", or "Network Adapter Address". The Broadband ADSL |
| Router uses this to provide a unique identifier for each PC. Be- |
| cause of this, the MAC address can NOT be left blank. |
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Add as New | Add a new PC to the list, using the data in the "Properties" box. |
Entry | If "Automatic discovery" (for MAC address) is selected, the PC will be |
| sent a "ping" to determine its hardware address. This will fail unless |
| the PC is connected to the LAN, and powered on. |
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Update Selected | Update (modify) the selected PC, using the data in the "Properties" |
PC | box. |
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Clear Form | Clear the "Properties" box, ready for entering data for a new PC. |
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Refresh | Update the data on screen. |
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Generate Report | Display a |
| database. |
Standard Screen | Click this to view the standard PC Database screen. |
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Broadband ADSL Router User Guide
Config File
This feature allows you to download the current settings from the Broadband ADSL Router, and save them to a file on your PC.
You can restore a
This screen also allows you to set the Broadband ADSL Router back to its factory default configuration. Any existing settings will be deleted.
An example Config File screen is shown below.
| Figure 46: Config File Screen |
Data - Config File Screen | |
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Backup Config | Use this to download a copy of the current configuration, and store the |
| file on your PC. Click Backup to start the download. |
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Restore Config | This allows you to restore a |
| the Broadband ADSL Router. |
| Click Browse to select the configuration file, then click Restore to |
| upload the configuration file. |
| WARNING! |
| Uploading a configuration file will destroy (overwrite) ALL of the |
| existing settings. |
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Default Config | Clicking the Factory Defaults button will reset the Broadband ADSL |
| Router to its factory default settings. |
| WARNING! |
| This will delete ALL of the existing settings. |
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