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... Threats Facing Wireless Networks 63 Appendix C: Upgrading Firmware 66 Appendix D: Windows Help 67 Appendix E: Finding the MAC Address and IP Address for Your Ethernet Adapter 68 Windows 98SE or Me Instructions 68 Windows 2000 or XP Instructions 69 For the Router's Web-based... Information 78 Appendix J: Contact Information 84 Factory Defaults 44 The Administration Tab - Management 40 The Administration Tab - Wireless-N Broadband Router The Administration Tab - Router 46 The Status Tab - Log 42 The Administration Tab - Firmware Upgrade 45 The Status Tab -
... Threats Facing Wireless Networks 63 Appendix C: Upgrading Firmware 66 Appendix D: Windows Help 67 Appendix E: Finding the MAC Address and IP Address for Your Ethernet Adapter 68 Windows 98SE or Me Instructions 68 Windows 2000 or XP Instructions 69 For the Router's Web-based... Information 78 Appendix J: Contact Information 84 Factory Defaults 44 The Administration Tab - Management 40 The Administration Tab - Wireless-N Broadband Router The Administration Tab - Router 46 The Status Tab - Log 42 The Administration Tab - Firmware Upgrade 45 The Status Tab -
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...to-use the instructions in this mean? Use the PSK2 standard to secure your network can be used for choosing the Linksys Wireless-N Home Router. The incredible speed of Wireless-N makes it . PCs on the Setup CD-ROM for media-centric applications like streaming video and Voice over a network...securely and with a greater range of up the network in homes and offices, they form a wireless network. The Wireless-N Home Router bridges wireless and wired networks, allowing them to enter the network. If you do all of this Guide to help you need to get the most out of a local area...
...to-use the instructions in this mean? Use the PSK2 standard to secure your network can be used for choosing the Linksys Wireless-N Home Router. The incredible speed of Wireless-N makes it . PCs on the Setup CD-ROM for media-centric applications like streaming video and Voice over a network...securely and with a greater range of up the network in homes and offices, they form a wireless network. The Wireless-N Home Router bridges wireless and wired networks, allowing them to enter the network. If you do all of this Guide to help you need to get the most out of a local area...
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... need to do so. • Appendix D: Windows Help This appendix describes how you can use Windows Help for instructions about networking, such as installing the TCP/IP protocol. • Appendix E: Finding the MAC Address and IP Address for your network. • Chapter 5: Configuring the Wireless-N Home Router This chapter explains how to use the Web...
... need to do so. • Appendix D: Windows Help This appendix describes how you can use Windows Help for instructions about networking, such as installing the TCP/IP protocol. • Appendix E: Finding the MAC Address and IP Address for your network. • Chapter 5: Configuring the Wireless-N Home Router This chapter explains how to use the Web...
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... on what kind of connection type you select. The Setup Tab - Chapter 5: Configuring the Wireless-N Home Router How to undo your ISP. This provides status information about the Router. • Local Network. Press the Enter key. Then click the OK button. DHCP,...Help. Make the necessary changes through a dynamic IP address. Basic Setup The Basic Setup screen is set to Access the Web-based Utility To access the Web-based Utility of these connection types may not be obtained from your changes. Wireless-N Home Router Status • Router. Internet Connection Type The Router...
... on what kind of connection type you select. The Setup Tab - Chapter 5: Configuring the Wireless-N Home Router How to undo your ISP. This provides status information about the Router. • Local Network. Press the Enter key. Then click the OK button. DHCP,...Help. Make the necessary changes through a dynamic IP address. Basic Setup The Basic Setup screen is set to Access the Web-based Utility To access the Web-based Utility of these connection types may not be obtained from your changes. Wireless-N Home Router Status • Router. Internet Connection Type The Router...
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...click Help. Basic Setup Enter its MAC Address in the Enter Client Name field. Click the Add button. Figure 5-8: DHCP Reservation NOTE: To test your changes, click the Save Settings button to the Internet now. Then click the Add Clients button. Chapter 5: Configuring the Wireless-N Home Router 16... name in the To This MAC Address field. To exit this screen, click the Save Settings button to save your changes. Wireless-N Home Router DHCP Reservation. Enter the IP address you want to cancel your network functions. If you want to undo your changes. Click the...
...click Help. Basic Setup Enter its MAC Address in the Enter Client Name field. Click the Add button. Figure 5-8: DHCP Reservation NOTE: To test your changes, click the Save Settings button to the Internet now. Then click the Add Clients button. Chapter 5: Configuring the Wireless-N Home Router 16... name in the To This MAC Address field. To exit this screen, click the Save Settings button to save your changes. Wireless-N Home Router DHCP Reservation. Enter the IP address you want to cancel your network functions. If you want to undo your changes. Click the...
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... save the changes, or click the Cancel Changes button to this button. Figure 5-10: Setup Tab - DDNS (TZO.com) Chapter 5: Configuring the Wireless-N Home Router 18 The Setup Tab - Status. When you set up with TZO. For more information, click Help. Internet IP Address. Wireless-N Home Router TZO.com E-mail Address, TZO Password, and Domain Name. The...
... save the changes, or click the Cancel Changes button to this button. Figure 5-10: Setup Tab - DDNS (TZO.com) Chapter 5: Configuring the Wireless-N Home Router 18 The Setup Tab - Status. When you set up with TZO. For more information, click Help. Internet IP Address. Wireless-N Home Router TZO.com E-mail Address, TZO Password, and Domain Name. The...
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...the MAC address with the MAC Address Clone feature. For more information, click Help. MAC Address Clone MAC Address Clone To use MAC address cloning, select Enabled. MAC Address. The Router will require you have currently registered with your ISP, you may assign the MAC... with your PC's MAC address, so you want to the Router's MAC address. Clone My PC's MAC. Chapter 5: Configuring the Wireless-N Home Router 19 The Setup Tab - MAC Address Clone A MAC address is used to each networking device. Wireless-N Home Router The Setup Tab - Figure 5-11: Setup Tab - When ...
...the MAC address with the MAC Address Clone feature. For more information, click Help. MAC Address Clone MAC Address Clone To use MAC address cloning, select Enabled. MAC Address. The Router will require you have currently registered with your ISP, you may assign the MAC... with your PC's MAC address, so you want to the Router's MAC address. Clone My PC's MAC. Chapter 5: Configuring the Wireless-N Home Router 19 The Setup Tab - MAC Address Clone A MAC address is used to each networking device. Wireless-N Home Router The Setup Tab - Figure 5-11: Setup Tab - When ...
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Click the Show Routing Table button to update the information. For more information, click Help. Advanced Routing Wireless-N Home Router Show Routing Table. Click the Close button to exit this screen, click the Save Settings button to save the changes, or click ...the Cancel Changes button to this screen. Figure 5-13: Routing Table Chapter 5: Configuring the Wireless-N Home Router 21 The Setup Tab - For each route, the Destination LAN IP address, Subnet Mask, Gateway, and Interface are displayed. When you have finished ...
Click the Show Routing Table button to update the information. For more information, click Help. Advanced Routing Wireless-N Home Router Show Routing Table. Click the Close button to exit this screen, click the Save Settings button to save the changes, or click ...the Cancel Changes button to this screen. Figure 5-13: Routing Table Chapter 5: Configuring the Wireless-N Home Router 21 The Setup Tab - For each route, the Destination LAN IP address, Subnet Mask, Gateway, and Interface are displayed. When you have finished ...
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... the default setting, Mixed. Wide Channel. If you have any wireless devices in your network, select Disable. Figure 5-14: Wireless Tab - Chapter 5: Configuring the Wireless-N Home Router 22 The Wireless Tab - Wireless-N Home Router The Wireless Tab - The SSID must not exceed 32 characters (use two channels...your wireless network. For best performance in your network. If you should change the default SSID (linksys) to broadcast the Router's SSID, then select Disabled. Select any of the characters on the keyboard). Standard Channel. When wireless clients ...
... the default setting, Mixed. Wide Channel. If you have any wireless devices in your network, select Disable. Figure 5-14: Wireless Tab - Chapter 5: Configuring the Wireless-N Home Router 22 The Wireless Tab - Wireless-N Home Router The Wireless Tab - The SSID must not exceed 32 characters (use two channels...your wireless network. For best performance in your network. If you should change the default SSID (linksys) to broadcast the Router's SSID, then select Disabled. Select any of the characters on the keyboard). Standard Channel. When wireless clients ...
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...-shared Key. When you want to use , AES or TKIP or AES. (AES is a more advanced, more information, click Help. Chapter 5: Configuring the Wireless-N Home Router The Wireless Tab - Wireless Security Figure 5-15: Wireless Tab - Wireless-N Home Router The Wireless Tab - Wireless Security These settings configure the security of PSK. WEP stands for Wired Equivalent Privacy, while RADIUS stands for Remote Authentication...
...-shared Key. When you want to use , AES or TKIP or AES. (AES is a more advanced, more information, click Help. Chapter 5: Configuring the Wireless-N Home Router The Wireless Tab - Wireless Security Figure 5-15: Wireless Tab - Wireless-N Home Router The Wireless Tab - Wireless Security These settings configure the security of PSK. WEP stands for Wired Equivalent Privacy, while RADIUS stands for Remote Authentication...
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... - Enter the port number of your RADIUS server. For more information, click Help. PSK2-Enterprise Chapter 5: Configuring the Wireless-N Home Router 24 The Wireless Tab - Shared Key. Enter the key shared by the Router and RADIUS server. Enter the key shared by the Router and RADIUS server. PSK2-Enterprise This option features PSK2 used in coordination with...
... - Enter the port number of your RADIUS server. For more information, click Help. PSK2-Enterprise Chapter 5: Configuring the Wireless-N Home Router 24 The Wireless Tab - Shared Key. Enter the key shared by the Router and RADIUS server. Enter the key shared by the Router and RADIUS server. PSK2-Enterprise This option features PSK2 used in coordination with...
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..., then enter them in the Key 1-4 fields. For more information, click Help. Select the appropriate level of your passphrase. Wireless-N Home Router RADIUS This option features WEP used in the Key 1-4 fields. For more information, click Help. Passphrase. WEP Chapter 5: Configuring the Wireless-N Home Router 25 The Wireless Tab - If you want to manually enter the WEP keys, then...
..., then enter them in the Key 1-4 fields. For more information, click Help. Select the appropriate level of your passphrase. Wireless-N Home Router RADIUS This option features WEP used in the Key 1-4 fields. For more information, click Help. Passphrase. WEP Chapter 5: Configuring the Wireless-N Home Router 25 The Wireless Tab - If you want to manually enter the WEP keys, then...
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.... To exit this list, click the Refresh button. Enter the MAC addresses of the wireless devices transmitting within your changes. For more information, click Help. Chapter 5: Configuring the Wireless-N Home Router The Wireless Tab - When you have finished making changes to the Wireless Client MAC List screen, click the Update Filter List button to undo your changes...
.... To exit this list, click the Refresh button. Enter the MAC addresses of the wireless devices transmitting within your changes. For more information, click Help. Chapter 5: Configuring the Wireless-N Home Router The Wireless Tab - When you have finished making changes to the Wireless Client MAC List screen, click the Update Filter List button to undo your changes...
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...minor reduction of the default value is 1. When you may result in poor network performance. Chapter 5: Configuring the Wireless-N Home Router 28 The Wireless Tab - DTIM Interval. Its clients hear the beacons and awaken to broadcast and multicast messages. Fragmentation Threshold. Beacon..., click Help. If a network packet is recommended. In most cases, it sends the next DTIM with a Clear to Send (CTS) frame to acknowledge the right to begin transmission. Wireless-N Home Router boosts the Router's ability to catch all Wireless-N and Wireless-G transmissions ...
...minor reduction of the default value is 1. When you may result in poor network performance. Chapter 5: Configuring the Wireless-N Home Router 28 The Wireless Tab - DTIM Interval. Its clients hear the beacons and awaken to broadcast and multicast messages. Fragmentation Threshold. Beacon..., click Help. If a network packet is recommended. In most cases, it sends the next DTIM with a Clear to Send (CTS) frame to acknowledge the right to begin transmission. Wireless-N Home Router boosts the Router's ability to catch all Wireless-N and Wireless-G transmissions ...
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...Figure 5-24: Security Tab - A firewall enhances network security and uses Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI) for more information, click Help. It also hides your network. Multicasting allows for outside of data packets entering your network ports. Select Enabled to filter ... of WAN proxy servers may compromise the Gateway's security. To enable cookie filtering, click the checkbox. Chapter 5: Configuring the Wireless-N Home Router The Security Tab - Select Disabled to disable this feature. Filter Internet NAT Redirection. To enable ActiveX filtering, click the checkbox...
...Figure 5-24: Security Tab - A firewall enhances network security and uses Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI) for more information, click Help. It also hides your network. Multicasting allows for outside of data packets entering your network ports. Select Enabled to filter ... of WAN proxy servers may compromise the Gateway's security. To enable cookie filtering, click the checkbox. Chapter 5: Configuring the Wireless-N Home Router The Security Tab - Select Disabled to disable this feature. Filter Internet NAT Redirection. To enable ActiveX filtering, click the checkbox...
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... To disable L2TP Passthrough, click the Disabled button. PPTP Passthrough. To allow IPSec Passthrough, click the Enabled button. VPN Passthrough Wireless-N Home Router The Security Tab - VPN Passthrough The VPN Passthrough screen allows you have finished making changes to this screen, click the Save ...tunnels to undo your changes. To allow VPN tunnels using IPSec, L2TP, or PPTP protocols to be tunneled through the Router. For more information, click Help. This protocol is a suite of protocols used to implement secure exchange of packets at the IP layer. To disable ...
... To disable L2TP Passthrough, click the Disabled button. PPTP Passthrough. To allow IPSec Passthrough, click the Enabled button. VPN Passthrough Wireless-N Home Router The Security Tab - VPN Passthrough The VPN Passthrough screen allows you have finished making changes to this screen, click the Save ...tunnels to undo your changes. To allow VPN tunnels using IPSec, L2TP, or PPTP protocols to be tunneled through the Router. For more information, click Help. This protocol is a suite of protocols used to implement secure exchange of packets at the IP layer. To disable ...
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... Website Blocking by Keyword. 9. Enter each URL in a separate field next to the Blocked List. Then click the >> button to move it and click the Wireless-N Home Router 7.
... Website Blocking by Keyword. 9. Enter each URL in a separate field next to the Blocked List. Then click the >> button to move it and click the Wireless-N Home Router 7.
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...the IP address, go to look up its static IP address. Chapter 5: Configuring the Wireless-N Home Router 33 The Applications & Gaming Tab - Single Port Forwarding When you click the Applications & ...: Applications & Gaming Tab Single Port Forwarding tcp: a network protocol for Your Ethernet Adapter." Wireless-N Home Router The Applications & Gaming Tab - When users send these requests. Then enter the IP address ... application. Click the Enabled checkbox to undo your network via the Internet, the Router will see the Single Port Forwarding screen. This is sent. When you have defined...
...the IP address, go to look up its static IP address. Chapter 5: Configuring the Wireless-N Home Router 33 The Applications & Gaming Tab - Single Port Forwarding When you click the Applications & ...: Applications & Gaming Tab Single Port Forwarding tcp: a network protocol for Your Ethernet Adapter." Wireless-N Home Router The Applications & Gaming Tab - When users send these requests. Then enter the IP address ... application. Click the Enabled checkbox to undo your network via the Internet, the Router will see the Single Port Forwarding screen. This is sent. When you have defined...
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..., click the Save Settings button to save the changes, or click the Cancel Changes button to access. Wireless-N Home Router The Applications & Gaming Tab - Enter the name of port(s) used by default. Protocol. Click the ... IP Address. For more information. Figure 5-30: Applications & Gaming Tab Port Range Forwarding Chapter 5: Configuring the Wireless-N Home Router 34 The Applications & Gaming Tab - Enter the number or range of the application. If you assigned a static...Finding the MAC Address and IP Address for more information, click Help. Port Range Forwarding
..., click the Save Settings button to save the changes, or click the Cancel Changes button to access. Wireless-N Home Router The Applications & Gaming Tab - Enter the name of port(s) used by default. Protocol. Click the ... IP Address. For more information. Figure 5-30: Applications & Gaming Tab Port Range Forwarding Chapter 5: Configuring the Wireless-N Home Router 34 The Applications & Gaming Tab - Enter the number or range of the application. If you assigned a static...Finding the MAC Address and IP Address for more information, click Help. Port Range Forwarding
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... to undo your changes. Figure 5-31: Applications & Gaming Tab Port Range Triggering Chapter 5: Configuring the Wireless-N Home Router 35 The Applications & Gaming Tab - The IP address of the computer that sends the matching data is remembered by the...Range Triggering To add an application, complete the following fields: Application Name. For more information, click Help. Check with the Internet application documentation for the port number(s) needed . Triggered Range. Wireless-N Home Router The Applications & Gaming Tab - Port Range Triggering This screen instructs the...
... to undo your changes. Figure 5-31: Applications & Gaming Tab Port Range Triggering Chapter 5: Configuring the Wireless-N Home Router 35 The Applications & Gaming Tab - The IP address of the computer that sends the matching data is remembered by the...Range Triggering To add an application, complete the following fields: Application Name. For more information, click Help. Check with the Internet application documentation for the port number(s) needed . Triggered Range. Wireless-N Home Router The Applications & Gaming Tab - Port Range Triggering This screen instructs the...