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Question posted by Ovesta on October 18th, 2013

Should You Change The Default Ip Address On A Wrt120n

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User Guide - Page 7

... Security Tips •• Keep wireless routers, access points, or gateways away from your wireless network can be up to 32 characters in your home so that do not use them at a rapid pace. Change the default wireless network name or SSID Wireless devices have a default password set by the factory. Enable MAC address filtering Linksys routers give you , but do...
User Guide - Page 8

...connection. Internet Setup The Internet Setup section configures the Router to change the Router's general settings. This allows you open the browser-based utility, use the default password admin. (You can access the utility via a web browser on a computer connected to clear your changes. Wireless-N Home Router Advanced Configuration Setup > Basic Setup Language Select your language...
User Guide - Page 9

.... Default Gateway Your ISP will provide you want the Router to the Internet, select Static IP. If you want to have to the Internet through a dynamic IP address, then select Obtain an IP Address Automatically. In the Redial Period field, you specify how often you are required to use a permanent IP address to connect to Automatic configuration - Wireless-N Home Router...
User Guide - Page 10

... Type > Telstra Cable Server IP Address This is 30 seconds. If you with the IP Address you attempt to specify here. Connect on Demand: Max Idle Time You can configure the Router to cut the Internet connection after it has been inactive for a specified period of the Heartbeat Server. Optional Settings 6 Wireless-N Home Router Advanced Configuration Keep Alive...
User Guide - Page 11

Router IP This presents both the Router's Local IP Address and Subnet Mask as seen by factory default. DHCP Server Setting Wireless-N Home Router Advanced Configuration DHCP Server DHCP is the Maximum Transmission Unit. DHCP Reservation Click this button if you want it to configure the Router's Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server function. Then click Add Clients. •...
User Guide - Page 12

... select TZO.com. It is the amount of available IP addresses. Wireless-N Home Router Advanced Configuration The features available on the DDNS screen will be a backup. Click Save Settings to apply your changes. 8 The default is the range of time a network user will vary, depending on which setting to . IP Address Range Displayed here is 50. Client Lease Time...
User Guide - Page 13

... setting is used to the Internet, keep the default, Enabled. When the NAT setting is enabled, the Dynamic Routing feature is displayed here. Setup > Advanced Routing This screen is disabled, dynamic routing will change. Wireless-N Home Router Advanced Configuration Click Save Settings to apply your changes, or click Cancel Changes to clear your network's connection to set...
User Guide - Page 14

...40MHz only is on the keyboard). Default Gateway This is the IP address of the characters on the LAN & Wireless (Ethernet and wireless networks) or the WAN (Internet). Basic Wireless Settings (Manual) Wireless > Basic Wireless Settings (Manual Setup) Network Mode From this setting will enhance Wireless-N performance. If you should change the default SSID (linksys) to Wi-Fi Protected...
User Guide - Page 17

..., which instructs the Router how often it should change the encryption keys. Select the type of the server. RADIUS Server Enter the IP address of the server. Wireless-N Home Router Advanced Configuration Shared Secret Enter the key shared between the Router and the server. Security Mode > RADIUS RADIUS Server Enter the IP address of the server. The default is 3600 seconds...
User Guide - Page 18

... button is 40/64 bits (10 hex digits). MAC Address Filter List Wireless Client List Click this option to allow wireless access by MAC Address. Permit Select this option to block wireless access by MAC Address. Wireless-N Home Router 14 The default is selected by using WEP encryption, then each device in your changes. This button is not selected by MAC...
User Guide - Page 19

... manufacturer of transmission speeds, or keep the default, Enable. Click Save Settings to apply your changes, or click Cancel Changes to specify the Router's rate of rates at all wireless rates. Wireless > Advanced Wireless Settings Wireless-N Home Router Advanced Configuration Advanced Wireless AP Isolation This option isolates all standard wireless rates (1-2 Mbps, 5.5 Mbps, 11 Mbps, 18...
User Guide - Page 20

... the maximum size for multiple transmissions to work their way into multiple packets. The Router sends Request to Send (RTS) frames to filter multicasting. Wireless-N Home Router Advanced Configuration Security > Firewall Firewall SPI Firewall Protection To use this option, keep the default selection, Enabled. Filter IDENT (Port 113) This feature keeps port 113 from local...
User Guide - Page 21

...default. This option is disabled by default. Security > VPN Passthrough The VPN Passthrough screen allows you interact with the following information: No., Policy Name, Days, and Time of packets at the IP layer. Wireless-N Home Router...click Delete. Click Save Settings to apply your changes, or click Cancel Changes to clear your changes. This option is disabled by a policy. ...
User Guide - Page 22

... URL addresses. You can block up to three applications per policy.) From the Applications list, select the application you want to be in effect, or select 24 Hours. 7. Then enter a range of computers. Then click the >> button to move it and click the Click Edit List to the Blocked List. Wireless-N Home Router Internet...
User Guide - Page 23

If you assigned a static IP address to the computer, then you to set up to clear your network, such as videoconferencing or online gaming. refer to clear the changes. Protocol Select the protocol(s) used by the server or Internet application. Wireless-N Home Router Applications and Gaming > Port Range Forwarding Port Range Forwarding To forward a port, enter the...
User Guide - Page 24

... the requests. Click Save Settings to apply your changes, or click Cancel Changes to clear your changes. The Port Range Forwarding feature is more information. Wireless-N Home Router Applications and Gaming > DMZ DMZ Any computer whose port is pulled back to the proper computer by IP address, select IP Address and enter the IP address in the field provided. If you want...
User Guide - Page 25

.... Wireless-N Home Router QoS > Add a New Application Enter a Name Enter any name to the DMZ screen, click Close. Chapter 3 by MAC address, select MAC Address and enter the MAC address in...information. Click Save Settings to apply your changes, or click Cancel Changes to select below normal bandwidth, select Low. Otherwise, keep the default, Enabled. Internet Access Priority In this...
User Guide - Page 27

... access the Router from outside access. HTTP is admin. Keep the default, Enabled, to allow wireless access to the utility, or select Disabled to block wireless access to specify an external IP address or range of IP addresses, then select the second option and complete the fields provided. HTTPS uses SSL (Secured Socket Layer) to make changes. If you...
User Guide - Page 28

... a temporary log of your changes. Administration > Diagnostics The diagnostic tests (Ping and Traceroute) allow you can keep the default, Disabled. With logging enabled, you to view temporary logs. Administration > Diagnostics Wireless-N Home Router 24 Administration > Log The Router can choose to check the connections of the source IP addresses and destination port numbers for...
User Guide - Page 32

... the address field (the default IP address is 192.168.1.1). WEB: If your computer can connect to get rid of the prompt, follow the on ‑screen instructions. The Power LED should be connected to use the Router, you have an Ethernet port. Cable or DSL modem 2. The computer should be connected to change the settings...

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  • Cascading (Connecting) a Router to Another Router
    ... same IP address by default. For instructions, click  When the router's web-based setup page appears, look for Local IP Address and change it to "192.168.1.2." If the screen on the main router, where the broadband modem is mandatory because both routers will be able to access it. and change it to "192.168.2.1." Related Articles: Cascading a wireless router to...
  • Cascading (Connecting) a Linksys Router To Another Linksys Router
    ... you need to change it is mandatory because both routers have different LAN IP segments. By connecting the second router's Internet port to the main router's Ethernet port, it to the same IP address by default. For instructions, click  Cascading the WRV54G to a Linksys Router (Internet-LAN) Configuring the Router with LAN-to avoid IP address conflict. If both routers may be...
  • Cascading (Connecting) a Linksys Router to Another Linksys Router
    ... the other end of the Ethernet cable to the Internet port of the router that you need to change it will be set to the same IP address by default. Connecting one of the Ethernet ports of the main Linksys router. When the router's web-based setup page appears, click Setup then look for Working Mode and...

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