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Maximum Idle Time:  Enter a maximum id\fe ti\ume durin\b which the Internet connection is maintained durin\b inactivity. 
DNS Mode:  This option a\f\fow the router to obtain the DNS IP \uaddresses from the ISP, when Receive.DNS.from.ISP is se\fected, 
or a\f\fows the user to enter DNS IP address manua\f\fy, when Enter.DNS.Manua\b\by is se\fected.
Primary DNS Server:  Enter the Primary DNS IP address used here.
Secondary DNS Server:  Enter the Secondary DNS IP address used here. This fie\fd is norma\f\fy optiona\f. On\fy one DNS addr\uess is required for 
a functiona\f Internet connection, but usin\b a sec\uond DNS address provides more stabi\fity.
MTU:  Maximum Transmission Unit - y\uou may need to chan\be the MTU for optima\f performance with your specific ISP. 
1492 is the defau\ft M\uTU.
MA\f Address: The defau\ft MAC Address is set to the Internet port’s physica\f interface MAC address on the Broadband Router. It 
is not recommended that you chan\be the defau\ft \uMAC address un\fess required by your ISP. You can use the C\bone.
Your.PC’s.MAC.Address button to rep\face the Internet port’s MAC address with the MAC address of your Ethernet 
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Internet Setup
PPTP
Choose PPTP (Point-to-Point-Tunne\fin\b Protoco\f ) if your ISP uses a PPTP connection. Your ISP wi\f\f provide you with a username 
and password. This option is typica\f\fy used for DSL services. 
My Internet \fonnection: Se\fect PPTP.(Username/Password)   from  the  drop-
down menu.
Address Mode:  Here the user can speci\ufy whether this Internet 
connection requires the use of a Dynamic or Static 
IP address. PPTP usua\f\fy requires a Dynamic IP 
confi\buration.
PPTP IP Address: Enter the PPTP IP addr\uess used here. This option is 
on\fy avai\fab\fe if Static IP is se\fected.
PPTP Subnet Mask: Enter the PPTP Subnet M\uask used here.
PPTP Gateway IP Address: Enter the PPTP Gateway IP address used here.
PPTP Server IP Address: Enter the PPTP Server IP address used here. This is 
norma\f\fy the same a the \uPPTP Gateway IP address.
Username: Enter the PPTP username used here.
Password: Enter the PPTP password used here.
Verify Password: Re-enter the PPTP password used here.
Reconnect Mode: Use the radio buttons to specify the reconnect mode. 
The user can specify\u a custom schedu\fe or speci\ufy the On 
Demand, or Manual option. To specify a custom schedu\fe, 
use the drop-down menu to se\fect one of the schedu\fe\us 
that has been defined i\un the Schedu\fes pa\be. To create a 
new schedu\fe, c\fick the New Schedu\fe button to open the 
Schedu\fes pa\be. Schedu\fes wi\f\f be discu\ussed \fater.
Maximum Idle Time:  Enter a maximum id\fe ti\ume durin\b which the Internet connection is maintained durin\b inactivity. To disab\fe this 
feature, enab\fe Auto-reconnect.  
						

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Primary DNS Server:  Enter the Primary DNS IP address used here.
Secondary DNS Server: Enter the Secondary DNS IP address used here. This fie\fd is norma\f\fy optiona\f. On\fy one DNS addr\uess is required for 
a functiona\f Internet connection, but usin\b a sec\uond DNS address provides more stabi\fity.
MTU:  Maximum Transmission Unit - y\uou may need to chan\be the MTU for optima\f performance with your specific ISP. 
1400 is the defau\ft M\uTU.
MA\f Address:  The defau\ft MAC Address is set to the Internet port’s physica\f interface MAC address on the Broadband Router. It 
is not recommended that you chan\be the defau\ft \uMAC address un\fess required by your ISP. You can use the \flone 
Your P\f’s MA\f Address button to rep\face the Internet port’s MAC address with the MAC address of your Ethernet 
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Section 3 - Confi\buration
Internet Setup
L2TP
Choose L2TP (Layer 2 Tunne\fin\b Protoco\f) if your ISP uses a L2TP connection. Your ISP wi\f\f provide you with a username and 
password. This option is typica\f\fy used for DSL services. 
My Internet 
\fonnection: Se\fect 
L2TP.(Username/Password) from the drop-
down menu.
Address Mode: Here the user can speci\ufy whether this Internet 
connection requires the use of a Dynamic or Static 
IP address. L2TP usua\f requires a Dynamic IP con-
fi\buration.
L2TP IP Address: Enter the L2TP IP addr\uess used here. This option is 
on\fy avai\fab\fe if Static IP is se\fected.
L2TP Subnet Mask: Enter the L2TP Subnet M\uask used here.
L2TP Gateway IP 
Address: Enter the L2TP Gateway IP address used here.
L2TP Server IP  Address: Enter the L2TP Server IP address used here. This is 
norma\f\fy the same a the \uL2TP Gateway IP address.
Username: Enter the L2TP username used here.
Password: Enter the L2TP password used here.
Verify Password: Re-enter the L2TP password used here.
Reconnect Mode: Use the radio buttons to specify the reconnect 
mode. The user can specify\u a custom schedu\fe 
or specify the On Demand, or Manual option. To 
specify a custom schedu\fe, use the drop-down 
menu to se\fect one of the schedu\fe\us that has been 
defined in the Schedu\fes pa\be. To create a new 
schedu\fe, c\fick the New Schedu\fe button to open 
the Schedu\fes pa\be. Schedu\fes wi\f\f be discu\ussed 
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Maximum Idle Time: Enter a maximum id\fe ti\ume durin\b which the Internet connection is maintained durin\b inactivity. To disab\fe this 
feature, enab\fe Auto-reconnect.
Primary DNS Server: Enter the Primary DNS IP address used here.
Secondary DNS Server: Enter the Secondary DNS IP address used here. This fie\fd is norma\f\fy optiona\f. On\fy one DNS addr\uess is required for 
a functiona\f Internet connection, but usin\b a sec\uond DNS address provides more stabi\fity.
MTU:  Maximum Transmission Unit - y\uou may need to chan\be the MTU for optima\f performance with your specific ISP. 
1400 is the defau\ft M\uTU.
MA\f Address:  The defau\ft MAC Address is set to the Internet port’s physica\f interface MAC address on the Broadband Router. It 
is not recommended that you chan\be the defau\ft \uMAC address un\fess required by your ISP. You can use the \flone 
Your P\f’s MA\f Address button to rep\face the Internet port’s MAC address with the MAC address of your Ethernet 
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Internet Setup
DS-Lite
Another Internet Connection type is DS-Lite.
DS-Lite is an IPv6 connection type. After se\fectin\b DS-Lite, the fo\f\fowin\b parameters wi\f\f be avai\fab\fe for confi\buration:
DS-Lite \fonfiguration: Se\fect the DS-Lite DH\fPv6 Option to \fet 
the router a\f\focate the AFTR IPv6 address 
automatica\f\fy. Se\fect the Manual \fonfigu-
ration to enter the AFTR IPv6 address in 
manua\f\fy.
AFTR IPv6 Address: After se\fectin\b the Manua\f Confi\buration 
option above, the user can enter the AFTR 
IPv6 address used here.
\b4 IPv4 Address: Enter the B4 IPv4 address va\fue used here.
WAN IPv6 Address: Once connected, the WAN IPv6 address 
wi\f\f be disp\fayed here.
IPv6 WAN Default Gateway Once connected, the IPv6 WAN Defau\ft 
Gateway address wi\f\f be disp\fayed here.
C\fick on the Save Settings button to accept the chan\bes made.
C\fick on the Don’t Save Settings button to discard the chan\bes made.  
						

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On this pa\be the user\u can confi\bure the Wire\fess settin\bs for this device. There are 3 ways to confi\bure Wire\fess usin\b this router. First\fy, the user 
can choose to make use for the quick and eas\uy Wireless \fonnection Setup Wizard. Second\fy, the user can choos\ue to make use Wi-Fi Protected 
Setup. Last\fy, the user can confi\bure the Wire\fess settin\bs manua\f\u\fy.
Wireless Settings: Wireless \fonnection Setup Wizard
The Wire\fess Connection Setup Wizard is specia\f\fy desi\u\bned to assist 
basic network users with a simp\fe\u, step-by-step set of instructions to 
confi\bure the wire\fess settin\bs of thi\us router. It is hi\bh\fy recommended 
to customized the wire\fess network settin\bs to fit into your environment 
and to add hi\bher security.
Step 1: In this step, the user must enter a custom Wire\fess Network 
Name or SSID. Enter the new Network Name (SSID) in the appropriate 
space provided. 
There are seperate spaces provided for a 2.4GHz Network Name and a 
5GHz Network Name.
Second\fy the user can c\uhoose between two wire\fess security wizard 
confi\burations. The user can se\fect ‘Automatically assign a network 
key’, by which the router wi\f\f automatica\f\fy \benerate a WPA/WPA2 pre-
shared key usin\b the TKIP and AES encryption methods; or t\uhe user 
can se\fect ‘Manually assign a network key’, by which the user wi\f\f b\ue 
prompt to manua\f\fy enter a WPA/WPA2 pre-shared key usin\b the TKIP 
and AES encryption methods.
C\fick on the Prev button to return to the previous pa\be. C\fick on the 
Next button to continue to the next pa\be. C\fick on the \fancel button to 
discard the chan\bes made a\und return to the main wire\fess pa\be.
To initiate the Wireless \fonnection Setup Wizard c\fick on the Wire\fess 
Connection Setup Wizard button.
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Step 2: This step wi\f\f on\fy be avai\fab\fe if the user s\ue\fected ‘Manua\f\fy 
assi\bn a network key’ in the previous step. Here the user can manua\u\f\fy 
enter the WPA/WPA2 pre-shared key in the Wireless Security Password 
space provided. The key entered must be between 8 and 63 characters 
\fon\b. Remember, this key wi\f\f be use\ud when wire\fess c\fients wants to 
connect to this device. So p\fease remember this key to prevent future 
troub\feshootin\b.
If you want to use the same Wire\fess Security Password for both 2.4GHz 
and 5GHz bands, tick the option provided. If not se\fected, you need 
to input two seperate  Wire\fess Security Passwords for each individua\f 
Wire\fess band.
C\fick on the Prev button to return to the previous pa\be. C\fick on the 
Next button to continue to the next pa\be. C\fick on the \fancel button to 
discard the chan\bes made a\und return to the main wire\fess pa\be.
Setup \fomplete: On this pa\be the use\ur can view the confi\buration 
made and verify whether they are correct.
C\fick on the Prev button to return to the previous pa\be. C\fick on the 
\fancel button to discard the chan\bes made a\und return to the main 
wire\fess pa\be. C\fick on the Save button to accept the chan\bes made.  
						

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After c\fick the Save button the device wi\f\f save the settin\bs made a\und 
return to the main wire\fess pa\be.
End of Wizard.  
						

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Wireless Settings: Wi-Fi Protected Setup Wizard
If your Wire\fess C\fients support the WPS connection method, this Wi-Fi 
Protected Setup Wizard can be used to initiate a wire\fess connection 
between this device and Wire\fess c\fients with a simp\fe c\fick\u of the WPS 
button. The Wi-Fi Protected Setup Wizard is specia\f\fy desi\u\bned to assist 
basic network users with a simp\fe\u, step-by-step set of instructions to 
connect wire\fess c\fients to this router usin\b the WPS method.
To initiate the Wi-Fi Protected Setup Wizard c\fick on the Add Wireless 
Device with WPS button.
Step 1: In this step the user have two options to choose from. You can 
choose Auto if the wire\fess c\fient supports WPS, or Manual if the wire -
\fess c\fient does not support WPS.
C\fick on the Prev button to return to the previous pa\be. C\fick on the 
Next button to continue to the next pa\be. C\fick on the \fancel button to 
discard the chan\bes made a\und return to the main wire\fess pa\be.
Step 2: After se\fectin\b Auto, the fo\f\fowin\b pa\be wi\f\f appear. There are 
two ways to add a wire\fess device, that supports WPS. First\fy, there is the 
Persona\f Identification Number (PIN) method. Usin\b this method wi\f\f 
prompt the user to enter a PIN code. This PIN code shou\fd be identica\f 
on the wire\fess c\fient. Second\fy, there is the Push Button Confi\buration 
(P\b\f) method. Usin\b this method wi\f\f a\u\f\fow the wire\fess c\fient to con-
nect to this device by simi\far\fy pressin\b the PBC button on it.
C\fick on the Prev button to return to the previous pa\be. C\fick on the 
Next button to continue to the next pa\be. C\fick on the \fancel button to 
discard the chan\bes made a\und return to the main wire\fess pa\be.
Wi-Fi Protected Setup Wizard