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Parameters  Description Current Password  Enter your current password for the remote 
management administrator to login to your 
Broadband router.  
  Note: By default there is NO password  New Password  Enter your new password   Confirmed Password   Enter your new password again for verification 
purposes 
   Note: If you forget your password, you’ll have to 
reset the router to the factory default (No password) 
with the reset button (see router’s back panel) 
Click < Apply>  at the bottom of the screen to save the above 
configurations. You can now configur e other advance sections or start 
using the router (with the advance settings in place) 
 2.1.3 Remote Management The remote management function allows  you to designate a host in the 
Internet the ability to configure the Broadband router from a remote site. 
Enter the designated host IP Address in the Host IP Address field. 
  
  Parameters  Description 
 
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Host Address  This is the IP address of the host in the Internet that will have management/configuration access to the Broadband 
router from a remote site. Th is means if you are at home 
and your home IP address has been designated the 
Remote Management host IP address for this router 
(located in your company office), then you are able to 
configure this router from your  home. If the Host Address is 
left  0.0.0.0 this means anyone can access the router’s web-
based configuration from a remote location, providing they 
know the password.  
 Click the  Enabled  box to enable the Remote Management 
function. 
Note : When you want to access the web-based 
management from a remote site, you must enter the 
router’s WAN IP address (e.g. 10.0.0.1) into your web-
browser followed by port number 8080, e.g. 10.0.0.1:8080 
(see below). You’ll also need to know the password set in 
the Password Setting screen in order to access the router’s 
web-based management. 
                                                       Port  The port number of remo te management web interface.  Enabled  Select “Enabled”  to enable the remote management 
function.  
  Click   at the bottom of the screen to save the above 
configurations. You can now configur e other advance sections or start 
using the router (with the advance settings in place) 
 2.2 WAN  Use the WAN Settings screen if y ou have already configured the Quick 
Setup Wizard section and you would like to change your Internet 
connection type. The WAN Settings sc reen allows to specify the type of 
WAN port connect you want to establish with your ISP. The WAN settings 
offer the following selections for the router’s WAN port,  Wireless-WISP, 
Dynamic IP , Static IP Address , PPPoE , PPTP , L2TP , Telstra Big Pond , 
DNS  and DDNS . 
 
 
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 Parameters  Description 2.2.1 Wireless ISP                Your wireless ISP will give you the wireless Internet broadband access 
 2.2.2 Dynamic IP address  Your ISP will automatically give you an IP address 
 2.2.3 Static IP address  Your ISP has given you an IP address  already  
 2.2.4 PPPoE  Your ISP requires PPPoE connection.  2.2.5 PPTP  Your ISP requires you to use a Point-to-Point 
Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) connection.  
 2.2.6 L2TP  Your ISP requires L2TP connection.  2.2.7 Telstra Big Pond  Your ISP requires Telstra Big Pond 
connection. 
 2.2.8 DNS You can specify a DNS server that you wish 
to use 
 2.2.9 DDNS  You can specify a DDNS server that you wish 
to use and configure the user name and 
password provided by you DDNS service 
provider. 
 
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 2.2.1 Wireless ISP Choose the the “WAN Type”,  “Wireless ISP” and “Apply” button for 
connecting to the wireless Access  Point and proceed to the manual’s 
relevant sub-section. 
 Once you have made a selection, click < More Configuration> at the 
bottom of the screen and proceed to the manual’s relevant sub-section 
 2.2.2 Dynamic IP Choose the Dynamic IP selection if your ISP will automatically give you an 
IP address. Some ISP’s may also require that you fill in additional 
information such as Host Name, Domain Name and MAC address (see 
chapter 1 “Cable Modem” for more detail) 
 2.2.3 Static IP Address Select Static IP address if your ISP has given you a specific IP address for 
you to use. Your ISP should provide all the information required in this 
section. (See chapter 1 “Fixed IP” for more detail) 
 2.2.4 PPPoE (PPP over Ethernet) Select PPPoE if your ISP requires the PPPoE protocol to connect you to 
the Internet. Your ISP should provide all the information required in this 
section. (See chapter 1 “PPPoE” for more detail) 
2.2.5 PPTP Select PPTP if your ISP requires the PPTP protocol to connect you to the 
Internet. Your ISP should provide all the  information required in this section. 
(See chapter 1 “PPTP” for more detail) 
 2.2.6 L2TP Select L2TP if your ISP requires the L2TP protocol to connect you to the 
Internet. Your ISP should provide all the  information required in this section. 
(See chapter 1 “L2TP” for more detail) 
 2.2.7 Telstra Big Pond Select Telstra Big Pond if your ISP requires the Telstra Big Pond protocol 
to connect you to the Internet. Your ISP should provide all the information 
required in this section. Telstra Big Po nd protocol is used by the ISP in 
Australia. (See chapter 1 “Telstra Big Pond” for more detail) 
 2.2.8 DNS A Domain Name System (DNS) server is like an index of IP addresses and 
Web addresses. If you type a Web address into your browser, such as 
www.router.com, a DNS server will find that name in its index and the 
 
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matching IP address. Most ISPs provide a DNS server for speed and 
convenience. If your Service Provider connects you to the Internet with 
dynamic IP settings, it is likely that  the DNS server IP address is provided 
automatically. However, if there is a DN S server that you would rather use, 
you need to specify the IP address of that DNS server here. 
 
Parameters   Description  Domain Name Server (DNS) Server  This is the ISP’s DNS server IP  address that they gave you; or you 
can specify your own preferred DNS 
server IP address 
 Secondary DNS Address (optional)  This is optional. You can enter another DNS server’s IP address as 
a backup. The secondary DNS will 
be used should the above DNS fail. 
  Click   at the bottom of the screen to save the above 
configurations. You can now configur e other advance sections or start 
using the router (with the advance settings in place) 
 
 
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2.2.9 DDNS DDNS allows you to map the static domain name to a dynamic IP address. 
You must get an account, password and your static domain name from the 
DDNS service providers. This router supports DynDNS, TZO and other 
common DDNS service providers. 
 
    Parameters Default  Description  Enable/Disable            Disable  Enable/Disable the DDNS function of this  router 
 Provider                         Select a DDNS service provider  Domain name                            Your static domain name that use DDNS  Account/E-mail  The account that your DDNS service 
provider assigned to you    
 Password/Key   The password you set for the DDNS 
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Click   at the bottom of the screen to save the above 
configurations. You can now configur e other advance sections or start 
using the router (with the advance settings in place) 
 2.3 LAN  The LAN Port screen below allows you to specify a private IP address for 
your router’s LAN ports as well as a subnet mask for your LAN segment. 
 
  Parameters Default  Description  LAN IP IP address                192.168.2.1  This is the router’s LAN port IP  address (Your LAN clients default 
gateway IP address) 
 IP Subnet Mask      255.255.255.0  Specify a Subnet Mask for your LAN segment 
 802.1d Spanning Tree   Disabled  If 802.1d Spanning Tree function is enabled, this router will use the 
spanning tree protocol to prevent 
from network loop happened in the 
LAN ports. 
 
 
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DHCP Server                Enabled           You can enable or disable the DHCP server. By enabling the 
DHCP server the router will 
automatically give your LAN clients 
an IP address. If the DHCP is not 
enabled then you’ll have to 
manually set your LAN client’s IP 
addresses; make sure the LAN 
Client is in the same subnet as this 
broadband router if you want the 
router to be your LAN client’s 
default gateway 
 Lease Time  The DHCP when enabled will 
temporarily give your LAN clients an 
IP address. In the Lease Time 
setting you can specify the time 
period that the DHCP lends an IP 
address to your LAN clients. The 
DHCP will change your LAN client’s 
IP address when this time threshold 
period is reached     
 IP Address Pool   You can select a particular IP 
address range for your DHCP 
server to issue IP addresses to your 
LAN Clients.  
Note: By default the IP range is from: Start IP 
192.168.2.100  to End IP 192.168.2.199. If you want your 
PC to have a static/fixed IP address then you’ll have to 
choose an IP address outside this IP address Pool 
 Domain Name  You can specify a Domain Name for your LAN    Click   at the bottom of the screen to save the above 
configurations. You can now configur e other advance sections or start 
using the router (with the advance settings in place) 
 2.4 Wireless Wireless Access Point builds a wireless LAN and can let all PCs equipped 
with IEEE 802.11b or 801.11g wire less network adaptor connect to your 
 
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Intranet. It supports WEP and WPA2 encryption to enhance the security of 
your wireless network. 
 
  Parameters Default  Description  Enable or disable         Enable    You can select to enable or disable the wireless access point module of this 
router. 
Wireless module function Click   at the bottom of the screen to save the above 
configurations. You can now configur e other advance sections or start 
using the router (with the advance settings in place) 
 2.4.1 Basic Settings  You can set parameters that are used for the wireless stations to connect 
to this router. The parameters include Mode, ESSID, Channel Number and 
Associated Client. 
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  Parameters         Default    Description  Mode                   It allows you to set the AP to AP, Station, 
Bridge or WDS mode. 
 Band                    It allows you to set the AP fix at 802.11b or 
802.11g mode. You also can select B+G 
mode to allow the AP select 802.11b and 
802.11g connection automatically. 
 ESSID                default  This is the name of the wireless LAN. All the  devices in the same wireless LAN should 
have the same ESSID. 
 Channel Number      11  The channel used by the wireless LAN. All 
devices in the same wireless LAN should use 
the same channel. 
 Associated Clients  Click “Show Ac tive Clients” button, then an 
“Active Wireless Client Table” will pop up. You 
can see the status of all  active wireless stations 
that are connecting to the access point. 
 WLAN MAC           This is the MAC address used by the Wireless  interface of this AP when it is in the station 
modes. 
 
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