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Chapter 3 How to configure to access the Internet 
3.1 How to Set the Network Configurations 
Network Configurations under windows XP 
1. Right click “My Network Places” on your computer desktop and select “Properties”.    
 
2. Right click “Local Area Connection” and select “Properties”. 
 
3. Select “Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)” and click “Properties”. 
  
						

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 4. Select “Obtain  an  IP  address  automatically”  and  “Obtain  DNS server  address 
automatically”. Click “OK” to save the configurations. 
 Or select  “Use  the  following  IP  address”  and  enter  the  IP  address,  Subnet  mask, 
Default gateway as follows:  
 IP Address: 192.168.0.XXX: (XXX is a number from 2~254) 
 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 
 Gateway: 192.168.0.1 
 DNS  server: You  should  input  the  DNS  server  address  provided  by  your  ISP.  
						

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Otherwise, you can enter 192.168.0.1. Click “OK” to save the configurations. 
  
Network Configurations under windows 7 
1.  Click the network icon  on  the  lower  right  corner  of  your  computer desktop,  and  then 
click” Open Network and Sharing Center”. 
 
2. Click “Change adapter settings” on the left side of the window. 
  
						

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3. Right click “Local Area Connection” and select “Properties”. 
 
4. Double click” Internet Protocol Version 4(TCP/IPv4)". 
   
						

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5. Select  “Obtain  an  IP  address  automatically”  and  “Obtain  DNS  server  address 
automatically”. Click “OK” to save the configurations. 
 
Or  select  “Use  the  following  IP  address”  and  enter  the  IP  address,  Subnet  mask, 
Default gateway as follows:  
 
 IP Address: 192.168.0.XXX: (XXX is a number from 2~254) 
 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 
 Gateway: 192.168.0.1 
 DNS  server: You  should  input  the  DNS  server  address  provided  by  your  ISP.  
						

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Otherwise, you can enter 192.168.0.1. Click “OK” to save the configurations. 
3.2 Log in to the Router 
1. To access  the  Router’s Web-based Utility,  launch  a  web  browser  such  as  Internet Explorer  or Firefox and  enter http://192.168.0.1.  Press  “Enter”. 
 2. The system will automatically choose the corresponding web language in accordance with the Browser’s language.  For example,  if your Browser’s language  is French,  the router’s web language will display as French. 
 
3.  If your Browser language  is English or beyond the  9 languages (Arabic, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Turkish),  the router’s  web language will be English. 
 
 
  
						

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3.3 Fast Internet Access 
Two  kinds  of  fast  access methods  are  provided  on the  router’s web-based  utility: ADSL 
dial-up and DHCP. 
If you  select  ADSL  dial-up,  you only  need  to  enter  the  access  account  and  access 
password as well as the wireless password, and then click “Ok” to complete the settings. 
 
If you  select  DHCP, you  only  need  to  enter  the  wireless  password  and  click  “Ok”  to 
complete the settings. 
 The  default  access  method  is  ADSL  dial-up  and  the  access  account  and  access 
password  are  the  same  as  the  ADSL  dial-up  account  and  password, which you  can 
inquire your broadband ISP. For other access methods, please refer to WAN settings in 
chapter  4.The  wireless  password  can  only  consist  of  8  characters,  the  default  is 
12345678 and you can modify it when necessary. 
 
3.4 Fast Encryption  
						

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The router provides two encryption setting screens, one is simple and easy, the other is 
advanced (For advanced setting, please refer to chapter 5.2). 
Simple and easy screen: 
Log  on  to  the  router’s  web-based  utility and  you  may  set  encryption  for  the  router. The 
default adopts WPA-PSK mode and AES Algorithm. The default password is 12345678, 
as shown below. 
 
NOTE: The wireless password can only be 8 characters in length and the default is 
12345678, you can modify it when necessary. 
   
						

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Chapter 4 Advanced Settings 
4.1 System Status  
System status screen allows you to view the router’s WAN port status and system status. 
 
 Connection status: It displays the router’s WAN connection status. 
Disconnected:  It  indicates  the router’s WAN  port  hasn’t  been  connected  with  the 
network cable. 
Connecting: It indicates the router’s WAN port is obtaining IP address. 
Connected: It indicates the Router is well connected with the ISP. 
 WAN IP：IP address obtained from ISP. 
 Subnet mask: Obtained from ISP. 
 Gateway: Obtained from ISP. 
 DNS server: Obtained from ISP. 
 Alternate DNS server: Obtained from ISP. 
 Connection type: It displays your current access method. 
  LAN MAC address：It displays the Router’s LAN MAC address. 
 WAN MAC address：It displays the Router’s WAN MAC Address.  
						

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 System time：It displays the system’s updated time 
 Connected client ：It displays the number of the connected computers(normally 
it displays the number of clients whose IP addresses obtained via DHCP server) 
 Software version：It displays the Router’s software version； 
 Hardware version：It displays the Router’s hardware version. 
 
4.2 WAN Settings 
Virtual Dial-up (PPPoE) 
  Mode: Show your current connection mode. 
 Access Account: Enter the account provided by your ISP.  
 Access Password: Enter the password provided by your ISP. 
 MTU: Maximum Transmission Unit. It is the size of the largest data packet that can 
be  sent  over  the  network. The default  value  is  1492.  Do  NOT  modify  it  unless 
necessary, but if a specific website or web application software cannot open or be 
enabled, you can try to change the MTU value to 1450, 1400, etc. 
 Service  Name: The connection  name  for current  PPPOE, enter  it  if necessary，
otherwise, leave it blank. 
 AC Name: The service name, enter it if necessary，otherwise, leave it blank.