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Figure A-5    Add or Modify a Virtual server Entry 
)  Note: 
Your opposite side should call your WA N IP, which is displayed on the 
“Status” page.  
4)  How to enable DMZ Host: Login to the router , click the “Forwarding” menu on the left of 
your browser, and click DMZ submenu. On  the DMZ page, click “Enable” radio and 
type your IP address into the “DMZ Host IP  Address” field, using 192.168.1.169 as an 
example, remember to cl ick the Save” button....

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Figure A-7  Remote Management 
) Note: 
If the above configuration takes effect,  to configure to the router by typing 
http://192.168.1.1:88
 (the router’s LAN IP address:  Web Management Port) in the address 
field of the Web browser. 
3)  Login to the router, click the “Forwarding” me nu on the left of your browser, and click the 
Virtual Servers submenu. On  the Virtual Server page, click  Add New, then on the 
“Add or Modify a Virtual Server” page,...

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 SSID accord with the routers SSID. 
3)  Make sure the wireless stations have  right KEY for encryption when the router is 
encrypted. 
4)  If the wireless connection is ready, but you can’t access the router, check the IP Address  of your wireless stations.  

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Appendix B: Configuring the PC 
In this section, we’ll introduce how to install and configure the TCP/IP correctly in Windows XP. 
First make sure your Ethernet Adapter is wo rking, refer to the adapter’s manual if needed. 
1.  Install TCP/IP component  1)  On the Windows taskbar, click the  Start button, point to Settings , and then click Control 
Panel . 
2) Click the  Network and Internet Connections  icon, and then click on the Network 
Connections  tab...

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Figure 2 
5) The following  TCP/IP Properties  window will display and the  IP Address tab is open on 
this window by default. 
Now you have two ways to configure the  TCP/IP protocol below: 
¾  Setting IP address automatically
 
Select  Obtain an IP address automatically , Choose Obtain DNS server automatically , as 
shown in the Figure below:  

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Figure 3 
¾  Setting IP address manually
 
1 Select  Use the following IP address  radio button. And the following items available 
2  If the routers LAN IP addr ess is 192.168.1.1, type IP address  is 192.168.1.x (x is from 2 to 
254), and  Subnet mask is 255.255.255.0. 
3  Type the router’s LAN IP address (t he default IP is 192.168.1.1) into the Default gateway 
field. 
4 Select  Use the following DNS server addresses  radio button. In the Preferred...

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Figure 4  

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Appendix C: Specifications 
General 
Standards IEEE  802.3, 802.3u, 802.11b and 802.11g 
Protocols  TCP/IP, PPPoE, DHCP, ICMP, NAT, SNTP 
Ports One 10/100M Auto-Negotiati on WAN RJ45 port, Four 10/100M 
Auto-Negotiation LAN RJ45 por ts supporting Auto MDI/MDIX 
Cabling Type  10BASE-T: UTP categor y 3, 4, 5 cable (maximum 100m) 
          EIA/TIA-568 100Ω  STP (maximum 100m) 
100BASE-TX: UTP category 5, 5e cable (maximum 100m) 
             EIA/TIA-568 100 Ω...

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Appendix D: Glossary 
¾ 2x to 3x eXtended Range™ WLAN Transmission Technology -  The WLAN device with 2x 
to 3x eXtended Range
™ WLAN transmission technology make  its sensitivity up to 105 dB, 
which gives users the ability to have robus t, longer-range wireless connections. With this 
range-enhancing technology, a 2x to 3x eXtended Range
™ based client and access point can 
maintain a connection at as much as three  times the transmission distance of...

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¾ MTU  (Maximum Transmission Unit ) - The size in bytes of t he largest packet that can be 
transmitted. 
¾  NAT  (N etwork  Address  Translation)  - NAT technology translates IP addresses of a local area 
network to a different IP address for the Internet. 
¾  PPPoE  (P oint to P oint Protocol  over Ethernet)  - PPPoE is a protocol for connecting remote 
hosts to the Internet over  an always-on connection by simulating a dial-up connection. 
¾ SSID -  A...