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Advanced configuration, Wireless > basic wireless settings, Advanced routing – Linksys WAG325N User Manual

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Chapter3

Advanced Configuration

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Wreless-N ADSL2+ Gateway

Advanced Routing

NAT

Enabled/Dsabled

If this Gateway is hosting your

network’s connection to the Internet, keep the default,

Enabled. If another gateway or router exists on your

network, select Dsabled.

Dynamic Routing

RIP

This feature enables the Gateway to automatically

adjust to physical changes in the network’s layout and

exchange routing tables with the other router(s). The

Gateway determines the network packets’ route based on

the fewest number of hops between the source and the

destination. Select Enabled to use the Dynamic Routing

feature. Otherwise, keep the default, Dsabled.

RIP Verson

Select the appropriate protocol version,

RIP1 or RIP2.

Static Routing

A static route is a pre-determined pathway that network

information must travel to reach a specific host or network.

Enter the information described below to set up a new

static route.

Select set number

To set up a static route between the

Gateway and another network, select a number from the

drop-down list. The Gateway supports up to 20 static route

entries. Click Delete Ths Entry to delete a static route.

Destnaton IP Address

The Destination IP Address is

the IP address of the remote network or host to which

you want to assign a static route. Enter the IP address of

the host for which you wish to create a static route. If you

are building a route to an entire network, be sure that the

network portion of the IP address is set to 0.

Subnet Mask

The Subnet Mask determines which

portion of a Destination IP Address is the network portion,

and which portion is the host portion.

Gateway

This is the IP address of the gateway device that

allows for contact between the Gateway and the remote

network or host.

Hop Count

This is the number of hops to each node until

the destination is reached (16 hops maximum). Enter the

appropriate Hop Count.
Click Show Routng Table to view the static routes you

have already set up.

Advanced Routing > Routing Table

Routing Table

For each route, the Destination LAN IP address, Subnet

Mask, Gateway, and Interface are displayed. Click

Refresh to update the information. Click Close to exit

this screen.

Click Save Settngs to apply your changes, or click Cancel

Changes to cancel your changes.

Wireless > Basic Wireless Settings

The basic settings for wireless networking are set on this

screen.

Wireless > Basic Wireless Settings

This screen allows you to choose your wireless network

mode and wireless security.

Wireless Network

Wreless Network Mode

Select the wireless standards

running on your network. If you have Wireless-G and

Wireless-B devices in your network, keep the default,

Mxed. If you do not have any wireless devices, select

Dsabled.

Wreless Network Name (SSID)

The network name is

case-sensitive and must not exceed 32 characters (use any

of the characters on the keyboard). Linksys recommends

that you change the default, lnksys, to a unique name of

your choice.

Rado Band

For best performance in a network using

Wireless-N, Wireless-G and Wireless-B devices, keep

the default, Wide - 40MHz Channel. For Wireless-G and