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Chapter3

Advanced Configuration

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RangePlus Wreless Router

Gateway

This is the IP address of the gateway device that

allows for contact between the Router and the remote

network or host.

Interface

This interface tells you whether the Destination

IP Address is on the LAN & Wreless (Ethernet and wireless

networks) or the WAN (Internet).
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

Wireless Network

Network Mode

From this drop-down menu, you can

select the wireless standards running on your network. If

you have Wireless-N, Wireless-G, and Wireless-B devices in

your network, keep the default setting, Mxed. If you have

only Wireless-G and Wireless-B devices in your network,

select BG-Mxed. If you have only Wireless-N devices,

select Wreless-N Only. If you have only Wireless-G

devices, select Wreless-G Only. If you have only Wireless-

B devices, select Wreless-B Only. If you do not have any

wireless devices in your network, select Dsabled.

Network Name (SSID)

The SSID is the network name

shared among all points in a wireless network. The

SSID must be identical for all devices in the wireless

network. It is case-sensitive and must not exceed

32 characters (use any of the characters on the keyboard).

Make sure this setting is the same for all points in your

wireless network. For added security, you should change

the default SSID (lnksys) to a unique name.

Rado Band

For best performance in a network using

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

default, Auto - 20/40MHz Channel. For Wireless-G and

Wireless-B networking only, select Standard - 20MHz

Channel.

NOTE:

If you select Auto - 20/40MHz Channel

for the Radio Band setting, then Wireless-N can

use two channels: a primary one (Wide Channel)

and a secondary one (Standard Channel). This

will enhance Wireless-N performance.

Wde Channel

If you selected Auto - 20/40MHz Channel

for the Radio Band setting, then this setting will be

available for your primary Wireless-N channel. Select any

channel from the drop-down menu. If you are not sure

which channel to select, keep the default, Auto.

Standard Channel

Select the channel for Wireless-N,

Wireless-G, and Wireless-B networking. If you selected

Auto – 20/40MHz Channel for the Radio Band setting,

then the Standard Channel will be a secondary channel

for Wireless-N. If you are not sure which channel to select,

keep the default, Auto.

SSID Broadcast

When wireless clients survey the local

area for wireless networks to associate with, they will

detect the SSID broadcast by the Router. To broadcast the

Router’s SSID, keep the default setting, Enabled. If you

do not want to broadcast the Router’s SSID, then select

Dsabled.
Click Save Settngs to apply your changes, or click Cancel

Changes to cancel your changes.

Wireless > Wireless Security

The Wireless  Security screen configures the security of

your wireless network. There are six wireless security

mode options supported by the Router: WPA Personal,

WPA Enterprise, WPA2 Personal, WPA2 Enterprise, RADIUS,

and WEP. (WPA stands for Wi-Fi Protected Access, which

is a security standard stronger than WEP encryption. WEP

stands for Wired Equivalent Privacy, while RADIUS stands

for Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service.) These

six are briefly discussed here. For detailed instructions