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18 Setting up your wireless router Version Info-Shows the firmware version, boot-code version, hardware version, and serial number of the router. Page Name-The page you are on can be identified by this name. This User Guide will sometimes refer to pages by name. For instance LAN > LAN Settings refers to the LAN Settings page. Configure your router for connection to your Internet Service Provider (ISP) The Internet/WAN tab is where you will set up your router to connect to your Internet Service Provider (ISP). The router is capable of connecting to virtually any ISP's system provided you have correctly configured the router's settings for your ISP's connection type. Your ISP connection settings are provided to you by your ISP. To configure the router with the settings that your ISP gave you: 1 Click Connection Type on the left side of the screen, then select the connection type you use. 2 If your ISP gave you DNS settings, clicking DNS lets you enter DNS address entries for ISPs that require specific settings. 3 Click MAC address to clone your computer's MAC address or type in a specific WAN MAC address, if required by your ISP. 4 When you have finished making settings, the Internet Status indicator will read connection OK if your router is set up properly. To set your Connection Type: 1 Click Connection Type from the menu on the left side of the screen. The Connection Type page opens. From this page you can select the type of connection you use by clicking the button next to your connection type and then clicking Next. Setting your Internet Service Provider (ISP) Connection Type to Dynamic IP A dynamic connection type is the most common connection type used with cable modems. Setting the connection type to dynamic in many cases is enough to complete the connection to your ISP. Some dynamic connection types may require a host name. You can enter your host name in the space provided if you were assigned one. Your host name is assigned by your ISP. Some dynamic connections may require that you clone the MAC address of the PC that was originally connected to the modem.

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18
Setting up your wireless router
Version Info
—Shows the firmware version, boot-code version, hardware version, and
serial number of the router.
Page Name
—The page you are on can be identified by this name. This User Guide will
sometimes refer to pages by name. For instance
LAN > LAN Settings
refers to the LAN
Settings page.
Configure your router for connection to your Internet Service
Provider (ISP)
The
Internet/WAN
tab is where you will set up your router to connect to your Internet
Service Provider (ISP). The router is capable of connecting to virtually any ISP's system
provided you have correctly configured the router's settings for your ISP's connection type.
Your ISP connection settings are provided to you by your ISP.
To configure the router with the settings that your ISP gave you:
1
Click
Connection Type
on the left side of the screen, then select the connection type
you use.
2
If your ISP gave you DNS settings, clicking
DNS
lets you enter DNS address entries for
ISPs that require specific settings.
3
Click
MAC address
to clone your computer's MAC address or type in a specific WAN
MAC address, if required by your ISP.
4
When you have finished making settings, the
Internet Status
indicator will read
connection OK
if your router is set up properly.
To set your Connection Type:
1
Click
Connection Type
from the menu on the left side of the screen. The
Connection
Type
page opens. From this page you can select the type of connection you use by
clicking the button next to your connection type and then clicking
Next
.
Setting your Internet Service Provider (ISP) Connection Type to Dynamic IP
A dynamic connection type is the most common connection type used with cable modems.
Setting the connection type to
dynamic
in many cases is enough to complete the
connection to your ISP. Some dynamic connection types may require a host name. You can
enter your host name in the space provided if you were assigned one. Your host name is
assigned by your ISP. Some dynamic connections may require that you clone the MAC address
of the PC that was originally connected to the modem.