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Chapter 3 Route Entries To set up a static route between the Router and another network, select a number from the dropdown list. Click Delete This Entry to delete a static route. Enter Route Name Enter a name for the Route here, using a maximum of 25 alphanumeric characters. Destination LAN IP The Destination LAN IP is the address of the remote network or host to which you want to assign a static route. Subnet Mask The Subnet Mask determines which portion of a Destination LAN 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 Router and the remote network or host. Interface This interface tells you whether the Destination IP Address is on the LAN & Wireless (Ethernet and wireless networks) or the Internet (WAN). Click Show Routing 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 Settings to apply your changes, or click Cancel Changes to clear your changes. Wireless > Basic Wireless Settings The basic settings for wireless networking are set on this screen. There are two ways to configure the Router's wireless network(s), manual and Wi-Fi Protected Setup. Wi-Fi Protected Setup is a feature that makes it easy to set up your wireless network. If you have client devices, such as wireless adapters, that support Wi-Fi Protected Setup, then you can use Wi-Fi Protected Setup. Wireless Configuration To manually configure your wireless network, select Manual. Proceed to Basic Wireless Settings, page 10. To use Wi-Fi Protected Setup, Wireless-N Broadband Router with Storage Link Advanced Configuration select Wi-Fi Protected Setup. Proceed to Wi-Fi Protected Setup, page 11. Basic Wireless Settings Wireless > Basic Wireless Settings (Manual Setup) 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, Mixed. If you have only Wireless-G and Wireless-B devices in your network, select BG-Mixed. If you have only Wireless-N devices, select Wireless-N Only. If you have only Wireless-G devices, select Wireless-G Only. If you have only Wireless-B devices, select Wireless-B Only. If you do not have any wireless devices in your network, select Disabled. 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 (linksys) to a unique name. Channel Width For best performance in a network using Wireless-N, Wireless-G and Wireless-B devices, select Wide - 40MHz Channel. For Wireless-G and Wireless-B networking only, keep the default, Standard - 20MHz Channel. If you are not sure which option to use, select Auto. NOTE: If you select Wide - 40MHz Channel for the Channel Width 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. Wide Channel If Wide - 40MHz Channel is the Channel Width 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. 10

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Chapter 3
Advanced Configuration
10
Wireless-N Broadband Router with Storage Link
Route Entries
To set up a static route between the Router
and another network, select a number from the drop-
down list. Click
Delete This Entry
to delete a static route.
Enter Route Name
Enter a name for the Route here,
using a maximum of 25 alphanumeric characters.
Destination LAN IP
The Destination LAN IP is the address
of the remote network or host to which you want to assign
a static route.
Subnet
Mask
The
Subnet
Mask
determines
which
portion of a Destination LAN 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 Router and the remote
network or host.
Interface
This interface tells you whether the Destination
IP Address is on the
LAN & Wireless
(Ethernet and wireless
networks) or the
Internet (WAN)
.
Click
Show Routing 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 Settings
to apply your changes, or click
Cancel
Changes
to clear your changes.
Wireless > Basic Wireless Settings
The basic settings for wireless networking are set on this
screen.
There are two ways to configure the Router’s wireless
network(s), manual and Wi-Fi Protected Setup.
Wi-Fi Protected Setup is a feature that makes it easy to set
up your wireless network. If you have client devices, such
as wireless adapters, that support Wi-Fi Protected Setup,
then you can use Wi-Fi Protected Setup.
Wireless Configuration
To manually configure your
wireless network, select
Manual
. Proceed to
Basic
Wireless Settings
,
page 10
. To use Wi-Fi Protected Setup,
select
Wi-Fi Protected Setup
. Proceed to
Wi-Fi Protected
Setup
,
page 11
.
Basic Wireless Settings
Wireless > Basic Wireless Settings (Manual Setup)
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,
Mixed
. If you have only
Wireless-G and Wireless-B devices in your network, select
BG-Mixed
. If you have only Wireless-N devices, select
Wireless-N Only
. If you have only Wireless-G devices,
select
Wireless-G Only
. If you have only Wireless-B
devices, select
Wireless-B Only
. If you do not have any
wireless devices in your network, select
Disabled
.
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 (
linksys
) to a unique name.
Channel Width
For best performance in a network using
Wireless-N, Wireless-G and Wireless-B devices, select
Wide - 40MHz Channel
. For Wireless-G and Wireless-B
networking only, keep the default,
Standard - 20MHz
Channel
. If you are not sure which option to use, select
Auto
.
NOTE:
If you select Wide - 40MHz Channel for
the Channel Width 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.
Wide Channel
If Wide - 40MHz Channel is the Channel
Width 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
.