User manual CONCEPTRONIC C54BRS4A

[. . . ] CONCEPTRONIC C54BRS4A 802. 11g Wireless Broadband Router User Manual Conceptronic C54BRS4A User Manual About This Manual This manual provides descriptions of the Conceptronic C54BRS4A 802. 11g Wireless Broadband Router, its hardware and software features, and how to set up and use the device on your small office or home network. Before You Start Please read and make sure you understand all the prerequisites for proper installation of your new Wireless Broadband Router. Have all the necessary information and equipment on hand before beginning the installation. A packing list is included at the end of this section. Installation Overview The procedure to install the Wireless Broadband Router can be described in general terms in the following steps: 1. Check the contents of the package to be certain that everything listed on the packing list is included. [. . . ] When you are satisfied that all the WAN settings are configured correctly, click on the Apply button. The new settings must be saved and the Router must be restarted for the settings to go into effect. To save and reboot the Router, click on the Tools directory tab and then click the System button. In the System Settings window, click the Save button under Save Settings to Local Hard Drive and then click the Reboot button under Reboot the CONCEPTRONIC C54BRS4A. Upon restarting the Router will automatically establish the WAN connection. Additional settings for PPPoE/PPPoA connections: PPPoE/PPPoA Parameters User Name Description For PPP connections, a User Name and Password are used to identify and verify your account to the ISP. User names and passwords are case-sensitive, so enter this information exactly as given to you by your ISP. Together with the User Name, this is used to verify your account to the ISP. The Maximum Transmission Unit size may be changed if you want to optimize efficiency for uploading data through the WAN interface. Some user may want to adjust the setting to optimize performance for wireless traffic or when low latency is desired (such as with Internet gaming). It is highly recommended that the user research how adjusting the MTU may affect network traffic for better or worse. 35 Password MTU Conceptronic C54BRS4A IP Address User Manual If you have selected the Static PPPoE option, type in the global IP address used for your WAN interface. To use the Clone MAC Address feature, enter a MAC address in this field and then click the Clone MAC Address button. This information should be provided to you by your Internet Service Provider. If your network account is billed according to the amount of time the Router is actually connected to the Internet, enter an appropriate Idle Time value (in minutes). This will disconnect the Router after the WAN connection has been idle for the amount of time specified. MAC Address Primary DNS Maximum Idle Time MTU The Maximum Transmission Unit size may be changed if you want to optimize efficiency for uploading data through the WAN interface. Some user may want to adjust the setting to optimize performance for wireless traffic or when low latency is desired (such as with Internet gaming). It is highly recommended that the user research how adjusting the MTU may affect network traffic for better or worse. Most users will want to choose the default connection setting, Always on. Connect mode select 36 Conceptronic C54BRS4A PPTP User Manual The Point to Point Tunneling Protocol is used to transfer information securely between VPNs (Virtual Private Routers). Encryption methods are employed in the transfer of information between you and your ISP using a key encryption. This option is specific for European users whose ISPs support the PPTP protocol for the uplink connection. To connect to your ISP's server using this protocol, the information in this window must be provided to you by your ISP and then properly implemented. WAN Settings window for Others (PPTP) 37 Conceptronic C54BRS4A PPTP Parameters IP Address Subnet Mask ISP Gateway Address DNS Server IP Description User Manual Enter the IP address for your Router based on the information provided to you by your ISP. [. . . ] Many people have made generous contributions to the wide range of software distributed through that system in reliance on consistent application of that system; it is up to the author/donor to decide if he or she is willing to distribute software through any other system and a licensee cannot impose that choice. This section is intended to make thoroughly clear what is believed to be a consequence of the rest of this License. If the distribution and/or use of the Program is restricted in certain countries either by patents or by copyrighted interfaces, the original copyright holder who places the Program under this License may add an explicit geographical distribution limitation excluding those countries, so that distribution is permitted only in or among countries not thus excluded. In such case, this License incorporates the limitation as if written in the body of this License. [. . . ]