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Chapter 6: Configuring the Wireless-G Media Storage Link Router
The Setup Tab - Advanced Routing
Wireless-G Media Storage Link Router with SpeedBooster
The Setup Tab - Advanced Routing
This tab is used to set up the Router’s advanced functions. Operating Mode allows you to select the type(s) of
advanced functions you use. Dynamic Routing will automatically adjust how packets travel on your network. Static
Routing sets up a fixed route to another network destination.
Advanced Routing
Operating Mode
Select the mode in which this Router will function. If this Router is hosting your network’s connection to the
Internet, select
Gateway
. If another Router exists on your network, select
Router
. When Router is chosen,
Dynamic
Routing
will be enabled.
Dynamic Routing
This feature enables the Router to automatically adjust to physical changes in the network’s layout and exchange
routing tables with the other router(s). The Router determines the network packets’ route based on the fewest
number of hops between the source and the destination.
RIP
. This feature is
Disabled
by default. From the drop-down menu, you can also select
LAN & Wireless
, which
performs dynamic routing over your Ethernet and wireless networks. You can also select
WAN
, which performs
dynamic routing with data coming from the Internet. Finally, selecting
Both
enables dynamic routing for both
networks, as well as data from the Internet.
Static Routing
To set up a static route between the Router and another network, select a number from the Static Routing drop-
down list. (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. (Click the
Delete This Entry
button
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.
Figure 5-16: Setup Tab - Advanced Routing (Gateway)
Figure 5-17: Setup Tab - Advanced Routing (Router)