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Wireless Gateway User Guide
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Wireless Access Point
To use the Wireless Access Point:
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All Wireless devices must have the same SSID. Either the Wireless Access Point or
the Wireless clients can be changed to ensure this.
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All Wireless devices must have the same settings for WEP (Wired Equivalent Pri-
vacy).
By default, WEP on the Wireless Gateway is
Disabled
, so clients also need to have
WEP
Disabled
.
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See Appendix B for more details about Wireless LANs and WEP, and the Wireless
Screen section later in this chapter for details of the Wireless Gateway's Wireless
screen.
Configuration Data - Quick Setup Screen
Router
Device (Host)
Name
Normally, there is no need to change the default name, but if your ISP
requests that you use a particular “Hostname”, enter it here. This name
will be provided to, and recorded by, the remote DHCP Server.
Hardware
(MAC)
Address
Also called Network Adapter Address or Physical Address. This is a low-
level identifier for the Wireless Gateway, as seen from the WAN port.
Provide this value to your ISP if requested. If you did not provide this
value when first connected, there is no need to provide it now.
LAN
Device
IP Address
IP address for the Wireless Gateway, as seen from the local LAN. Use
the default value of 192.168.0.1 unless the address is already in use or
your LAN is using a different IP address range. In the latter case, enter an
unused IP Address from within the range used by your LAN.
Network Mask
The default value 255.255.255.0 is standard for small (class "C") net-
works. For other networks, use the Network Mask for the LAN segment
to which the Wireless Gateway is attached. i.e. the same value as the PCs
on that LAN segment.
DHCP Server
See Chapter 5 for further details about DHCP.
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If
Enabled
, the Wireless Gateway will allocate IP Addresses to PCs
on your LAN. The default and recommended value is
Enabled
.
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If you are already using a DHCP Server, this setting must be
DISABLED, and the existing DHCP server must be re-configured as
described in Chapter 5 - DHCP.
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The
Start IP Address
and
Finish IP Address fields
set the values
used by the DHCP server when allocating IP Addresses to DHCP
clients.
This range also determines the number of DHCP clients supported.
(Maximum 253.)