108M Wireless Router Guide
108M Wireless Router Guide
108M Wireless Router Guide
User Guide
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CONTENTS
Package Contents....................................................................................................................................................3 Chapter 1.About this Guide.................................................................................................................................4
Purpose....................................................................................................................4 Conventions..............................................................................................................4
Chapter 2 Introduction........................................................................................................................................5
3.1 Description Panel Indicators...........................................................................5 3.2 System requirement...........................................................................................6 Web browser, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or later, Netscape Navigator 6.0 or later 6 3.3 Installation Environment Requirements.............................................................6 3.4 Hardware Installation Steps...............................................................................7 4.1 Configuring The PC............................................................................................8 4.2 Quick Installation Guide...................................................................................14 System Status........................................................................................................18 Network Settings....................................................................................................19 Wireless Settings....................................................................................................24 5.4 NAT Settings.....................................................................................................28
Chapter 6 Advance Settings..................................................................................................................................37 6.1 DDNS Settings.................................................................................................................................................37
7.1 Time Settings....................................................................................................39 7.2 Admin Settings.................................................................................................39 7.3 Remote Management.......................................................................................40 7.4 Firmware Upgrade............................................................................................41 7.5 Configuration Tools...........................................................................................41 7.6 System Log.......................................................................................................42
Package Contents
Open the box carefullycheck the following articles one wireless broadband Router one power adapter one CD Please contact with the franchiser timely if any damage on the product or any shortage of the accessories.
Purpose
This guide tells you how to use the 108M wireless Router.
Conventions
The router mentioned in this guide stands for 108M wireless Router if without especial indication.
Chapter 2 Introduction
2.1 Features and specification 2.1.1 Features
Complies with IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u standards. 1 10/100M Auto-Negotiation RJ45 WAN port, 4 10/100M Auto-Negotiation RJ45 LAN ports, supporting Auto MDI/MDIX. Adopts 2x to 3x extended Range and 108M Super G wireless LAN transmission technology. Supports 108/54/48/36/24/18/12/9/6Mbps or 11/5.5/3/2/1Mbps data transfer rates. Provides WPA/WPA2, WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK authentication, TKIP/AES encryption security. Shares data and Internet access for users, supporting PPPoE, Dynamic IP, Static IP, L2TP, PPTP, BigPond Cable Internet access. Supports Virtual Server, Special Application and DMZ host. Supports UPnP, Dynamic DNS, Static Routing, VPN Pass-through. Detachable reverse SMA connector Antenna. Connecting Internet on demand and disconnecting from the Internet when idle for PPPoE. Built-in NAT and DHCP server supporting static IP address distributing. Built-in firewall supporting IP address filtering, Domain Name filtering, and MAC address filtering. Supports connecting/disconnecting from the Internet on a specified time of day. Supports access control, parents and network administrators can establish restricted access policies based on time of day for children or staff. Provides 64/128/152-bit WEP encryption security and wireless LAN ACL (Access Control List). Supports Flow Statistics. Supports ICMP-FLOOD, UDP-FLOOD, and TCP-SYN-FLOOD filter. Ignores Ping packets from WAN or LAN ports. Supports firmware upgrade.
WLAN WAN
There is no wireless device linked to the router. The Wireless function is enabled. There is a device linked to the corresponding port. There is an active device linked to the corresponding port. There is a device linked to the corresponding port. The is an active device linked to the corresponding port.
LAN(1/2/ 3/4)
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The Rear Panel: 1)ANTNot removable external omni-directional antenna gain. 2)WANWide Area Network Interface (RJ-45). Connect xDSL Modem/Cable Modem or Ethernet. 3)LAN1-LAN4 Four RJ-45 ports, Computer and hubs / switches through these interfaces connected to LAN. 4)POWERPlease use the power adapter which is supplied with the 108M Wireless router only. 5)RESETPress and hold the reset button for 5 seconds under the working state, the system will restore the factory default setting.
Web browser, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or later, Netscape Navigator 6.0 or later
chapter describes how to configure the basic functions of the 108M Wireless Router. we will show the detailed configuration in the next chapter.
Figure 4Right-click the local connection as shown in figure 4-2.then select Properties will pop up figure 4-3 shown in the Network connection properties dialog box.
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Double-click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)will appear IP address page. If you choose to automatically receive the IP address and the DNS server address, the computer will be gain the IP address from the router (Show in figure 4-4).Of course, you can also choose manual-setting as shown in figure 4-5.
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Figure 4Now, you can run the Ping command in the command prompt to verify the network connection between your PC and the router. If the result is similar to that show in figure 4-7, the connection between your PC and your router has been established.
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Figure 4If the link can not be established, please check the hardware connection between your PC and the router is normal, IP address is correct.
Figure 4If no login window, follow the below steps to solve the problem.
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Close the software agent such as WinGate,SyGate Launch the Web browser, go to Tools menuInternet OptionConnections, select Never dial a connection, and go to the LAN settings, on the screen that appears, cancel all choices, and click Ok to finish it. Confirm the IP address 192.168.1.1 has not been assigned to other PC Change the IP address of the computer to 192.168.1.2 254,subnet mask to 255.255.255.0,gateway to 192.168.1.1 or set up as automatically obtain IP address. If the User Name and Password are correct, Router Management screen will appear, show in figure 4-9:
Figure 4The router supports three popular ways to connect to Internet. You can select one compatible with your ISP. 1) If you choose the Dynamic IP, the router will automatically receive the IP parameters from your ISP without needing to enter any parameter, show in figure 4-10.
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Figure 4- 10
2) If you choose the PPPOE, figure 4-11 will appear, please enter the user name and the password provided by your ISP.
Figure 4- 11 3) If you choose the Static IP, the Static IP settings page will appear, show in figure 412,enter the Static IP address, Subnet Mask ,Default Gateway and DNS.
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Figure 4- 12
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Figure 5-1 System Status including three submenus: LAN Status, WAN Status, and Basic Information. 1. LAN Status This field displays the current settings or information for the LAN, including the MAC address, IP address and the Subnet Mask, Send Packets quantity through the LAN port. 2. WAN Status This column show the parameters apply to the WAN port of the router, including WAN connection type, WAN connection time, MAC address, IP address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway ,DNS server and the data packets quantity through the WAN port.
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3. Basic Information This field displays the total up time of the router from when it was switched on or reset and the software version. Network Settings There are several submenus under the Network Menu. You can configure the corresponding function by clicking any of them. The detailed introductions for each submenu are provided below. 5.2.1 WAN WAN port parameters vary with the type of the WAN port , you should choose the WAN Connection Type for Internet at first. 1. When WAN port is PPPOE, you can see the page as follows (Figure 5-2) Figure 5-2
User Name/Password: Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. Server Name: This should not be configured unless you are sure it is necessary for your ISP. Data Packets MTU: maximum transmission unit size, do not change if necessary. Link Model: There are three model Connect on Demand and Connect Automatically. Connect Manually. If you select the Connect Automatically, the router will not dial unless the Internet received a request, and the router will disconnect the PPPOE connection if the no data transmission time exceed the set time. If you select the Connect Automatically, the router will dial-up automatically when the router is connected. And if you select Connect Manually, you need login the management page to dial-up or disconnection.
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2. If you choose Dynamic IP, the Router will automatically get IP parameters from your ISP. You can see the page as following (figure 5-3) Figure 5-3
WAN Connect Type: This router support three ways to access internet, please select the way you want. If you want to apply dynamic IP mode, then automatically obtain an IP address from ISP, Please select Dynamic IP from pull-down list. If you want to apply Static IP mode, then ISP assign you a Fixed IP Address , Please select Static IP from pulldown list. If you want to apply virtual ADSL dial-up mode, then ISP provide account and password for internet, Please select ADSL dialup from pull-down list. MTU: The range is in 576 ~ 1500,Default: 1500. Manually Set DNS: Select the item, then DNS of WAN will not obtain DHCP but Manually setting. Primary DNS: It is optional. Enter DNS Server that ISP provided. If you don't know well please refer to your ISP. Secondary DNS: It is optional. Enter additional DNS Server if ISP provided two DNS Servers. 3. If you choose Static IP, you should have fixed IP Parameters specified by your ISP/The Static IP settings page will appear, show in figure 5-4.
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Figure 5-4
IP Address: Enter the IP address in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP. Sub Mask: Enter the subnet Mask in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP, usually is 255.255.255.0. Default Gateway: (Optional)Enter the gateway IP address in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP. MTU Size: The normal MTU(Maximum Transmission Unit) value for most Ethernet networks is 1500 Bytes. For some ISPs you need to reduce the MTU. But this is rarely required, and should not be done unless you are sure it is necessary for your ISP connection. Primary DNS: (Optional)Enter the DNS address in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP. Secondary DNS: (Optional) another DNS address in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP if provided. 5.2.2 LAN Configure the LAN port, show in figure 5-5.
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Figure 5-5 IP Address Enter the IP address of your router in dotted-decimal notation (factory default is 192.168.1.1) Subnet MaskAn address code what determine the size of the network. Normally use 255.255.255.0 as the subnet mask. 5.2.3 DHCP SERVER DHCP can manage the LAN IP address resources effectively, as shown in figure 5-6
Figure 5-6 DHCP Server Enable or Disable the DHCP server. If you disable the Server, you must have another DHCP server within your network or else you must manually configure the computer. Start IP Address This field specifies the first of the address in the IP address pool End IP Address This field specifies the last of the addresses in the IP address pool Lease Time Host access router to re-address the time interval DHCP Proxy Whether the router Acting DNS requests, and if so, LAN host DNS routers can be set to the LAN address
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Figure 5-7 The page has shown the existing reservation. Please click the delete to delete an option. IP address: Input the final one of the IP address you want to reserve. MAC address: Input the MAC address of the Host which you have reserved its IP address. Click the save to preserve the input item.
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Index The index of the DHCP Client Client Name The name of the DHCP client. Assigned IP The IP address that the router has allocated to the DHCP client MAC addressThe MAC address of the DHCP client Remain Lease It record the time from now to expire time. The Host must reaccess request IP address after expire. If the lease time is Forever, it shows that is a reserve IP but not allocated. Static show if it is static IP. Click on the Refresh to update the page.
Figure 5-9
Restore Factory MAC Restore the MAC address of WAN port to the factory default value. Click the Save button to save your settings. Clone PC MAC Address: Click on the button, will show the MAC address of the PC which has connected to the router, then click the Save button To save your settings.
Wireless Settings
There are six submenus under the Wireless settings menu:Connect Status ,Basic settings, Secure Settings, Advanced Settings, MAC Filtering.
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Connect Status
Show the current wireless network user. You can see the data traffic status of current wireless network users.
Basic Settings
Figure 5-10 The basic settings for the wireless network are set on this page, Figure 5-10. Wireless Enable: If do not select this option, the wireless module of the router will be closed and does not provide any Wireless connection. SSID: It is a logo in the wireless network equipment. Protocol: IEEE802.11b protocol,IEEE802.11g protocol Channel: This field determines which operating frequency will be used. It is not necessary to change the wireless channel unless you notice interference problems with another nearby access point. SSID Broadcast Disable: If you select the Enable SSID Broadcast checkbox, the Wireless Router SSID will broadcast its name (SSID) on the air.
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Security Settings
This page is used to configure the security of the wireless network to prevent unauthorized users of wireless network access.(show in figure 5-11).
Figure 5-11 Security Option contains WEP and WPA. WEP(Wired Equivalent Privacy):Select WEP authentication type based on 802.11 authentications. WPAWi-Fi Protected Access:It is based on the principle of WEP and improve many shortcomings of WEP encryption algorithm A,WPA standard include such security features as below: WPA authentication , WPA encryption key management, temporary key integrity protocol(TKIP),AES support and so on. mainly for the companys infrastructure wireless network. Here you can set up the WPA authentication type as PSK, the need for PSK key 8-64 at the hexadecimal (0-9 a-f).
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Figure 5-12 Control Tx Rates: It shows the wireless transmission speed, the max transmission speed of this router is 54MB, Default speed is AUTO, namely auto-negotiation. The system will determine the transmission speed according to the data transmit demand. Send Power: You can control the wireless cover scope by set up the wireless sent power. Antenna: select antenna 1 or antenna 2 or select best to automatically configure it. Beacon Period: It shows the time interval when sent the synchronization signals to the wireless network. RTS/CTS Threshold(256-2346): the RTS will be sent when the data packet increased to the critical number. Fragmentation(256-2346): the data packet transmission at one time - and one of the largest size (in bytes units). Available scope is from 256 to 2,346. The default is 2346.
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Figure 5-13
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Figure 5-14 Private IP: The IP address of the computer on LAN as a server. Private port: The port number of the computer which is as a LAN server Protocol Type: The servers protocol Common Port: WAN service port, namely the service port the router provide the service to WAN Commentary: Can add the entry information Status: Show whether the item is open Action: Only after this entry selected by the set of rules to come into force. For example: If a LAN computer 192.168.18.100 opened HTTP service, used 80 as the default port .you Can set up it like this :entry the 192.168.18.100 as the private IP,80 as the Private port, http as the commentary, and select the enable, then the HTTP service in the private network can be visited by Common network.
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Figure 5-15 Server IP: The IP address of the LAN server. Mapping Port: The LAN servers opening port NO. .You can enter a port NO. Protocol Type: The protocol the server used. Commentary: You can add the commentary of certain item. Status: This column shows whether the item has been opened. Action: Click on Modify or Delete, you can modify or delete the item. Enter the added item or modify item, then click Save to finish the configuration. Operation Example: If you need map the 6000 port of the LAN computer 192.168.18.100 as a same port in WAN, you can set up this: enter 192.168.18.100 as server IP, 6000 as mapping port, TCP as protocol type. Select enable. After finish this ,the WAN computer can access LAN computer 192.168.18.100 6000 port through access the routers 6000 port.
Note:
Different with the Virtual Server, the mapping port must is same as the LAN port.
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Trigger Port corresponding Port will be opened, and the private host allows the port and public host Trigger Port establish connection request. But when private host require releasing connecting to public Trigger Port corresponding open Port will be closed, and each rules can be employed by only a host simultaneously, and the request that other host connected will reject. All open port simultaneously are not identic. Show in figure 516. Figure 5-16 Trigger Port: Port that trigger application program. Trigger Type: Protocol Type that trigger application program. Common Port: When Trigger Port is scouted, the data packets passing through the port And gaining entrance to private network will penetrate through firewall, in order to corresponding special application can normally run under NAT router control. You can input group amount of port(or segment port) is not more than 5.and each group is separted by ,(eg:1000-2000,2500,2500-2600,3000-4000). Common Type: The Protocol type that Common Port has employed. Commentary: The information that interpret item. Enable: The rule can become effective only if you enable it. Status: Display whether the item is enable or not. Action: You can modify or delete the item by clicking modify or delete button. If you add or modify item, Please enter parameters, then click Save button.
Operation Example:
Set up 8000 as the trigger port , TCP trigger as type, 8000 as common port, TCP as common type. The private Host will trigger a link request to public network, and the WAN 8000 port will be opened and through the firewall when the trigger port is 8000.
Select the ALG function you need, then click Save to finish the configuration.
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Figure 5-18 DMZ Host IP Address: The IP Address of host to be set DMZ in LAN. Enable: Sign the item, then DMZ will enable, otherwise disable. Click Save button, then will finish DMZ setting.
Select the firewall options you need and click Save to finish the settings.
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IP Filtering
In order to facilitate your further management to the LAN computers, you can control the access from LAN computers to Websites by data packet filtering function. Show in figure 5-20.
Figure 5-20 Enable IP Filtering: The setting rules can become effective only if you sign the item, otherwise not. Source IP Address: It is Controlled host in LAN holds IP address. Source Port: It is controlled host in LAN holds port if it empty, all server ports will be controlled. And you also can input a segment port(eg:1000-2000). Destination IP Address: It is Controlled web Server in WAN holds IP address. If it empty, all servers in WAN will be controlled. And you also can input a segment IP Address(eg:210.83.249.220-210.82.249.230). Destination Port: It is controlled web Server in WAN holds port. If it empty, all server ports will be controlled. And you also can input a segment port(eg:1000-2000). Protocol Type: The protocol that controlled packets employed. Filtering Mode: When you select Allow option, the packets fit the rule will pass through router, otherwise do not pass. Time: The rule will become effective between starting and Ending time. Enable: The rule can become effective only if you enable it. Status: Display whether the item is enabled or not. Action: You can modify or delete the item by clicking modify or delete button. If you add or modify the item, please enter parameters, then click Save.
Operation Example:
Assumed the LAN host 192.168.18.100 is opening the HTTP service which port is 80,
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Now we do not want the Host of 210.56.78.9-210.56.78.100 which in WAN could login. We can set up as following: enter 192.168.18.100 as source IP address, 80 as source port, keep destination port empty, select TCP as the protocol type, the filtering mode is reject. Enter the time 0:00-24:00 and select the enable, then click Save to end the configuration.
Domain Filtering
For the sake of your advance managing computers in LAN access web, you can control computer in LAN access web you want in Internet by setting domain filtering. Show in figure 5-21.
Figure 5-21 Enable Domain Filtering: The setting rules can become effective only if you sign the item, otherwise not. IP Address: It is controlled host in LAN holds IP Address. Domain: It is entire or part of filtered domain. If you input a certain string here(not sensitive).the computers in LAN can not access web in Internet whose domain contains the string. Enable: The rule can become effective only if you enable it. Status: Display whether the item is enabled or not. Action: You can modify or delete the item by clicking modify or delete button. If you add or modify the item.,please enter parameters, then click Save button. And if you want to delete the item, click delete.
Operation Example:
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If you want prohibit your LAN computers from 192.168.1.20 to 192.168.1.80 to access http://www.163.com/, you can set as following: enter 192.168.1.2080 in IP address column. 163.com in domain column, select enable ,then the configuration will go into effect.
Content Filtering
To facilitate you controlling the access website contents , you can filter the contents you want to filter by content filtering function. Show in figure 5-22.
Figure 5-22 Enable Content Filtering: The setting rules can become effective only if you sign the item, otherwise not. IP Address: It is controlled host in LAN holds IP Address. Filtering Content: The string will be filtered. Enable: The rule can become effective only if you enable it. Status: Display whether the item is enabled or not. Action: You can modify or delete the item by clicking modify or delete . If you add or modify the item, please enter parameters, then click Save button.
MAC Filtering
The MAC Filtering page allows you to control access to the Internet by users on your local network based on their MAC Address. Show in figure 5-23.
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Figure 5-23 Enable MAC Address Filtering: The setting rules can become effective only if you sign the item, otherwise not. Default Filtering Rute: Only Allow the MAC Address below MAC List accessing Internet, and only forbid the MAC Address below MAC List accessing Internet. MAC Address: The MAC Address of computer that is controlled in LAN. Description: The single description of controlled computer. Action: You can modify or delete the item by clicking modify or delete button. Import: The MAC Lists display current host MAC Address in LAN and default information is IP Address which corresponds with MAC Address. Click Import, and then the item will save to firewall MAC Address Filtering table. If you add or modify the item. Please enter parameters, then click Save.
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Select DDNS Server by pull-down list, then Click Let us go, Register, your information will be registered into DDNS Server in corresponding DDNS Website. Enable DDNS: Sign the item, then DDNS will enable, otherwise disable. Username: The username that is registered in DDNS Server Password: The Password that is registered in DDNS Server Connected Status: Display DDNS connected status information. First input above information, click Save button to save settings if DDNS function enables then start to update IP Address of DDNS domain.
DDNS Server:
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Figure 6-2 Enable UPnP: sign the Enable UPnP option, and then the UPnP feature will activate. It Is closed by default because it will aroused a certain adventure. IP Address: The IP Address of host in LAN that want to port transform. Inner Port: The IP port of host in LAN that want to port transform. Outer Port The router port that is utilized when transforming port. Protocol Type: The Protocol Type that is utilized when transforming port. Applications Description: The description is given when application program requires Router connect and transform port. Click Save and then you will finish setting.
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Subnet mask: Generally it is 255.255.255.0 Gateway: The IP address of host or router which packets will be sent to. Status: Display whether the item is enabled or not. Action: You can modify or delete the item by clicking modify or delete . If you add or modify the item, please enter parameters, then click Save.
Figure 7-1 Notice: when shut the router power, the time information will lost and router will obtain MT time automatically. You must connect internet to obtain GMT time or set time in this page so the time restriction of other function(eg: firewall) can go into effect.
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Figure 7-2 Please click save when finished , click clear will clear your setting.
Figure 7-3
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Web Management Port - Web browser access normally uses the standard HTTP service port 80. This routers default remote management Web port number is 80. For greater security, you can change the remote management Web interface to a custom port by entering that number in this box provided. Choose a number between 1024 and 65534, but do not use the number of any common service port. Remote Management IP Address - This is the current address you will use when accessing your router from the Internet. The default IP Address is 0.0.0.0. It means this function is disabled. To enable this function, change the default IP Address to another IP Address as desired
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Figure 7-4 Click the browse, select the update. Click upgrade, then upload the files to the router and cover the existing system.
Figure 7-5 Restart Router: Click this button, then router will restart. Restore Factory Settings: Click this button, then router will reset all factory configuration . Backup System Settings: Click this button, then router will backup current setting to your computer. Once you have the router working property, you should backup the information to have it available if something goes wrong. When you backup the settings,they are saved as a file in your computer.You can restore the routers settings from this file.
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Figure 7-6 Click on Refresh to refresh the log, Click on Clear all to clear all log. Note: System log only keep the last 128 log, the latest log will cover the top of the log if the total amount of the log is more than 128.
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