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IP Address

Select the appropriate option:
Automatic - The PC is set to be a DHCP client (Windows:

"Obtain an IP address automatically"). The Wireless Router
will allocate an IP address to this PC when requested to do
so. The IP address could change, but normally won't.

DCHP Client - Reserved IP Address - Select this if the PC

is set to be a DCHP client, and you wish to guarantee that
the Wireless Router will always allocate the same IP Ad-
dress to this PC.
Enter the required IP address. Only the last field is required;
the other fields must match the Wireless Router's IP ad-
dress.

Fixed IP Address - Select this if the PC is using a Fixed

(Static) IP address. Enter the IP address allocated to the
PC. (The PC must be configured to use this IP address.)

MAC Address

Select the appropriate option
Automatic discovery - Select this to have the Wireless

Router contact the PC and find its MAC address. This is only
possible if the PC is connected to the LAN and powered On.

MAC address is - Enter the MAC address on the PC. The

MAC address is also called the "Hardware Address", "Physi-
cal Address", or "Network Adapter Address". The
Broadband Router uses this to provide a unique identifier for
each PC. Because of this, the MAC address can NOT be left
blank.

Buttons

Add as New
Entry

Add a new PC to the list, using the data in the "Properties" box.
If "Automatic discovery" (for MAC address) is selected, the PC
will be sent a "ping" to determine its hardware address. This will
fail unless the PC is connected to the LAN, and powered on.

Update Se-
lected PC

Update (modify) the selected PC, using the data in the "Proper-
ties" box.

Clear Form

Clear the "Properties" box, ready for entering data for a new PC.

Refresh

Update the data on screen.

Standard
Screen

Click this to view the standard PC Database screen.

7.3 Config File

This feature allows you to download the current settings from the Wireless Router, and save them to a file on your PC.

You can restore a previously-downloaded configuration file to the Wireless Router, by uploading it to the Wireless
Router.

This screen also allows you to set the Wireless Router back to its factory default configuration. Any existing settings
will be deleted.

An example Config File screen is shown below.

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