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Chapter 5: Configuring the Wireless-G Travel Router with SpeedBooster
The Setup Tab - Advanced Routing
Wireless-G Travel 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.
NAT
(
Network Address Translation).
NAT technology translates IP addresses of a local area network to a
different IP address for the Internet. To enable NAT, click
Enabled
. To disable NAT, click
Disabled
.
Dynamic Routing (RIP)
. 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. This feature is
Disabled
by
default.
Static Routing
. A static route is a pre-determined pathway that network information must travel to reach a specific
host or network. To set up a static route between the Router and another network, enter the information described
below to set up a new static route by clicking the
Add New Entry
button to add an entry. Click the
Update Selected
Entry
button to change an existing entry. (Click the
Delete
button to delete a static route.)
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. Enter the IP address of the host for which you wish to create a static route. If you are
building a route to an entire network, be sure that the network portion of the IP address is set to 0. For
example, the Router’s standard IP address is 192.168.16.1. Based on this address, the address of the routed
network is 192.168.16, with the last digit determining the Router’s place on the network. Therefore you would
enter the IP address 192.168.16.0 if you wanted to route to the Router’s entire network, rather than just to the
Router.
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. For example, a network may have the Subnet Mask of
255.255.255.0. This determines (by using the values 255) that the first three numbers of a network IP address
identify this particular network, while the last digit (from 1 to 254) identifies the specific host.
Default Gateway
. This is the IP address of the gateway device that allows for contact between the Router and
the remote network or host.
Interface
. This interface tells you whether the Destination IP Address is on the
LAN & Wireless
(Ethernet and
wireless networks) or the
Internet
(WAN). 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.
Figure 5-14: Setup Tab - Advanced Routing
Figure 5-15: Setup Tab - Advanced Routing - Routing
Table
