Router.
• Subnet Mask. The Subnet Mask (also known as the Network Mask) determines which portion of
an IP address
is the network portion, and which portion is the host portion. Take, for example, a network in which
the
Subnet Mask is 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 IP address should be the IP address of the gateway device that allows for
contact
between the Router and the remote network or host.
• metric. This determines the maximum number of steps between network nodes that data packets
will travel.
A node is any device on the network, such as PCs, print servers, routers, etc.
• Interface. Select
LAN & Wireless
or
Internet
, depending on the location of the static route’s final
destination.
• Show Routing Table. Click the
Show Routing Table
button to open a screen displaying how
data is routed
through your LAN. For each route, the Destination LAN IP address, Subnet Mask, Default
Gateway, and
Interface are displayed. Click the
Refresh
button to update the information. See Figure 6-10.
When finished making your changes on this tab, click the
Save Settings
button to save these
changes, or click
the
Cancel Changes
button to undo your changes.
Figure 6-10: Routing Table
Hot Spot Tab
The Hot Spot tab is for business owners who want to generate revenue by turning their Router into
a commercial
Hot Spot using Boingo
™
Hot Spot in a Box
®
.
For additional information, click
More Info
or refer to Chapter 7: Boingo
®
Hot Spot in a Box
Program for Hot Spot
Businesses.
To start the registration process, click
Register
.
The Wireless Tab
Basic Wireless Settings
(See Figure 6-12.)
This screen allows you to choose your wireless network mode and wireless security.
Wireless Network
• Wireless Network Mode. If you have Wireless-G and 802.11b devices in your network, then keep
the default
setting,
Mixed
. If you have only Wireless-G devices, select
G-Only
. If you want to disable wireless
networking, select
Disable
.
• Wireless Network Name. Enter the
Wireless Network Name (SSID)
into the field. The SSID is
the network
name shared among all devices in a wireless network. The SSID must be identical for all devices
in the
wireless network. It is case-sensitive and must not exceed 32 alphanumeric characters, which
may be any
keyboard character. For added security, Wireless AP VPN Router recommends that you change
the default SSID (Wireless AP VPN Router) to a
unique name of your choice.
• Wireless Channel. Select the appropriate channel from the list provided to correspond with your
network
