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Basic Settings: Dell™ TrueMobile™ 1184 Wireless Broadband Router User's Guide
 

The following configuration options are included in Basic Settings:

NOTE: To implement the changes you make to the settings, you must save and restart the router. Otherwise, the router uses the previous settings. If you are using the BACK/NEXT links to step through each screen in the Basic Settings portion of the web-configuration tool, you ultimately reach the Save & Restart page.  Click Save & Restart to commit the changes and the router will reboot automatically with the new settings in effect.

Device Setting

Wireless Settings

Wireless Security

Cable/xDSL ISP Settings

Save & Restart

Device Setting

The Dell TrueMobilie 1184 Wireless Broadband Router device comes with two operating modes, the Gateway mode and the Access Point mode. 

Gateway mode allows your router to create a wireless network to access the broadband router.  Wired and wireless network devices share the same Internet connection through Internet port in the Gateway mode.  However, some ISP may request you to do the additional setup such as PPPoE, before using your router to access Internet. 

Access Point mode allows your router to act as a bridge between wireless devices and Ethernet devices in the existing network.  All wired and wireless devices are located in the same class C subnet.  Internet port is useless here.  Thus, Access Point mode is here to help you setting up a single isolated network.

The Gateway mode is the default setting in the Wireless Broadband Router.  Click the radio button to select between these two modes.

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Wireless Settings

When you configure the Wireless Broadband Router, you must set the wireless parameters listed below. If you are adding the Wireless Broadband Router to an existing wireless network, see your network administrator or the person who initially set up the wireless network. If you are unfamiliar with the wireless settings, see the descriptions below.
 

NOTE: You must change each client’s wireless adapter settings to match the Wireless Broadband Router settings. Use the factory defaults for the Wireless Broadband Router, unless the default settings have been changed. In this case, note the changes, and use the new settings for each wireless network card. For assistance configuring a wireless network card, see the card’s documentation.

Setting	Possible Values
SSID	(wireless by default)
Channel	(6 by default)

SSID

The network name is a value that identifies a collection of wireless devices found in a particular network. The default value for the Wireless Broadband Router is "wireless." All workstations and access points must use the same SSID to be able to communicate with one another.

The SSID is a 32-character field, and the value is case sensitive. For example:  your street address or some other identifier of the physical location of the WLAN, your name, your company name, or the company name and department, a favorite slogan or saying, etc.
 

Channel

The Wireless Broadband Router can operate on a variety of channels. Units within close proximity to one another must be on different channels. If you have just one unit, then the default, channel 6, is probably adequate. If you have multiple access points in your network, it is suggested to stagger the channels for each unit. It is advisable to use the default unless there is a specific reason for changing the channel such as interference from microwaves, cellular phone towers, or other access points in the area.

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Wireless Security

Encryption Level and Keys

Your Wireless Broadband Router, in conjunction with wireless network adapters that support encryption, can scramble your transmitted data to make it very difficult for someone to eavesdrop or intercept your information. There are two levels of encryption 40(64)-bit and 128-bit, with 128-bit being the more secure. The WEP encryption keys are simply a random set of hexadecimal numbers or ASCII characters that you choose. Each Wireless Broadband Router and every wireless workstation must use the same WEP encryption key to communicate. For more information on encryption, see the Features section of this User's Guide.

If you wish to enable encryption, select either 40(64)-bit or 128-bit WEP encryption under WEP Encryption Method. Some wireless network cards are only able to use 40(64)-bit encryption. If all your clients are able to communicate at 128-bit choose 128-bit. If any client is only able to communicate at 40(64)-bit, choose 40(64)-bit.

If you are using 40(64)-bit encryption, enter a WEP encryption key in the fields provided. One key is 10 characters long in hexadecimal format. You have the option of entering four different keys to store on the Wireless Broadband Router. Select only one key out of the four provided in the Default Key applied for encryption drop-down list.

For 128-bit encryption, enter a 26-character WEP key in hexadecimal format. You only have the option of entering one key in this case.

Use the chosen encryption type and WEP key for all wireless devices and access points in your network. For added security, change your key often. When you change the key on one wireless device, remember that it must be changed for all wireless devices and access points in the network.

NOTICE: If you are adding the Wireless Broadband Router to an existing network and will be using an existing encryption key for the wireless clients, contact the person in charge of the network. The same key must be used when configuring the encryption for the Wireless Broadband Router. The administrator must propagate any changes to these keys to all access points and wireless clients on a network. Changing the key on just one access point or wireless client disconnects it from the rest of the network.

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Cable/xDSL ISP Settings

IMPORTANT NOTE:   The Setup Wizard enters the required Cable/xDSL ISP settings into the router after you select "Installation" and "Setup First Computer" and complete the installation successfully. Only if the Setup Wizard is not successful in establishing an Internet connection should the Cable/xDSL ISP settings need to be changed with the options provided here.

It is only necessary to specify these settings when the Wireless Broadband Router is used as a router. To determine the set of information of ISP settings you need, refer to the ISP Settings Checklist.

Your ISP requires you to input IP settings

CAUTION: The checkbox titled "Your ISP requires you to input IP settings" should remain unchecked unless you have specific instructions from your Internet Service Provider  (ISP) to assign static IP information. If your ISP dynamically assigns IP addresses, checking this box could result in a lost connection to the Internet.

In the fields provided, enter the IP address, IP subnet mask, ISP gateway address, and Domain Name Server (DNS) IP address provided by your ISP.

NOTE: The IP address, IP subnet mask, IP gateway address, and DNS IP address should only be entered if these values have been assigned to you by your ISP.

Click the NEXT button to continue.
 

Your ISP requires you to input username/password (PPPoE Settings)

If your ISP requires that you input a username and password, check the box titled Your ISP requires you to input user name/password. This box should only be checked if you have an DSL Internet connection and your ISP has provided you with a Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE) username and password. Enter the user name and password provided by your ISP.

Click the NEXT button to continue.
 

NOTE: The settings listed above are only used by PPPoE.

 

WARNING! If you are charged for your Internet Connection by the minute, unplug the network cable from the Internet port on the Wireless Broadband Router when Internet access is no longer desired.

 

Your ISP requires you to input Host Computer Name or Domain Name

If your ISP requires that you input a host computer name or domain name, check the box titled Your ISP requires you to input Host Computer Name or Domain Name. This box should only be checked if your cable-based ISP has provided you with a host or computer name and/or a domain name. Enter the appropriate values in the fields provided.

Click the NEXT button to continue.

NOTE: Host computer names and domain names are only used by cable-modem ISPs.

 

Your ISP requires you to input WAN Ethernet Mac

If your ISP requires that you input a WAN Ethernet MAC address, check the box titled Your ISP requires you to input WAN Ethernet MAC. In the field provided, enter the public WAN (cable/xDSL) MAC address assigned to your Wireless Broadband Router. You can find the WAN MAC address on the back panel of the Wireless Broadband Router or on the Device Information page on the web-based configuration tool.
 

Click the NEXT button to continue.
 

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Save & Restart

Use the Save & Restart page to submit all the network setting changes you have made. Click the Save & Restart button to update the network configurations for your Wireless Broadband Router. New settings are written to the firmware, and the Wireless Broadband Router reboots automatically.

NOTE: If you have wireless clients in your network, you must configure the clients’ wireless network cards to match the settings for the Wireless Broadband Router.

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