Operation Manual

Ethernet Port Configuration
Ethernet Port Configuration provides controls for your router’s Ethernet ports. There are five total ports: by default, one
WAN port and four numbered LAN ports. While default settings will be sufficient in most circumstances, you have the
ability to control: Mode (WAN or LAN) and Link Speed. Additional controls for WAN ports are available in Internet →
Ethernet Settings.
Mode: WAN or LAN. By default there are four LAN (Local Area Network) ports and one WAN (Wide Area Network) port.
Internet (WAN) is used as a possible source of Internet for the router.
Local Network (LAN) is for connecting a computer or similar device directly to the router with an Ethernet cable.
Link Speed: Default setting is Auto. The Auto setting is preferred in most cases.
Auto
10Mbps - Half Duplex
10Mbps - Full Duplex
100Mbps - Half Duplex
100Mbps - Full Duplex
1000Mbps - Full Duplex
Ethernet Port Group Editor
A Port Group represents a logical grouping of Ethernet ports. Any computers physically connected to ports in a group will
be allowed to freely communicate with each other. For example, if you keep the four default LAN ports, you might group
ports 1 and 2 together to be part of your primary network, and then group ports 3 and 4 together to be part of a guest
network.
NOTE: When a port group uses the LAN mode you must separately ensure that this logical interface is attached to a
Local IP Network in the top panel of this page.
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