Vivanco WLAN ROUT 54-N User Manual

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WLAN ROUTER 802.11g , 54 Mbit/s

User’s Guide

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Istruzioni per l'uso

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CE Mark Warning

This equipment complies with the requirements relating to electromagnetic compatibility,
EN 55022 class B for ITE, the essential protection requirement of Council Directive
89/336/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to electro­magnetic compatibility.

Company has an on-going policy of upgrading its products and it may be possible that
information in this document is not up-to-date. Please check with your local distributors for
the latest information. No part of this document can be copied or reproduced in any form
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Trademarks:

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Copyright © 2007, All Rights Reserved.

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UNPACKING INFORMATION

Thank you for purchasing the product. Before you start, please check all the contents of this
package.

The product package should include the following:

1. One Wireless Router

2. One power adapter

3. One User Manual (CD)

4. One detachable antenna

INTRODUCTION TO WIRELESS ROUTER

General Description

The Wireless Router built-in with 4-port 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet Switch is the
latest generation of Wireless router product for Home/Office and SOHO users. This
full-feature and self-contained compact Wireless Router will be fully for broadband access
in both of LAN and Wireless environment. This device has been specifically designed to
provide LAN and Wireless users the most cost-effective method with multiple accesses to
the Internet at the cost of a single public IP addressȐIP Sharingȑand enjoy the true
Plug-and-Play installation. Moreover, the built-in 4-port 10/100Mbps switch lets users plug
the network cable into the device without buying additional switch.

This device is also an Access Point. It has a built-in wireless LAN. Users can connect
to Internet using wireless network interfaces anywhere within the range of its radio
transmission. It’s ideal for SOHO users who require instant and convenient access to
Internet without the restriction of connecting cables.

The friendly WEB-based graphics interface for setup makes any inexperienced users
soon enter plug-and–play operation. Embedded DHCP server simplified IP address
management and no MIS people needed for daily technical services. What is more,
NAT/firewall is also implemented on this compact Router Box for protecting whole LAN
from outside attack.

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Key Features

The switch provides the following key features:

 Complies with IEEE 802.11b/g wireless standards
 Provides one 802.11b/g wireless Reverse SMA detachable antenna
 High speed transfer data rate up to 54Mbps
 Supports turbo mode for 72Mbps data transfer
 Supports wireless data encryption with 64/128-bit WEP, WPA (TKIP with IEEE 802.1x),

WPA2 and AES functions

 Supports system log
 Supports authentication for wireless connectivity based on ESSID
 Provides MAC access control and hidden SSID function
 WDS supported with WEP, TKIP and AES encryption
 Channel: USA 11, Europe 13, Japan 14
 Supports NAT/NAPT IP Sharing
 Supports Static IP, PPPoE, PPTP, & DHCP client
 SPI Anti-DoS Firewall; Virtual DMZ; DNS relay; UPnP
 Provides DHCP server
 Supports ALG for FTP, NetMeeting, DDNS (DynDNS, TZO)
 Supports firmware upgrade function via Web
 Compliant with FCC Part 15.247 for US, ETS 300 328 for Europe
 Flash: 2MB NOR type, SDRAM: 8MB
 Certifications: FCC Class B, CE Mark, VCCI Class B

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The Front Panel

LED definition

System LEDs

em LED indicators locate on

Syst the front panel for showing the operating status of the
whole device.

z

PWR (Power) LED

This indicator lights green when the Wireless Router is receiving power; otherwise,
it is off.

z Status LED

The LED will be dark for a few seconds when the system is started. After that, the
LED w
LED stays green/dark that means the system failed, you need to contact your agent
or try to reboot th

Port LEDs (W

WLAN LED

z

ill blink periodically to show the Wireless Router is working normally. If the

e system.

ireless)

I. When
II. When the data is transmitting or receiving, it is blinking green.

system is ready for data transmitting and receiving, it is steady green.

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Por

t LEDs (WAN)

Port LED (WAN) indic
WAN port.

z

Act/Link LED

The LED stays light (green) means the port has good linkage to it

s.

vice
The LED will blink green when there is traffic transverse the port.

Port LEDs (LAN)

Port LEDs (LAN) indicators locate on the front panel for showing the operating status of
10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet switching ports.

z Act/Link LED

Every port has a Act/Link LED. Steady green (link state) indicates that the port has
good linkage to its associated devices. Flashing green indicates that
receiving or transmitting data between its associated devices.

ators locate on the front panel for showing the operating status of

s associated de-

the port is

The Rear Panel

Power Connection

Plug the circle end of the power adapter firmly into the rear panel of the Wireless Router,
and the other end put into an electric service outlet th

Pl

acement (Optional)

There are three ways to place the Router. The first way is to place the Router horizontally

the Router vertically on a surface. These options are explained in further detail below.

en the system is ready.

ndon a surface. The second way is to attach the router to the wall. The third way is to sta

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Desktop Option

1. The Router has one plastic stand that can be divided into two parts.

2. Combine one part of stand with the side of router.

3. Do the same with the second part.

4. Place the Router

Wall-mount option

Before attach this router on the wall, you have to finish the desktop option steps first.

1. Select a location with access for cables and a power outlet.

2. flat surface and mark the two holes for

Unplug the unit. Place it upside down on a
anchors.

3. Installing the Wall mount anchor (p
mer.

4. Insert the provided screws in each hole of the stand parts.

5. Attaches the unit to the anchors on the wall.

S

tand Option

1. The Router includes two

2.

Combine two parts into one stand. Combine it with the side of router near the power

port. Push the stand up to snap it into place.

3. Place the Router.

Res

tore Default Button

1. Push the button for more than 5 seconds and then release it, the system will return to

factory default setting. In the meantime, system rewrites flash to default value and Status
LED halts for a while. Approximately 60 seconds later, the Status LED blinks green pe­riodically, now th

e whole system parameters have returned to factory default value. If the

stand parts.

lastic) into the wall with tools such as drill or ham-

process has been interrupted by any reason (power off…), the system will fail. Before
performing the process, ensure a safe operating environment please.

2. To reboot the Router, Press the button for 2-5 seconds and then release it, and all the

setting won’t be erased. Wait for the Router to complete the reboot, and then you can
start to use it.

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Warning! Incomplete factory setting recovery he Wireless Router mal-

fu in this situation, do not try to repair it by yourself. Consult your

nction. If you are unfortunately

lo

cal distributor for help.

procedure will cause t

INSTALLING AND USING WIRELESS ROUTER

This on and configuration of the Wireless

Chapter provides a step-by-step guide to the installati

Router

. We suggest you go over the whole chapter and then do more advanced operation.

N

etwork configuration setup

ps to build up the network:

Ste

Connect the ADSL

¾ or Cable modem to the Ethernet WAN port on the back of the Wireless

Router by using the UTP cable.

¾ Connect the phone line from the wall socket to the line-in port on the ADSL modem, or the

coaxial cable to the line-in port on the Cable modem.

¾ Plug-in the power adapter to the modem and turn on the power. Install the Ethernet card into

the computer by referring to the User Guide that came with the card.

¾ Connect the computer to the Wireless Router by using standard twisted-pair Ethernet cable

from the computer’s Ethernet card to an 10/100Mbps Ethernet port on the back of the
Wireless Router.

¾ Plug-in the power adapter to the Router and the other side to the wall outlet.

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Computer configuration setup

In order to communicate with this Wireless Router, you have to configure the IP addresses of
your computer to be compatible with the device. The router supports DHCP server and it is
enabled as default. Users that configure your IP address as “Obtain an IP address
automatically” may skip the following IP configuration instruction.

Note:

1. The default network setting of the device:

IP address: 192.168.1.1
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
DHCP Server: enabled

2. In the following TCP/IP configuration guide, the IP address “192.168.1.2 ” is assumed to

be your IP address if you want to specify IP addresses manually. Please DO NOT choose

192.168.1.1 for the IP address (192.168.1.1) has been set as the default IP for this de-

vice.

3. The following TCP/IP configuration guide uses windows XP as the presumed operation

system.

Procedures to configure IP addresses for your computer

1. If you are in Classic Start menu view, click Start > Settings > Control Panel > Network
Connections.

2. If you are in Start menu view, click Start > Control Panel > Network Connections.

3. Double click “Local Area Connection”

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4. Choose Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click Properties.

5. You may choose “Obtain an IP address automatically”(recommend) to get IP address
automatically or choose “Use the following IP address” to specify IP addresses manually.
Please click the OK button after your configuration.

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MANAGEMENT

Wireless Router configuration setup

In order to make the whole network operate successfully, it is necessary to configure the
Wireless Router through your computer has a WEB browser installed. Please follow up the
steps listed below.

1. Double click the Internet WEB browser icon on your desktop screen (Netscape
Communicator 4.0 and Internet Explorer 3.0 or update version)

2. Type 192.168.1.1 into the URL WEB address location and press Enter.

3. The Username and Password Required window appears.

- Enter admin in the User Name location (default value).

- Enter admin in the Password location (default value).

- Click “OK” button

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4. The Graphic User Interface

After the password authorization, the Setup Wizard shows up as the home page of the
Graphic User interface. You may click on each folder on left column of each page to get
access to each configuration page.

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Setup Wizard

If you are using the router for the first time, you may follow the procedures of the setup wizard
to do a step-by-step configuration.

Note: The following instruction does an overall introduction to the Setup Wizard. For detail in-

formation to each item, please refer to instruction of each page.

1. To start the Setup Wizard, click the “Next” button to proceed.

2. Select your demanding operation mode and click “Next”.

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3. Mark the check box to enable synchronizing time by NTP server. Select the religion you live
and a NTP server by clicking the drop list then click “Next”.

4. Specify an IP address and subnet mask for connecting to the router in LAN.

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5. Select a WAN access type for the router to connect to Internet. Fill in the parameters that
required in each blank, and then click the “Next” button. You may get those parameters from
your ISP.

6. Select the wireless parameters that are used for associating with this router and click Next.

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7. Click the drop list to select the encryption type for your wireless network. Fill in the pa­rameters for the encryption type you select and click finish to complete configuration.

Operation Mode

To select an operation mode for this router, click on the mode that you want to perform and click

the

button to execute.

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Wireless

Wireless Access Point builds a wireless LAN and can let all PCs equipped with
IEEE802.11b/g wireless network adaptor connect to your Intranet. It supports WEP en­cryption and MAC address filter to enhance the security of your wireless network.

Basic Settings

You can set up the configuration of your Wireless and monitor the Wireless Clients associate
with your AP.

Configuration

Disable Wireless LAN Interface
Band

Mode
SSID
Country
Channel Number

Associated Clients

Enable Universal
Repeater Mode

SSID of Extended
Interface

Click <Apply changes> button at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations.
You can now configure other advance sections or start using the router (with the advance set-

To Disable interface of Wireless LAN
To select a band for this device to match

802.11b, 802.11g or both.
Configure this device as AP, WDS or both.
The name of the wireless network
Select the region you live.
The channel used by the wireless LAN. All
devices in the same wireless LAN should use
the same channel.

Click "Show Active Clients" button, then an
"Active Wireless Client Table" will pop up. You
can see the status of all active wireless stations
that are connecting to the access point.
Mark this checkbox to enable Universal
Repeater Mode which acts this device as an AP
and client simultaneously.
While you enable the Universal Repeater Mode,
you have to specify an SSID for the extended
interface.

tings in place)

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x Active Wireless Client Table

This is the window that pops up after clicking the “Show Active Clients” button.

MAC
Address

Tx Packet

Rx Packet

TX Rate
Power

Saving
Expired Time

Refresh
Close

MAC address of this active wireless station.

The number of transmitted packets that are
sent out from this active wireless station.

The number of received packets that are
received by this active wireless station.

The transmission rate
Shows if the wireless client is in Power

Saving mode
This is the time in second before

dissociation. If the wireless keeps idle longer
than the expired time, this wireless router
will dissociate it. The wireless client station
has to associate again when it is active.

Refresh the "Active Wireless Client Table".
Close the "Active Wireless Client Table".

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Advanced Settings

You can set advanced wireless LAN parameters of this router. The parameters
include Authentication Type, Fragment Threshold, RTS Threshold, Beacon Interval,
Data Rate, Preamble Type, Broadcast SSID, IAPP and 802.11g Protection. We
recommend not changing these parameters unless you know what changes will be
there on this router.

Configuration

Authentication Type

Open System
mode

Shared Key mode

Auto

Wireless AP can associate with this wireless
router without WEP encryption.

You should also setup WEP key in the
"Security" page and wireless AP associating
with this wireless router should use WEP
encryption in the authentication phase.

The wireless client can associate with this
wireless router by using any one of these two
Modes.

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Fragment Threshold

RTS Threshold

Beacon Interval

Data Rate

Preamble Type

Broadcast SSID

IAPP

To specifies the maximum size of packet during the data
transition. The lower values you set, the worst performance
it will be.

If the packet size is smaller the RTS threshold, the wireless
router will not send this packet by using the RTS/CTS
mechanism.

The period of time how long a beacon is broadcasted.
The "Data Rate" is the data packets limitation this wireless

router can transmit. The wireless router will use the highest
possible selected transmission rate to transmit the data
packets.

It defines the length of CRC block in the frames during the
wireless communication. "Short Preamble" is suitable for
heavy traffic wireless network. "Long Preamble" provides
much communication reliability

If you enable "Broadcast SSID", every wireless station lo­cated within the coverage of this wireless router can dis­cover this wireless router easily. If you are building a public
wireless network, enabling this feature is recommended.
Disabling "Broadcast SSID" can provide better security.

To enables multiple AP to communicate and pass informa­tion regarding the location of associated Stations.

Some 802.11g wireless adapters support 802.11g protec-

802.11g Protection

RF Output power

Turbo Mode

Click the <Apply Changes> button at the bottom of the screen to save the above configura-
tions. You can now configure other advance sections or start using the router.

tion, which allows the adapters searches for 802.11g singles
only. Select the “Disabled” to disable supporting 802.11g
protection or select “enable” to support this function.

Select the RF (Radio Frequency) power. The RF output
power has positive correlation with signal strength.

Some of our wireless adapters supports turbo mode, which
provides a better connection quality. Select “Always” to
support turbo mode or select “off” to turn it off . Select “Auto”
turns it on or off automatically.

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Security

At the page, you can set up the WEP, WPA Encryption to ensure the security of your
Wireless.

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Configuration

Encryption

Use 802.1x Authentication

WPA Authentication Mode

WPA Cipher Suite

WPA2 Cipher Suite

Pre-Shared key Format

Pre-shared Key

Enable Pre-Authentication

To enable WEP, WPA, WPA2 and WPA2
Mixed encryption modes, select the option in
the drop list. If you select none, any data will
be transmitted without Encryption and any
station can access the router.

To enable the 802.1x, Click the check box of
the item.

There are two items, “Enterprise
(WPA-Radius)” and “Personal (Pre-Shared
Key)”. You can select the mode by clicking
the item.

Select the WPA Cipher Suite to be TKIP or
AES

Select the WPA2 Cipher Suite to be TKIP or
AES

To decide the format, select what you need in
the drop list.

Enter the Pre-shared Key according to the
pre-shared key format you select.

You can mark this checkbox to enable
Pre-authentication after selecting Enterprise
(RADIUS) WPA 2 authentication mode

Authentication RADIUS Sever

Click <Apply Change> at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. You
can now configure other advance sections or start using the router.

If you use RADIUS Sever to ensure your
security, you have to set up the parameters in
the item. To set up the Port, IP address and
Password of your RADIUS, Enter the Port
Number, IP and Password.

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Access Control

To restrict the Number of Access authentication of Stations, Set up the control list in
this page.

Configuration

Wireless
Access
Control Mode

MAC Address
& Comment

Current
Access
Control list

Click <Apply Change> button to save the above configurations. You can now
configure other advance sections or start using the router.

Click on the drop list to choose the
access control mode. You may select
“Allow listed” to allow those allowed
MAC addresses or select “Deny Listed”
to ban those MAC addresses from
accessing to this device.

To set up the Value of MAC Address &
Comment; enter the MAC Address and
Comment of station and click Apply
Changes to save.

To Delete the station on the list, Click the
check box in the select item and click the
“Delete Selected”. If you want to delete
all stations on the list, click “Delete All” to
remove all of them.

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WDS Setting

Wireless Distribution System allows the router to communicate with other APs
wirelessly. To make it work, you must ensure that these APs and the Router are in
the same Channel and add these APs MAC Address and Comment values into the
WDS list. Don’t Forget to Enable the WDS by click the check box of “Enable WDS”
and press “Apply Changes” button to save.
To Delete the AP on the list, Click the check box in the select item and click the
“Delete Selected”. If you want to delete all APs on the list, click “Delete All” to
remove all of them.

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TCP/IP Setting

LAN Interface Setup

To set up the configuration of LAN interface, Private IP of you router LAN Port and
Subnet mask for your LAN segment.

Configuration

IP address

Subnet Mask

DHCP Server

DHCP Client Range

802.1d Spanning tree

Enable UPnP

The IP of your Router LAN port (Default

192.168.1.1)
Subnet Mask of you LAN (Default

255.255.255.0)
To give your LAN Client an IP, you have to

enable “DHCP Server”. If not, manual setting
up your client IP is necessary when you want
to use the router as your client’s default
gateway.

Specify the DHCP Client IP address range.
You can also click the “Show Client” button to
listed those connected DHCP clients.

To prevent from network loops and preserve
the quality of bridged network

Mark this checkbox to allow this router to be
recognized by UPnP.

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WAN Interface Setup

This page allows users to configure those parameters for connecting to Internet. You
may select the WAN Access Type from the drop list and configure parameters for each
mode.

Static IP Mode

IP Address, Subnet Mask and
Default Gateway

DNS 1, 2 and 3

DHCP Client Mode

Attain DNS automatically

Set DNS Manually

Fill in the IP address, Subnet Mask and
Default Gateway that provided by your
ISP.
To specify the DNS, and enter the DNS
provided by your ISP in DNS 1 2 3.

If your DNS provide by ISP is dynamic,
choose “Attain DNS automatically
To specify the DNS, and enter the DNS
provided by your ISP in DNS 1 2 3.

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PPPoE Mode

, password and User Name

service name
Connection Type

Idle Time:

MTU Size

Attain DNS automatically:

Set DNS Manually

Fill in the User Name, password and service name that
provided by your ISP.

ous” is for Always keep connection“Continu

“Connect on demand” is for bill by connection time. Y

can set up the Idle time for the value specifies the numbe
of time that elapses before the system automatically
disconnects the PPPoE session.

anual” To connect to ISP, click “Connect” manual

“M ly

from the WEB user interface. The WAN connection will
not disconnected due to the idle timeout. If the WAN
breaks down and latter links a
auto-connect to the ISP.
The value specifies the number of idle time that elapses
before the system automatically disconnects the PPPoE
session.
To Enable the Maximum Transmission Unit of Router
setup. Any packet over this number will be chopped up
into suitable size before sending. Larger number will
enhance the transmission performance.

Enter your MTU number in the text-box to set the
limitation.

gain, the router will not

ou

line

If your DNS provide by ISP is dynamic, choose
“Attain DNS automatically

To specify the DNS, and enter the DNS provided by your
ISP in DNS 1 2 3.

r

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PPTP Mode

IP Address, Subnet Mask,
Server IP Address, User
Name and Password
MTU Size

Attain DNS automatically

Set DNS Manually

Fill in the IP address, Subnet Mask, Server IP
Address, User Name and password that
provided by your ISP.
To Enable the Maximum Transmission Unit of
Router setup. Any packet over this number will
be chopped up into suitable size before
sending. Larger number will enhance the
transmission performance.
Enter your MTU number in the text-box to set
the limitation.
If your DNS provide by ISP is dynamic, choose
“Attain DNS automatically
To specify the DNS, and enter the DNS provided
by your ISP in DNS 1 2 3.

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Common configurations for WAN interface

There are some settings are able to be configured on each WAN access types:

Enable Web Server Access on
WAN from port
Enable IPsec pass through on
VPN connection

Enable PPTP pass through on
VPN connection

Enable L2TP pass through on
VPN connection
Clone MAC Address

To Enable the user to access this Router through
Internet, Enter the specific IP and the port number
Mark the check box to enable IPsec pass through
on VPN connection and clear the checkbox to
disable.
Mark the check box to enable PPTP pass through
on VPN connection and clear the checkbox to
disable.
Mark the check box to enable L2TP pass through on
VPN connection and clear the checkbox to disable.
When ISP use MAC address authentication (with
DHCP), then the MAC address of the Ethernet card
attached to your Cable modem must be registered
with the ISP before connecting to the WAN
(Internet). If the Ethernet card is changed, the new
MAC address must be registered with the ISP.
MAC cloning feature allows t
reported by WAN side network interface card to be
set to the MAC address already registered with the
ISP eliminating the need to register the new MAC
address with the ISP. This feature does not change
the actual MAC address on the NIC, but instead
changes the MAC address reported by Wireless
Router to client requests. To Change the MAC
address, enter it in the text box.

he MAC address

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Firewall Configuration

Port Filtering

The firewall could not only obstruct outside intruders from intruding your system, but
also restricting the LAN users.
Port Filtering To restrict certain type of data packets from your LAN to Internet
through the Router, add them on the Current Filtering Table.

Configuration

STEPS

Click <Apply Change> at the bottom of the screen to save the above con­figurations. You can now configure other advance sections or start using the
router.

1. Click the check box of “Enable Port Filtering” to enable the
function.

2. Enter the Port range (EX 25-110), Protocol (UDP/TCP), and
comment (EX. E-Mail)

3. To Delete the Port range on the list, Click the check box in the
select item and click the “Delete Selected”. If you want to
delete all entries on the list, click “Delete All” to remove all of
them.

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