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The Setup Tab - DDNS

Client Lease Time

. The Client Lease Time is the amount of time a network user will be allowed connection to the

Router with their current dynamic IP address. Enter the amount of time, in minutes, that the user will be “leased”

this dynamic IP address. After the dynamic IP address has expired, the user will be automatically assigned a new

dynamic IP address. The default is

0

minutes, which means one day.

WINS

. The Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS) converts NetBIOS names to IP addresses. If you use a WINS

server, enter that server’s IP address here. Otherwise, leave this field blank.

When you have finished making changes to this screen, click the

Save Settings

button to save the changes, or

click the

Cancel Changes

button to undo your changes.

The Setup Tab - DDNS

The Router offers a Dynamic Domain Name System (DDNS) feature. DDNS lets you assign a fixed host and

domain name to a dynamic Internet IP address. It is useful when you are hosting your own website, FTP server,

or other server behind the Router.

Before you can use this feature, you need to sign up for DDNS service at one of two DDNS service providers,

DynDNS.org or TZO.com. If you do not want to use this feature, keep the default setting,

Disable

.

DDNS

DDNS Service

. If you use DynDNS.org, then select

DynDNS.org

. If you use TZO, then select

TZO.com

. The

features available on the

DDNS

screen will vary, depending on which DDNS service provider you use.

dynamic ip address

: a temporary IP

address assigned by a DHCP server.

NOTE:

To test your settings, connect to the Internet now.

ddns

: allows the hosting of a website, FTP

server, or e-mail server with a fixed

domain name (e.g., www.xyz.com) and a

dynamic IP address.

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DynDNS.org

User Name, Password, and Host Name

. Enter the User Name, Password, and Host Name of the account

you set up with DynDNS.org.

Internet IP Address

. The Router’s current Internet IP Address is displayed here. Because it is dynamic, this

will change.

Status

. The status of the DDNS service connection is displayed here.

TZO.com

E-mail Address, Password, and Domain Name

. Enter the Email Address, Password, and Domain Name of

the service you set up with TZO.

Internet IP Address

. The Router’s current Internet IP Address is displayed here. Because it is dynamic, this

will change.

Status

. The status of the DDNS service connection is displayed here.

When you have finished making changes to this screen, click the

Update

button to save the changes, or

click the

Cancel Changes

button to undo your changes.

Figure 5-6: Setup Tab - DDNS

(DynDNS.org)

Figure 5-7: Setup Tab - DDNS (TZO.com)

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The Setup Tab - MAC Address Clone

The Setup Tab - MAC Address Clone

A MAC address is a 12-digit code assigned to a unique piece of hardware for identification, like a social security

number. Some ISPs will require you to register a MAC address in order to access the Internet. If you do not wish

to re-register the MAC address with your ISP, you may assign the MAC address you have currently registered

with your ISP to the Router with the MAC Address Clone feature.

MAC Clone

MAC Clone Service

. To use MAC address cloning, select

Enable

.

MAC Address

. Enter the MAC Address registered with your ISP. Then click the

Save Settings

button.

Clone

. If you want to clone the MAC address of the PC you are currently using to configure the Router, then click

the

Clone

button. The Router will automatically detect your PC’s MAC address, so you do NOT have to call your

ISP to change the registered MAC address to the Router’s MAC address. It is recommended that the PC

registered with the ISP is used to open the

MAC Address Clone

screen.

When you have finished making changes to this screen, click the

Save Settings

button to save the changes, or

click the

Cancel Changes

button to undo your changes.

Figure 5-8: Setup Tab -

MAC Address Clone

mac address

: the unique address that a

manufacturer assigns to each networking

device.

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The Setup Tab - Advanced Routing

The Setup Tab - Advanced Routing

The

Advanced Routing

screen allows you to configure the firewall, Network Address Translation (NAT), dynamic

routing, and static routing settings.

Advanced Routing

Firewall & NAT

. The Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI) firewall reviews data packets entering your network. NAT

is a security feature that enables the Router to translate IP addresses of your local area network to a different IP

address for the Internet. These features are enabled by default. To disable the firewall and NAT, click the

Disable

radio button. (When NAT is disabled, the DHCP server feature is also disabled.)

Dynamic Routing

. 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. To enable Dynamic Routing, click

the

Enable

radio button. To disable this feature, click the

Disable

radio button.

Transmit RIP Version

. To use dynamic routing for transmission of network data, select the protocol you want,

RIP1 v1

,

RIP1 v1 Compatible

, or

RIP v2

.

Static Routing

. Use this feature to set up a static router between the Router and another network. (A static route

is a pre-determined pathway that network information must travel to reach a specific host or network.) To create

a static route, alter the following settings:

Select Entry

. Select the number of the static route from the drop-down menu. The Router supports up to 20

static route entries.

Destination LAN IP

. The Destination LAN IP Address 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.

Figure 5-9: Setup Tab -

Advanced Routing

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Subnet Mask

. The Subnet Mask determines which portion of a Destination IP address is the network

portion, and which portion is the host portion.

Gateway

. This is the IP address of the gateway device that allows for contact between the Router and the

remote network or host.

Hop Count

. 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

Local

or

Internet

, depending on the location of the static route’s final destination.

Delete Entry

. If you need to delete a route, select its number from the drop-down menu, and click the

Delete

Entry

button.

Show Routing Table

. Click the

Show Routing Table

button to open a screen displaying how data is routed

through your local network. For each route, the Destination LAN IP address, Default Gateway, Subnet Mask,

Flags, Metric, Ref (Reference), User, and Interface are displayed. Click the

Refresh

button to update the

information.

When you have finished making changes to this screen, click the

Save Settings

button to save the changes, or

click the

Cancel Changes

button to undo your changes.

Figure 5-10: Routing Table Entry List

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