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Setup Tab - Advanced Routing

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Static Routing

You will need to configure Static Routing if there are multiple routers connected to your network. The static

routing function determines the path data follows over your network. Static routing allows different IP domain

users to access the Internet through this device. This is an advanced feature. Please proceed with caution.

To set up static routing, you should add routing entries in the Router's table that tell the device where to send all

incoming packets. All of your network routers should direct the default route entry to this Router.

Enter the following data to create a static route entry:

1.

Destination IP: Enter the network address of the remote LAN segment. For a standard Class C IP domain, the

network address is the first three fields of the Destination LAN IP, while the last field should be zero.

2.

Subnet Mask: Enter the Subnet Mask used on the destination LAN IP domain. For Class C IP domains, the

Subnet Mask is 255.255.255.0.

3.

Default Gateway: If this Router is used to connect your network to the Internet, then your gateway IP is the

Router's IP Address. If you have another router handling your network's Internet connection, enter the IP

Address of that router instead.

4.

Hop Count (max. 15): This value gives the number of nodes that a data packet passes through before reaching

its destination. A node is any device on the network, such as switches, PCs, etc.

5.

Interface: (LAN, WAN1, WAN2/DMZ) This setting directs where the static route is going, either to a PC in your

network or to the Internet. If you’re connecting to a network, select

LAN

. If you’re connecting to another

network through the Internet, select

WAN

.

Click

Add to list

to add a route entry or click

Delete Selected IP

to delete the static route entry.

Click the

Save Settings

button to save the Routing settings, click the

Cancel Changes

button to undo your

changes or click the

Show Routing Table

button to view the current routing table.

Clicking the

Show Routing Table

button will open the

Routing Table Entry List

. This will show the routes you

have established, with network information, number of hops for each route, and the type of interface used. Click

the

Refresh

button to update the screen or

Close

to close it.

Figure 5-22: Setup Tab - Routing Table Entry List

default gateway:

a device that forwards

Internet traffic from your local area network

node:

a network junction or connection

point, typically a computer or work station

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DHCP Tab - Setup

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DHCP Tab - Setup

Setup

The Router can be used as a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server on your network. A DHCP server

assigns available IP addresses to each computer on your network automatically. If you choose to enable the

DHCP server option, you must configure all of the PCs on your LAN to connect to a DHCP server. (See Appendix G:

Windows Help.)

Enable DHCP Server: Check the box to enable the DHCP Server. If you already have a DHCP server on your

network, leave the box blank.

Dynamic IP

Client Lease Time

: This is the amount of time each network PC will have an IP Address assigned to it before it

dynamically changes. The range is 5 ~ 43,200 Minutes.

Range Start/End

: Enter a starting IP address and ending IP address to make a range to assign dynamic IPs. The

default range is 100~149.

Static IP

The Static IP section of this screen is provided in the event you want the IP Addresses of certain PCs on your

network to remain static. In this event, enter the Static IP Address in the space provided, along with that PC’s

MAC Address.

Click

Add to list

to add a route entry or click

Delete Selected IP

to delete the static route entry.

DNS

For faster access to DNS Servers through the DHCP Server, enter the IP Address of the DNS Servers in the spaces

provided.

WINS

Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS) is a service that turns NetBIOS names to IP addresses. Enter the WINS

IP Address here. If you do not know the WINS, leave it as 0.

Click the

Save Settings

button to save the DHCP settings or click the

Cancel Changes

button to undo the

changes.

Figure 5-23: DHCP Setup

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DHCP Tab - Status

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DHCP Tab - Status

The DHCP Server Status reports the IP of the DHCP Server, the number of Dynamic IP Addresses and Static IP

Addresses Used, DHCP Addresses Available and Total Addresses within the Range set.

The Client Table shows the information related to each PC on the network: Client Host Name, IP Address, MAC

Address, and Leased Time. Click the

Trash Can

icon to terminate the DHCP lease, releasing the IP Address of the

Client Host, or click the

Refresh

button to refresh the Client Table.

System Management Tab - Dual-WAN

Dual-WAN

There are two functions provided for users – Smart Link Backup and Load Balance. If you selected DMZ on the

Setup Tab’s Network screen (shown in Figure 5-5), you will not be able to set up Dual-WAN.

If Smart Link Backup is selected, you will need to choose which WAN port is the primary, leaving the other as

backup. Load Balance automatically manages the Internet connection through both WAN ports.

Network Service Detection

Network Service Detection helps manage your connection and can report when your connection experiences

problems. To utilize this service, select

Enable Network Service Detection

. Select

Remove the Connection

if

you do not wish to utilize this feature.

Retry Count

: If your connection fails, the Router will try to reconnect as many times as you specify in this space.

Retry Timeout

: This shows how many times the router will try to make a connection to your ISP before it times

out.

When Fail

: Should the connection not be reestablished, you can set this to either include this in the system log

(by choosing

Generate the Error Condition in the System Log

) or not.

Network Service Detection can either test this using the Default Gateway by pinging the Default Gateway or by

pinging a specific IP Address for an ISP Host, Remote Host, or DNS Lookup Host

Figure 5-24: DHCP Status

Figure 5-25: System Management Tab - Dual-WAN

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System Management Tab - Dual-WAN

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Bandwidth

Enter the maximum Bandwidth of Upstreamand Downstream for WAN1 and WAN2, as provided by your ISP.

Protocol Binding

Select a Protocol from the drop-down menu next to

Service

or, if the one you’re looking for isn’t available, set up

a new one by clicking the

Service Management

button. This should be used to specify the IP Address and/or

service that will go through a specific WAN port.

To set up a new Service:

1.

Select the Service from the pull-down menu, shown in Figure 5-24.

2.

If the Service you need is not listed in the menu, please click the

Service Management

button to add the

new Service Name, and enter the Protocol and Port Range. This will open the Service Management screen.

Click the

Add to List

button. Then, click the

Save Setting

button. Click the

Exit

button.

3.

Enter the IP Address of the server that you want the Internet users to access. Then enable the entry.

4.

Click the

Add to List

button, and configure as many entries as you would like. You also can

Delete selected

application

.

Enter the appropriate Source IP Address and Destination IP Address in the spaces provided. Select the WAN port

from the

Interface

drop-down menu. Then, click

Enable

.

Once this is done, click the

Add to list

button and the Service will appear in the box below. To remove this

service, click the

Delete selected application

button.

Click the

Save Settings

button to save the Dual-WAN settings or click the

Cancel Changes

button to undo the

changes.

Figure 5-26: Protocol Binding -

Service Management

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System Management Tab - SNMP

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System Management Tab - SNMP

SNMP, or Simple Network Management Protocol, is a network protocol that provides network administrators with

the ability to monitor the status of the Router and receive notification of any critical events as they occur on the

network. The Router supports SNMP v1/v2c and all relevant Management Information Base II (MIBII) groups. The

appliance replies to SNMP Get commands for MIBII via any interface and supports a custom MIB for generating

trap messages. See Figure 5-24.

To configure SNMP, enter the necessary information in the following fields:

SNMP Enable

: SNMP is enabled by default. To disable the SNMP agent, click this box to remove the check mark.

System Name

: Set the hostname far the Router.

System Contact

: Enter the name of the network administrator who can be contacted with updates about the

Router.

System Location

: The network administrator's contact information is placed into this field. Enter an E-mail

address, telephone number, or pager number.

Get Community Name

: Create a name, no more than 64 alphanumeric characters in length, for a group or

community of administrators who can view SNMP data. The default value is “Public”.

Set Community Name

: Create a name for a group or community of administrators who can receive SNMP traps,

messages regarding the Router’s status. A name of no more than 64 alphanumeric characters long must be

entered.

Trap Community Name

: Type the Trap Community Name, which is the password sent with each trap to the

SNMP manager. A name of no more than 64 alphanumeric characters long must be entered.

Send SNMP Trap to

: Enter the IP Address or Domain Name in this field where the Router can send traps.

Click the

Save Settings

button to save the SNMP settings or click the

Cancel Changes

button to undo your

changes.

Figure 5-27: System Management Tab - SNMP