Actiontec MI424-WR-Rev-D Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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Using Advanced Settings

8.3

DNS Settings

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To add a new entry to the list:

Click

1.

Add DNS Entry

in the DNS Server screen. The “DNS Entry”

screen appears.

Enter the computer’s host name in the “Host Name” text box.

2.

Enter the computer’s IP address in the “IP Address” text boxes.

3.

Click

4.

Apply

to save the changes.

To edit the host name or IP address of an entry:

Click the appropriate “Edit” icon in the Action column. The “DNS Entry”

1.

screen appears.

If the host was manually added to the DNS Table, its host name and/or IP

2.

address can be modified. Otherwise, only modify its host name.

Click

3.

Apply

to save the changes.

To remove a host from the DNS table, click the appropriate “Delete” icon in the

Action column. The entry will be removed from the table.

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8.4

Network Settings

The Network Settings section of the Advanced screen includes settings that

affect the FiOS Router’s network.

8.4a

Network Objects

Network objects is used to define a part of the FiOS Router’s network (a group

of computers, for example) by MAC addresses, IP addresses, and/or host names.

The defined part becomes a “network object,” and settings, such as configuring

system rules, can be applied to all the devices defined as part of the network

object at once. For example, instead of setting the same website filtering

configuration to five computers one at a time, the computers can be defined as

a network object, and website filtering configuration can then be applied to all

the computers simultaneously.

Network objects can be used to apply security rules based on host names

instead of IP addresses. This may be useful, since IP addresses change from

time to time. Moreover, it is possible to define network objects according to

MAC addresses, making rule application more persistent against network

configuration settings.

To define a network object:

Click

1.

Network Objects

in the Advanced screen. The “Network Objects”

screen appears.

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Click

2.

Add

. The “Edit Network Object” screen appears.

Specify a name for the network object in the “Description” text box.

3.

Click

4.

Add

. The “Edit Item” screen appears.

Select the type of network object type from the “Network Object Type” list

5.

box. Options include

IP address

,

IP Subnet

,

IP Range

,

MAC Address

, and

Host Name

.

Repeat to create other network objects, if needed. When finished, click

6.

Apply

to save all created network objects.

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8.4b

Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)

To access the UPnP settings, perform the following:

Click

1.

Universal Plug and Play

in the Advanced screen. The “Universal Plug

and Play” settings screen appears.

Click in the “Allow Other Network Users to Control Wireless Broadband

2.

FiOS Router’s Network Features” check box to enable UPnP and allow UPnP

services to be defined on any of the network hosts.

Click in the “Enable Automatic Cleanup of Old Unused UPnP Services” check

3.

box to enable automatic cleanup of invalid rules. When enabled, this feature

checks validity of all the UPnP services and rules every five minutes. Any

old and unused UPnP defined service is removed, unless a user defined rule

depends on it. Since there is a maximum limitation on the number of UPnP

defined services (256), enable the cleanup feature if the limit is in danger of

being exceeded.

Select whether all WAN connections, or only the main WAN connection, will

4.

have UPnP active, from the “WAN Connection Publication” drop-down list.

UPnP services are not deleted when disconnecting a computer without proper

shutdown of the UPnP application (e.g., messenger). Excessive undeleted

services will eventually lead to exhaustion of rules and services, and no new

services can be defined. In this scenario, the cleanup feature will find the invalid

services and remove them, preventing services exhaustion.

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8.4c

SIP ALG

This screen allows the user to enable/disable SIP ALG. It is disabled by default.

Do not enable this option unless instructed to do so by the ISP.

8.4d

MGCP ALG

This screen allows the user to enable/disable MGCP ALG. It is disabled by default.

Do not enable this option unless instructed to do so by the ISP.

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