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6.5.3 DMZ

DMZ (De-Militarized Zone) Host is a host without the protection of the router’s firewall. It

allows a computer to be exposed to unrestricted two-way communication with the

Internet. You should only use this feature when the Port Forwarding function fails to

make an application work.

DMZ

: Select to enable or disable DMZ.

Host IP Address

: Specify the IP address of the computer you wish to use with DMZ.

Note

: Any DMZ host should have a new static IP address assigned to it because its IP

address may change when using the DHCP function.

Click

Apply

and

OK

to save the settings.

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6.5.4 QoS

The QoS (Quality of Service) feature allows you to specify which applications or

computers have bandwidth priority over others, as opposed to letting all computers and

applications share the bandwidth equally.

There are pre-configured options for some popular applications that you are able to

choose from.

You can also set manual QoS rules:

First choose

Manual

, then click

Apply.

In

Name

, enter a label for your new rule.

Enter the IP address of the computer you are configuring the rule for in the

IP

box.

For

Port Range

, enter a start and end port for your rule.

Select the

Priority

you want to set for the rule.

The higher the priority you set for the

rule, the more bandwidth that application will be able to use.

When you are finished,

click

Add

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6.6 Administration

6.6.1 Management

The Management screen allows you to change the router’s login password as well as

other administrative settings.

Router Password

: Set the router’s login password.

Remote Router Access

: Select to enable or disable remote management/upgrade of

the router. You can allow remote management from any IP Address or a specified IP

Address as well as the port number.

UPnP

: Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) allows Windows Me and XP to automatically

configure the router for various Internet applications, such as gaming and

videoconferencing.

Backup and Restore

: You can choose to backup the router’s settings so that you don’t

have to manually configure the settings again if you reset the router to factory default.

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6.6.2 Log

You can choose to enable or disable logging of your network activity on this screen.

SMTP Server / IP Address

:

Enter your internet service provider’s outgoing email

server address.

Email Address

: Enter an email address where you would like the log to be sent.

Send Mail Now

: Send the log file to the specified the email address.

Save Log File to Local Hard Drive

: Save the current log information to a file on your

computer.

Log Type

: Specify the information you want the system to log. Options include System

Activity, Debug Information, Attacks, Dropped Packets, and Notice.

View Log

: Allows you to see logged information related to System Activity, Debug

Information, Attacks, Dropped Packets, and Notice.

Click

Apply

and

OK

to save the settings.

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6.6.3 Diagnostics

The Diagnostics screen allows you to perform

Ping

tests.

Ping Test

: Enter the IP or URL Address you wish to ping and click

Ping

.

6.6.4 Factory Defaults

The Factory Defaults screen allows you to set all the router’s settings to the factory

default.

You can use this anytime you think that you’ve changed settings that have

stopped the router from working.

Resetting to defaults will undo all of your changes.

Click on the

Factory Defaults

button to restore all the settings to default.