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2. Select

Yes

to enable virtual

server. For example, if host

192.168.1.100 is FTP server

which is to be accessed by

Internet user, it means all

packets from Internet with

destination port as 21 are to

be directed to the host. Set

Well-known Application to

FTP. Port range to 21, Local

IP to the host IP, Local Port

to 21, Protocol to TCP.

3. Click

Finish

.

4. Click

Save & Restart

to

restart the wireless router

and activate the settings.

Authentication

The authentication methods supported by WL-500gP include: Open, shared key,

WPA-PSK, WPA, and Radius with 80.211x.

Open:

This option disables authentication protection for wireless network. Under

Open mode, any IEEE802.11b/g client can connect to your wireless network.

Shared:

This mode uses the the WEP keys currently in use for authentication.

WPA and WPA-PSK:

WPA stands for WiFi-Protected Access. WPA provides two

security modes: WPA for enterprise network, and WPA-PSK for home and SOHO

users. For enterprise network, WPA uses the already existing RADIUS server for

authentication; for home and SOHO user, it provides Pre-Shared Key (PSK) for

user identification. The Pre-Shared Key consists of 8 to 64 characters.

Radius with 802.11x:

Similar with WPA, this solution also uses RADIUS server

for authentication. The difference lays on the encryption mothods: WPA adopts

TKIP or AES encryption methods, while Radius with 802.11x does not provide

encryption.

When authentication and encryption are set, click

Finish

to save the settings and

restart the wireless router.

3) Setting up virtual server in your LAN

Virtual server is a Network Address Translation (NAT) function which turns a

computer within a LAN into a server by allowing data

packets of certain service, such as HTTP, from Internet.

1. Click

Virtual Server

in NAT Setting folder to open the NAT

configuration page.

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1. Click

Virtual DMZ

in the NAT Setting menu.

2. Enter the IP address of the

host and click

Finish

.

3. Click

Save & Restart

to

restart the wireless router

and activate the settings.

5) Setting up DDNS

DNS enables host who uses static IP address to associate with a domain name;

for dynamic IP user, they can also associate with a domain name via dynamic

DNS (DDNS). DDNS requires registering and account-creating at DDNS service

providers' website. The DDNS server updates your IP address information once

you are assigned to a new IP address. Therefore, Internet user can always access

your network.

1. Click

Miscellaneous

from IP Config folder.

2. Select

Yes

to enable the

DDNS service. If you do

not have a DDNS account,

click

Free Trial

to register

for a trial account.

4) Setting up virtual DMZ in your LAN

To expose an internal host to Internet and make all services provided by this host

available to outside users, enable Vitural DMZ function to open all ports of the host.

This function is useful when the host plays multiple roles such as HTTP server and

FTP server. However, in doing this, your network becomes less secure.

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3. After clicking Free Trial,

you are directed to the

homepage of www.DynDNS.

org, where you can register

and apply for DDNS service.

Read the policy and select

"

I have read...

".

4. Enter your user name,

e-mail address, password,

then click

Create Account

.

5. A m e s s a g e p r o m p t s

out informing that your

account has been created.

An E-mail is sent to your

mailbox. Open your mailbox

and read the mail.

6. You can find the activation

letter in your E-mail box.

Click the hyperlink.

7. The link directs you to a

login page. Click

login

.

8. Enter the user name and

password then click

Login

.

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9.

After logging in, you can

see this welcome message.

10. Select

Services

tab.

11. Click

Add Dynamic DNS

Host

.

12. Enter the host name then

click

Add Host

.

13. You can see this message

when your hostname is

successfully created.

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14. Fill the account information

into the DDNS setting fields

of your wireless router.

15. Click

Finish

.

16. Click

Save & Restart

to

restart the wireless router

and activate the settings.

17. Verify whether DDNS is working. Click

Start

menu and select

Run

....

Type

cmd

and click

OK

to open the CLI

console.

18. T

y p e

p i n g a c c o u n t .

dyndns.org

(your DDNS

domain name). If you can

see the reply like what is

shown in the right picture,

DDNS is working correctly.