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Advanced

Static Route

Enter the destination network address, subnet mask, gateway AND/OR the available WAN

interface, then click “Add” to add a new entry to the routing table.

Dynamic DNS

The Dynamic DNS function lets you alias a dynamic IP address to a static hostname, so if your

ISP does not assign you a static IP address you can still use a domain name. This is especially

useful for hosting servers via your ADSL connection, so that anyone wishing to connect to you

may use your domain name, rather than having to use your dynamic IP address, which changes

from time to time. This dynamic IP address is the WAN IP address of the router, which is assigned

to you by your ISP.

You first need to register and establish an account with the Dynamic DNS provider using their

website, for example

Dynamic DNS Server:

Select the DDNS service you have established an account with.

Domain Name, Username and Password:

Enter your registered domain name and your

username and password for this service.

Period:

Enter the length of period in the blank, you can set the period unit in day (d), hour (H) or

month (M).

Wildcard:

When enabled, you allow the system to lookup on domain names that do not exist to

have MX records synthesized for them.

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VLAN

VLAN (Virtual Local Area Network) is a group of devices on different physical LAN segments that

can communicate with each other as if they were all on the same physical LAN segment.

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Device Management

The Device Management advanced configuration settings allow you to control your router’s

security options and device monitoring features.

UPnP offers peer-to-peer network connectivity for PCs and other network devices, along with the

feature to control data transfer between devices. UPnP offers many advantages for users running

NAT routers through UPnP NAT Traversal, and on supported systems.

By letting the application

control the required settings and removing the need for the user to control the advanced

configuration of their device will make tasks such as port forwarding become easier.

Both user’s Operating System and its relevant applications must support UPnP in addition to the

router. Windows XP and Windows Me have a native built-in support for UPnP (when the

component is installed). Windows 98 users may have to install the Internet Connection Sharing

client from Windows XP in order to support UpnP feature. Windows 2000 does not support UPnP.

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Installing UPnP in Windows Example

Follow the steps below to install the UPnP in Windows Me.

Step 1: Click Start and Control Panel. Double-click Add/Remove Programs.

Step 2: Click on the Windows Setup tab and select Communication in the Components selection

box. Click Details.

Step 3: In the Communications window, select the Universal Plug and Play check box in the

Components selection box.

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