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Enabling the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ)

The DMZ feature allows you to specify one computer on your network to be placed outside of the firewall� This may be necessary if the firewall is

causing problems with an application such as a game or video conferencing application� Use this feature on a temporary basis� The computer in the

DMZ is NOT protected from hacker attacks�

To put a computer in the DMZ, enter the last digits of its IP address in

the IP field and select “Enable”� Click “Apply Changes” for the change

to take effect� If you are using multiple static WAN IP addresses, it is

possible to select which WAN IP address the DMZ host will be directed

to� Type in the WAN IP address you wish the DMZ host to direct to, enter

the last two digits of the IP address of the DMZ host computer, select

“Enable” and click “Apply Changes”�

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Using Dynamic DNS

The Dynamic DNS service allows you to alias a dynamic IP address to a static host name in any of the many domains DynDNS�org offers, allowing

your network computers to be more easily accessed from various locations on the Internet� DynDNS�org provides this service, for up to five host

names, free to the Internet community�

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service is ideal for a home website, file server, or to make it easy to access your home PC and stored files while you’re at work�

Using the service can ensure that your host name always points to your IP address, no matter how often your ISP changes it� When your IP address

changes, your friends and associates can always locate you by visiting yourname�dyndns�org instead!

To register free for your Dynamic DNS host name, please visit

http://www�dyndns�org�

Setting up the Router’s Dynamic DNS Update Client

You must register with DynDNS�org’s free update service before using

this feature� Once you have your registration, follow the directions below

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Select DynDNS as the “DDNS Service”

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Enter your DynDNS�org user name in the “User Name” field

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Enter your DynDNS�org password in the “Password” field

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Enter the DynDNS�org domain name you set up with DynDNS�org

in the “Domain Name” field

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Click “Update Dynamic DNS”

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to update your IP address�

Whenever your IP address assigned by your ISP changes, the Router will

automatically update DynDNS�org’s servers with your new IP address�

You can also do this manually by clicking the “Update Dynamic DNS”

button

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Blocking an ICMP Ping

Computer hackers use what is known as “pinging” to find potential

victims on the Internet� By pinging a specific IP address and receiving a

response from the IP address, a hacker can determine that something

of interest might be there� The Router can be set up so it will not

respond to an ICMP ping from the outside� This heightens your Router’s

security level�

Utilities

The “Utilities” screen lets you manage different parameters of the Router

and perform certain administrative functions�

To turn off the ping response, select “Block ICMP Ping”

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and click

“Apply Changes”� The Router will not respond to an ICMP ping�

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Restarting the Router

Sometimes it may be necessary to restart or reboot the Router if it

begins working improperly� Restarting or rebooting the Router will NOT

delete any of your configuration settings�

Restarting the Router to Restore Normal Operation

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Click the “Restart Router” button�

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The following message will appear� Click “OK”�

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The following message will appear� Restarting the Router can take

up to 60 seconds� It is important not to turn off the power to the

Router during the restart�

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A 60-second countdown will appear on the screen� When the

countdown reaches zero, the Router will be restarted� The Router

home page should appear automatically� If not, type in the

Router’s address (default = 192�168�2�1) into the navigation bar of

your browser�

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Restoring Factory Default Settings

Using this option will restore all of the settings in the Router to the

factory (default) settings� It is recommended that you back up your

settings before you restore all of the defaults�

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A 60-second countdown will appear on the screen� When the

countdown reaches zero, the Router’s defaults will be restored� The

Router home page should appear automatically� If it does not, type

in the Router’s address (default = 192�168�2�1) into the navigation

bar of your browser�

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The following message will appear� Restoring the defaults includes

restarting the Router� It can take up to 60 seconds� It is important

not to turn the power to the Router off during the restart�

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The following message will

appear� Click “OK”�

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Click the “Restore Defaults” button�