data will not be allowed by the firewall to pass. Applications like email and web browsing are unaffected by NAT

because in each case, you make this request to receive the email or web page. However, some applications

(such as Internet messaging and gaming applications) will not function correctly. It is because the requests for

data do not originate from your computer but from a device/computer out on the Internet, and the NAT firewall

blocks the data needed for those applications.

Port Forwarding Settings

You can configure on this

Gaming

menu to create a custom rule that defines a specific port and protocol for

unsolicited traffic to pass through to that computer. The ports for gaming and the protocol type (TCP, UDP, or

both) will depend on what gaming service you are using. Make sure you have the following ports setup as

described below.

Information:

Port Number

The port number identifies the protocol or service. Those from 0 through 1023 are the most

commonly used port numbers and have been agreed as the standardized ports for specific kind

of servers. For example, port 80 typically always indicates HTTP traffic. Those from 1024

through 49151 are used for many purposes, while those from 49152 through 65535 are

Dynamic/Private Ports (they are rarely used). You can check the status of current IP connections

by simply entering

netstat -a

on the command line (Click

Start

and then click

Run

. Type

cmd

,

and press Enter. On the command prompt, type

netstat -a

). It will display all connections and

listening ports.

1. Click

Add

button on the bottom the screen. A pop-up

Gaming: New Record

window will appear (as

shown below).

If you want to edit the gaming profile in the list, click on the profile you want to modify and then click Edit

button. Then, a pop-up Gaming: Edit Record window will appear for you to edit it.

If you want to delete the gaming profile from the list, click on the profile you want to delete and then click

Delete button to remove it from the list.

If you want to delete all the gaming profiles in the list, click Delete All button to remove all the entries in

the list.

2. Enter the desired name or description in the

Game Description

field.

3. Enter the IP address of the device (e.g. desktop PC) for gaming in the

Computer IP for gaming

field.

4. Select a transport layer protocol from the

Protocol Type

list. The options listed here are TCP

(Transmission Control Protocol), UDP (User Datagram Protocol), and both.

5. Enter the incoming port number in the

Incoming Port No.

field and the outgoing port number in the

Outgoing Port No.

(also called

Destination Port

) field. The information should be available from your

gaming service provider.

NOTE: The minimum port number is 0, and the maximum port number is 65535.

For example, if you want to play online game "Diablo II" (Battle.net) on your PC with the IP Address

192.168.2.3, enter

192.168.2.3

in the Host IP field. Select

Both

from the Protocol Type list. Then enter

4000

or

6112-6119

in the Incoming Port No. field and also in Outgoing Port No. (or called Destination Port

No.) field.

6. Select

Enable

or

Disable

the gaming from the

State

list.

7. Click the

OK

button to apply. Or click the

Cancel

button to exit without making any change.

DMZ

Some applications have problems to work behind a firewall. You can put the computer running this application

outside the firewall, either physically, or via the router's DMZ (demilitarized zone) feature.

Place the computer into the router's DMZ would let the router allow all data to pass through all ports of the router

to this computer. It disables the NAT firewall for that computer and leaves that computer vulnerable to attack, so it

is inherently less secure. It is recommended to do this only on the computer that has no important data.

1. Check the

Enable DMZ Host

box.

2. Type the IP address of the computer that you want to run the gaming application in the

DMZ IP Address

field.

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Remote Access

Allow remote user to configure the device

This option allows you to configure the device from the remote site via the network.

1. Check the

Allow remote user to configure the device

box.

2. Enter the IP address of the remote administration host in the required field.

3. Enter the HTTP port number that will be used on the router in the

HTTP port number

field.

4. Click the

Apply

button to save the settings. Or click the

Restore

button to restore to its previous settings.

Allow remote user to ping the device

This option allows you to configure the WAN ping capability. The default setting is disabled. The router will not

answer ping requests, so your WAN port is invisible to port scanners, which can make your network safer.

1. If you want your WAN port to be visible on the Internet, you can check the

Allow remote user to ping the

device

box.

2. Click the

Apply

button to save the settings. Or click the

Restore

button to restore to its previous settings.

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Administration

Change Password

To prevent unauthorized access to change the setting, the device is password protected. It's strongly

recommended that you change the factory default password.

1. Click

Change Password

button. Then, a pop-up

Password Settings

window will appear.

2. Type the original Password in the

Original Password

field.

3. Type the new password in the

New Password

field and retype it in the

Confirm Password

to verify.

4. Type the password hint message in the

password hint message

field.

5. Click

Submit

when you finish the setting. If you want to clear any values you have entered on any field,

click

Cancel

.

System Rescue

The configuration settings can be saved as "TrueMobile Profile (.pro)" file. You can restore these backup settings

whenever necessary. Four buttons for system rescue are as below:

Save Current System Configuration To File - save the current settings as a ".pro" file in any directory you

want to map.

Load System Configuration Manually - load the backup file to restore the setting.

Choose From The Configuration File List - the router will automatically add a record in the file list when

you save the setting file. You can select the setting file from this list. You do not need to find the directory

in which you saved the file.

Reset to Factory Default Settings - reset the router to it default configuration.

Upgrade to New Firmware

If you are instructed to upgrade the firmware, click the

Upgrade to New Firmware

button. It will connect to dell

website to upgrade to the latest firmware release. It is unnecessary to upgrade the firmware if your router is

working properly.

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Diagnostics

You can monitor the current status of your network connection in the

Diagnostics

menu. The network detecting

can be activated by clicking

Start Diagnostics

button on the bottom of the screen.

When the detecting is done, the screen will display a summary of your Internet connectivity. It will show the

information (such as the Host Name, IP Address, MAC Address, and Connection Status) of the

LAN Hosts

and

Wireless Hosts

in your network.

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Advanced Settings

To configure the advanced settings of the router, click

Login

button to login the Web-based Configuration Tool. The web-

based configuration tool enables you to set up every possible network configuration for your Dell TrueMobile 2300 Wireless

Broadband Router.

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Basic Settings: Dell™ TrueMobile™ 2300 Wireless Broadband

Router User's Guide

The following configuration options are included in

Basic Settings

:

Router Mode

Wireless Settings

Wireless Security

Internet Connection Settings

Save & Apply

NOTE: To implement the changes you make to the settings, you must save and restart the router. Otherwise, the

router uses the previous settings. If you are using the

BACK/NEXT

links to step through each screen in the

Basic

Settings

portion of the web-configuration tool, you ultimately reach the Save & Restart page. Click

Save & Restart

to

commit the changes and the router will reboot automatically with the new settings in effect.

Router Mode

The

Dell TrueMobile 2300 Wireless Broadband Router

device comes with two operating modes, the

Gateway

mode and the

Access Point

mode.

Gateway

mode allows your router to create a wireless network to access the broadband router. Wired and wireless network

devices share the same Internet connection through

Internet

port in the Gateway mode. However, some ISP may request you

to do the additional setup such as PPPoE, before using your router to access Internet.

Access Point

mode allows your router to act as a bridge between wireless devices and Ethernet devices in the existing

network. All wired and wireless devices are located in the same class C subnet. Internet port is useless here. Thus, Access

Point mode is here to help you setting up a single isolated network.

NOTE: If the device is put in AP mode, the

Internet Connection Settings

will not be available.

The

Gateway

mode is the default setting in Wireless Broadband Router. Click the radio button to select between these two

modes.

Click

NEXT

to continue.

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Wireless Settings

When you configure the Wireless Broadband Router, you must set the wireless parameters listed below. If you are adding the

Wireless Broadband Router to an existing wireless network, see your network administrator or the person who initially set up

the wireless network. If you are unfamiliar with the wireless settings, see the descriptions below.

NOTE: You must change each client’s wireless adapter settings to match the Wireless Broadband Router settings.

Use the factory defaults for the Wireless Broadband Router, unless the default settings have been changed. In this

case, note the changes, and use the new settings for each wireless network card. For assistance configuring a

wireless network card, see the card’s documentation.

Setting

Possible Values

Network Name (SSID)

(

wireless

by default)

Channel

(

6

by default)

Network Name (SSID)

The network name is a value that identifies a collection of

wireless

devices found in a particular network. The default value for

the Wireless Broadband Router is "wireless". All workstations and access points must use the same SSID to be able to

communicate with one another.

The SSID is a 32-character field, and the value is case sensitive. For example, your street address or some other identifier of

the physical location of the WLAN, your name, your company name, or the company name and department, a favorite slogan

or saying, etc.

Channel

The Wireless Broadband Router can operate on a variety of channels. Units within close proximity to one another must be on

different channels. If you have just one unit, then the default, channel 6, is probably adequate. If you have multiple access

points in your network, it is suggested to stagger the channels for each unit. It is advisable to use the default unless there is a

specific reason for changing the channel such as interference from microwaves, cellular phone towers, or other access points in

the area.

Click

NEXT

to continue.

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Wireless Security

Data encryption provides added security by encoding network communications using an encryption key. Your Wireless

Broadband Router, in conjunction with wireless network adapters that support encryption, can scramble your transmitted data to

make it very difficult for someone to eavesdrop or intercept your information. Two methods of data encryption are available:

WEP and WAP. If you wish to enable wireless security, check the

Enable Wireless Security

box.

WEP

If you wish to enable WEP encryption, select

WEP

in the

Network Authentication

list.

Setting

Possible Values

Key Format

Hexadecimal Digits / ASCII Characters

Key Length

40 bits (5 characters) / 104bits (13 characters)

Key1, Key2, Key3, Key4

<

user-defined

>

There are two levels of WEP encryption: 40(64)-bit and 104(128)-bit, with 104(128)-bit being the more secure. The WEP