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Using the Configuration Menu
Tools > Time
Time Zone:
Select the Time Zone from the pull-down menu.
Manual:
To manually input the time, select this option and enter the values for the Year,
Month, Day, Hour, Minute, and Second. Click the
Computer Clock
button, to
copy your computer’s time.
NTP is short for
Network Time Protocol.
NTP synchronizes computer clock times
in a network of computers.
This field is optional.
Customized NTP:
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Using the Configuration Menu
Tools > System
The current system settings can be saved as a file onto the local hard drive. The saved file or any other
saved setting file can be loaded back on the Broadband Router. To reload a system settings file, click
on
Browse
to browse the local hard drive and locate the system file to be used. You may also reset
the Broadband Router back to factory settings by clicking on
Restore.
Click
Save
to save the current settings to the local Hard Drive.
Click
Browse
to find the settings, then click
Load.
Save Settings to
Local Hard Drive:
Load Settings from
Local Hard Drive:
Restore to Factory
Default Settings:
Click
Restore
to restore the factory default settings.
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Using the Configuration Menu
Tools > Firmware
You can upgrade the firmware of the Router here. Make sure the firmware you want to use is on the
local hard drive of the computer.
Click on
Browse
to browse the local hard drive and locate the firmware to
You can download firmware upgrades to your hard drive from the D-Link support site.
Browse
Firmware Upgrade:
Browse:
Click on the link in this screen to find out if there is an updated firmware; if so,
download the new firmware to your hard drive.
After you have downloaded the new firmware, click
Browse
in this window to
locate the firmware update on your hard drive.
Click
Apply
to complete the
firmware upgrade.
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Using the Configuration Menu
Tools > DDNS
Dynamic Domain Name System is a method of keeping a domain name linked to a changing IP
Address.
This is a useful feature since many computers do not use a static IP address.
To use the DDNS update client built into the router, click on
Enabled
.
Server Address:
Host Name:
Choose your DDNS provider from the drop down menu.
Enter the
Host Name
that you registered with your DDNS service provider.
Username:
Password:
Enter the
username
for your DDNS account.
Enter the
password
for your DDNS account.
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Using the Configuration Menu
Tools > Misc
Ping Test:
Restart
Device:
Block WAN
Ping:
Discard
Ping from
WAN side:
VPN Pass
Through:
The Ping Test is used
to send Ping packets to
test if a computer is on
the Internet
. Enter the IP
Address that you wish to
Ping, and click
Ping
.
If you choose to block WAN
Ping, the WAN IP Address of
the DI-624S will not respond
to pings. Blocking the Ping
may provide some extra
security from hackers.
Click
Reboot
to restart the
DI-624S.
Click
Enabled
to block the
WAN ping.
UPNP:
To use the
Universal Plug and Play
feature click on
Enabled
. UPNP provides compatibility
with networking equipment, software and peripherals of the over 400 vendors that co-
operate in the Plug and Play forum.
Multicast
Streams:
The DI-624S supports VPN (Virtual Private Network) pass-through for both PPTP
(Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol) and IPSec (IP Security). Once VPN pass-through
is enabled, there is no need to open up virtual services. Multiple VPN connections can
be made through the DI-624S. This is useful when you have many VPN clients on the
LAN network.
IPSec:
select
Enabled
or
Disabled.
PPTP:
select
Enabled
or
Disabled.
Enable
this option to allow multicast traffic to pass through the router from the
Internet.
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