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Using the Configuration Menu (continued)
Tools > System
System Settings
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 (continued)
Tools > Firmware
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 (continued)
Tools > Misc
Ping Test-
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
.
Restart Device-
Click
Reboot
to restart the DI-784.
Block WAN Ping-
If you choose to block WAN Ping, the WAN IP Address of the DI-
784 will not respond to pings. Blocking the Ping may provide
some extra security from hackers.
Discard Ping
from WAN side-
Click
Enabled
to block the WAN ping.
VPN
Pass Through-
PPTP-
select
Enabled
or
Disabled
IPSec-
select
Enabled
or
Disabled
The DI-784 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-784. This is useful when you have many
VPN clients on the LAN network.
DDNS-
Fill in the required fields to use the Dynamic Domain Name Ser-
vice (DDNS) feature.
DDNS-
Dynamic
Domain Name
System
is a
method to
keep domain
names linked
to changing IP
Addresses. In
this way,
changing IP
Addresses
(e.g., via
DHCP) will not
interfere with
network
connectivity.
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Using the Configuration Menu (continued)
Tools > Cable Test
Cable Test
is an advanced feature that integrates a LAN cable tester on every
Ethernet port on the router. Through the graphical user interface (GUI),
Cable Test
can be used to remotely diagnose and report cable faults such as opens, shorts,
swaps, and impedance mismatch. This feature significantly reduces service calls and
returns by allowing users to easily troubleshoot their cable connections.
Ports –
The Ethernet port names associated to the physical ports.
Link Status
–
The current link status of the Ethernet cable connected to the respective
Ethernet port.
More Info –
Click on
More Info
for detailed information about the cable link status.
Refresh
–
Click on
Refresh
to run the Cable test. Allow the router a few seconds to
complete the test.
Cable Test
Cable T
Cable T
Cable T
Cable T
Cable Test
est
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est
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Using the Configuration Menu (continued)
Status > Device Info
Device Information-
This screen displays information about the DI-784.
Status > Log
For advanced features, click on
Log Settings
.
Log Settings-
View Log-
This screen displays the activity on the DI-784.
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