If you want a computer or device to always have the same IP address assigned, you can create a DHCP reservation. The router will assign the IP
address only to that computer or device.
Note:
This IP address must be within the DHCP IP Address Range.
Check this box to enable the reservation.
Enter the computer name or select from the drop-down
menu and click
<<
.
Enter the IP address you want to assign to the computer
or device. This IP Address must be within the DHCP IP
Address Range.
Enter the MAC address of the computer or device.
If you want to assign an IP address to the computer you
are currently on, click this button to populate the fields.
Click
Save
to save your entry. You must click
Save.Settings
at the top to activate your reservations.
Displays any reservation entries. Displays the host name
(name of your computer or device), MAC Address, and IP
address.
Check to enable the reservation.
Click the edit icon to make changes to the reservation entry.
Click to remove the reservation from the list.
Enable:
Computer Name:
IP Address:
MAC Address:
Copy Your PC’s
MAC Address:
Save:
DHCP
Reservations List:
Enable:
Edit:
Delete:
DHCP Reservations List
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Section 3 - Configuration
Storage
This page will allow you to access files from a USB external hard drive or thumb drive that is plugged into the router from your
local network or from the Internet using either a web browser or an app for your smartphone or tablet. You can create users
to be allowed to access these files.
Check to enable sharing files on your USB storage device
that is plugged in your router.
Check to enable HTTP access to your router’s storage. You
will have to type HTTP in the URL.
Enter a port (8181 is default). You will have to enter this port
in the URL when connecting to the shared files. For example:
(
http://192±168±0±1:8181
).
Check to enable HTTPS (secure) access to your router’s
storage. You will have to type HTTPS in the URL.
Enter a port (4433 is default). You will have to enter this port
in the URL when connecting to the shared files. For example:
(
https://192±168±0±1:4433
).
To create a new user, enter a user name.
Enter a password for this account.
Re-enter the password. Click
Add/Edit
to create the user.
Displays the accounts. The Admin and Guest accounts are
built-in to the router.
Displays the USB device plugged into the router.
Enable Web File
Access:
Enable HTTP
Storage Remote
Access:
Remote Access
Port:
Enable HTTPS
Storage Remote
Access:
Remote HTTPS
Port:
User Name:
Password:
Verify Password:
User List:
Number of
Devices:
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Section 3 - Configuration
Access Files from the Internet
If you would like to access your files that are on your USB thumb drive or external hard drive that is connected to your router, follow the steps below:
Step.1.-.Enable.Web.File.Access
Check the Enable Web File Access checkbox to enable. Then select
if you want to use HTTP or HTTPS (secure) and enter the port(s) you
want to use. The default for HTTP is 8181 and HTTPS is 4433.
Step.2.-.Create.a.User.Account
Under
User Creation
, enter a username and password, and then click
Add/Edit
.
Step.3.-.Configure.your.Access.Path
Under
User List
, click the
Modify
icon for the user you just created.
Here you can browse to the folder on your USB storage device you
want to assign the Access Path to.
Step.4.-.Save.Settings.
If you want to add more users, repeat steps 3 and 4. Once you are
finished, click the
Save.Settings
button at the top to save your
settings.
Note that under the HTTP Storage Link (at the bottom) will display
the URL(s) you can use to connect. Also if you selected HTTPS, you
must type in
HTTPS://
instead of
HTTP://
to get a secure connection.
For example, if you selected HTTPS and changed the port to
3200, and your WAN IP address is 1.2.3.4, then you would enter
HTTPS://1±2±3±4:3200
to connect.
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Section 3 - Configuration
IPv6
On this page, the user can configure the IPv6 Connection type. There are two ways to set up the IPv6 Internet connection. You
can use the Web-based IPv6 Internet Connection Setup Wizard, or you can manually configure the connection.
For the beginner user that has not configured a router before, click on
the
IPv6.Internet.Connection.Setup.Wizard.
button and the router will
guide you through a few simple steps to get your network up and running.
For the advanced user that has configured a router before, click on the
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