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NetBIOS Node:

WINS IP

Address:

Select the different type of NetBIOS node;

Broadcast.only

,

Point-to-Point

,

Mixed-mode

, and

Hybrid

.

Enter your WINS Server IP address(es).

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DHCP Reservation

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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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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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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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

Manual.IPv6.Internet.Connection.Setup

button to input all the settings

manually.

To configure the IPv6 local settings, click on the

IPv6.Local.Connectivity.

Setup

button.