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D-Link DIR-842 User Manual
Section 4 - Configuration
Virtual Server
Enter a name for the rule.
Enter the IP address of the computer on your local network that you
want to allow the incoming service to. Alternatively, select the device
from the drop-down menu.
Select the protocol of the traffic to allow or deny (
TCP
,
UDP
,
Both
,
or
Other
).
If you entered
Other
above, enter the protocol number.
Enter the public port you want to open.
Enter the private port you want to open.
Use the drop-down menu to select the time schedule that the rule
will be enabled on. The schedule may be set to
Always Enable
, or
you can create your own schedules in the
Schedules
section (refer
to
Schedule
on page 64).
Click
Apply
when you are done.
The virtual server allows you to specify a single public port on your router for
redirection to an internal LAN IP Address and Private LAN port. To configure the
virtual server, from the Port Forwarding page click
Virtual Server
. To return to the
main Port Forwarding page, click
Port Forwarding
.
If you wish to remove a rule, click on its trash can icon in the Delete column. If you
wish to edit a rule, click on its pencil icon in the Edit column. If you wish to create a
new rule, click the
Add Rules
button
.
Click
Save
when you are done. If you edit or
create a rule, the following options will appear:
Name:
Local IP:
Protocol:
Protocol
Number:
External Port:
Internal Port:
Schedule:
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Section 4 - Configuration
Website Filter
The website filter settings allow you to block access to certain web sites. You can
either create a list of sites to block, or create a list of sites to allow (with all other sites
being blocked).
In the Features menu on the bar on the top of the page, click
Website Filter
.
If you want to create a list of sites to block, select
DENY computers access to ONLY
these sites
from the drop-down menu. All other sites will be accessible. If you want
to specify a list of sites to allow, select
ALLOW computers access to ONLY these
sites
from the drop-down menu. All other sites will be blocked.
You may specify a maximum of fifteen web sites. To add a new site to the list, click
Create New Rule
. Next, under Website URL/Domain enter the URL or domain. If you
wish to remove a rule, click on its trash can icon in the Delete column. If you wish to
edit a rule, simply replace the URL or domain.
Click
Save
when you are done.
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Section 4 - Configuration
Static Routes
Enter a name for the rule.
Enter the IP address of packets that will take this route.
Enter the netmask of the route.
Enter your next hop gateway to be taken if this route is used.
The route metric is a value from 1 to 16 that indicates the cost of
using this route. A value 1 is the lowest cost and 15 is the highest cost.
Select the interface that the IP packet must use to transit out of the
router when this route is used.
Click
Apply
when you are done.
The Static Routes section allows you to define custom routes to control how data
traffic is moved around your network.
In the Features menu on the bar on the top of the page, click
Static Routes
.
To configure IPv6 rules, click
IPv6
and refer to
IPv6
on page 60. To return to the
main IPv4 static routes page, click
IPv4
.
If you wish to remove a rule, click on its trash can icon in the Delete column. If you
wish to edit a rule, click on its pencil icon in the Edit column. If you wish to create a
new rule, click the
Add Rules
button
.
Click
Save
when you are done. If you edit or
create a rule, the following options will appear:
Name:
Destination
Network:
Mask:
Gateway:
Metric:
Interface:
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Section 4 - Configuration
Enter a name for the rule.
This is the IP address of the router used to reach the specified
destination.
Enter the IPv6 address prefix length of the packets that will take this
route.
Enter the metric value for this rule here.
Select the interface that the IP packet must use to transit out of the
router when this route is used.
Click
Apply
when you are done.
Name:
DestNetwork:
PrefixLen:
Metric:
Interface:
IPv6
To configure IPv6 rules, on the Static Routes page click
IPv6
. To return to the main
IPv4 static routes page, click
IPv4
.
If you wish to remove a rule, click on its trash can icon in the Delete column. If you
wish to edit a rule, click on its pencil icon in the Edit column. If you wish to create a
new rule, click the
Add Rules
button
.
Click
Save
when you are done. If you edit or
create a rule, the following options will appear:
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Section 4 - Configuration
Dynamic DNS
Most Internet Service Providers (ISPs) assign dynamic (changing) IP addresses. Using
a dynamic DNS service provider, people can enter your domain name in their web
browser to connect to your server no matter what your IP address is.
In the Features menu on the bar on the top of the page, click
Dynamic DNS
.
Enabling dynamic DNS will reveal further configuration options.
Displays the current dynamic DNS connection status.
Enter the address of your dynamic DNS server, or select one from
the drop-down menu.
Enter the host name that you registered with your dynamic DNS
service provider.
Enter your dynamic DNS username.
Enter your dynamic DNS password.
Enter a timeout time (in hours).
Click
Save
when you are done.
Enable
Dynamic DNS:
Status:
Server Address:
Host Name:
User Name:
Password:
Time Out:
At the bottom of the page are the IPv6 host settings. To configure an IPv6 dynamic
DNS host, refer to
IPv6 Host
on page 62.

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