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Virtual Server

Enter a

Name

for the new rule.

Enter the IP address of the computer on your local network that

you want to allow the incoming service to. Or, select the

Computer

Name

from the drop-down menu.

Select the protocol of the traffic to allow or deny (

TCP

,

UDP

,

Both

,

or

Other

).

If you selected

Other

, 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 a schedule when the rule will

be enabled. The schedule may be set to

Always Enable

, or create

your own schedule from the

Schedules

section (refer to page 64).

Click

Apply

when you are done.

The DIR-859 can store a maximum of 15 rules. 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 Rule

button

.

Click

Save

when you are done.

When you click on

Add Rule

, the

Create New Rule

window will open. Enter the required

information into the fields described below:

Name:

Local IP:

Protocol:

Protocol

Number:

External Port:

Internal Port:

Schedule:

The Virtual Server allows you to specify a single public port for redirection to an internal LAN IP Address and Private LAN port.

From the

Port Forwarding

page click

Virtual Server

.

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Website Filter

If you want to create a list of sites to block, select

DENY clients 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 clients access to ONLY these sites

from the drop-down menu. All other sites will be blocked.

You may specify a maximum of 15 websites. To add a new website to the list, click

Add Rule

.

The Website Filter page allows you to create a list of websites that may be viewed by specified users or blocked from those users.

From the

Advanced

menu, click

Website Filter

.

Next, under

Website URL/Domain

enter the

URL

or

Domain

. If you wish to remove

a rule, click on its

trash

icon in the

Delete

column. To edit a rule, simply replace the

URL

or

Domain

.

Click

Save

when you are done.

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Static Routes

Enter a

Name

for the new 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.

To configure IPv6 rules, click

IPv6

and refer to page 60. To return to the main IPv4

static routes page, click

IPv4

.

If you wish to remove a route, click on its

trash

icon in the

Delete

column. If you wish

to edit a route, click on its

pencil

icon in the

Edit

column. If you wish to create a new

route, click the

Add Route

button

.

Click

Save

when you are done.

When you click on

Add Route

, the

Create New Route

window will open. Enter the

required information into the fields described below:

Name:

Destination

Network:

Mask:

Gateway:

Metric:

Interface:

The Static Routes section allows you to define custom routes allowing traffic to be directed to a specific client or location.

From the

Advanced

menu, click

Static Route

.

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Enter a

Name

for the new 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.

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.

Name:

DestNetwork:

PrefixLen:

Metric:

Interface:

IPv6

If you wish to remove a route, click on its

trash

can icon in the

Delete

column. If you

wish to edit a route click on its

pencil

icon in the

Edit

column. If you wish to create a

new route, click the

Add Route

button

.

Click

Save

when you are done.

When you click on

Add Route

, the

Create New Route

window will open. Enter the

required information into the fields described below:

To configure IPv6 rules, from the Static Routes page click

IPv6

.

To return to the main IPv4 static routes page, click

IPv4

.

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Section 3 - Configuration

Dynamic DNS

Most Internet Service Providers (ISPs) assign dynamic (changing) IP addresses. Using a Dynamic DNS (DDNS) service provider, people can enter

your domain name in their web browser to connect to your server, no matter what your current IP address assignment.

From the

Advanced

menu, click

Dynamic DNS

.

Enabling DDNS will reveal additional 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

User Name

.

Enter your dynamic DNS

Password

.

Enter a

Time Out

(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 page 62.