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D-Link DNS-3±3 User Manual

Section 3 - Configuration

DHCP Server

DHCP Server

Starting IP

Address

Lease Time

The DNS-323 can also be used as a DHCP Server.

As a DHCP server, it can be used to serve IP addresses to devices

on your local network, however, this feature should not be enabled if you already have a DHCP server, such as a router

on your local network.

Enables or Disables the DNS-323

DHCP Server.

Enter the starting IP address for the

range of addresses assigned by the

DHCP server.

Ending IP

Address

Enter the ending IP address for the

range of addresses assigned by the

DHCP server.

Sets the duration of time that an IP

address will remain assigned to a

device.

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D-Link DNS-3±3 User Manual

Section 3 - Configuration

Admin

User Name

Password

New Password

Confirm

Password

Tools

The Admin menu allows you to set a password for the admin account.

It is recommended to set an admin account

password when first configuring the DNS-323.

The administrator user name

is

admin,

and this cannot be

changed.

Enter the current password.

Enter the new password.

Enter the new password again for

confirmation.

Click Save Settings

to save the new password.

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Section 3 - Configuration

Time

NTP Server

From My

Computer

Set Time

Manually

Daylight

Saving Time

The DNS-323 Time menu contains several different options for setting the device’s internal clock.

It is important that

accurate time is set so that scheduled backups and downloads will be accurate.

Network Time Protocol (NTP)

synchronizes the DNS-323 with an

Internet time server.

Enter the IP Address or domain

name of the time server you want

to sync the DNS-323 with and click

Set Time

.

This option will synchronize the

DNS-323 clock with the computer

being used to configure it.

Click

Set Time

to sync with the local

computer.

This option allows you to set the

time and date manually.

Enter the appropriate time and date

and click

Set Time.

Available Daylight Saving Time

options are

None, USA, or EU

(Europe).

Select the appropriate option and

click

Set Time

.

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D-Link DNS-3±3 User Manual

Section 3 - Configuration

System

Restart

Restore

Defaults

Configuration

Settings

Idle Time

The DNS-323 System menu provides options for system restarts, saving and loading configuration settings, and setting

idle times.

Click

Restart

to reboot the

DNS-323.

Click

Restore

to reset the DNS-323

to it’s factory default settings.

This

will erase all previous configuration

changes.

Click

Save

to save the current

DNS-323 configuration settings to

a file on the local computer. If at a

later time you need to reload this

configuration after a system reset,

browse to the file and click

Load

.

Enter the time (in minutes) that

the administrator will be allowed

to remain idle while accessing the

DNS-323 configuration settings or

that users will be allowed to remain

idle while accessing the download

schedule settings.

Click

Apply

to save the settings.

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D-Link DNS-3±3 User Manual

Section 3 - Configuration

Firmware

Firmware

Upgrade

Current

Firmware Info

The DNS-323 Firmware menu makes it simple to check for new firmware releases and upload them to the device.

This section provides a link to

check for new firmware on the

D-Link support website.

If a new firmware is available,

download the file to your local

computer.

This section provides information

about the current DNS-323

firmware.

When upgrading the firmware, click

Browse

to select the new firmware

file on your local computer.

Click

Apply

to begin the firmware

upgrade process.