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Port Range:

Type the port range that can be used to access the application in the text

boxes.

Incoming:

Defines which incoming communications users are permitted to connect with.

z

Protocol:

Select the protocol TCP or UDP that can be used by the incoming

communication, the “*” is meaning to both of TCP and UDP protocols.

z

Port:

Type the port number that can be used for the incoming communication.

Add:

Click to add the special application profile to the table at the bottom of the screen.

Update:

Click to update information for the special application if user have selected a list item

and have made changes.

Delete:

Select a list item and click Delete to remove the item from the list.

Clear:

Click to erase all fields and enter new information.

DMZ

The DMZ function enables users to create a DMZ for those computers that cannot access

Internet applications properly through the WLAN Router and associated security settings.

Note: Any clients added to the DMZ expose those clients to security risks such as viruses and

unauthorized access.

Figure 60

Enable:

Click to enable or disable the DMZ.

DMZ Host IP:

Type a host IP address for the DMZ. The computer with this IP address acts as

a DMZ host with unlimited Internet access.

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Apply:

Click to save the settings.

Firewall Rule

The firewall rule function enables users to set up the firewall. The WLAN Router provides

basic firewall functions, by filtering all the packets that enter the WLAN Router using a set of

rules. The rules are listed in sequential order--the lower the rule number, the higher the priority

the rule has.

Figure 61

Enable:

Click to enable or disable the firewall rule profile.

Name:

Type a descriptive name for the firewall rule profile.

Action:

Select whether to allow or deny packets that conform to the rule.

Source:

Defines the source of the incoming packet that the rule is applied to.

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Interface:

Select which interface (WAN or LAN) the rule is applied to.

●

IP Range Start:

Type the start IP address that the rule is applied to.

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IP Range End:

Type the end IP address that the rule is applied to.

Destination:

Defines the destination of the incoming packet that the rule is applied to.

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Interface:

Select which interface (WAN or LAN) the rule is applied to.

●

IP Range Start:

Type the start IP address that the rule is applied to.

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IP Range End:

Type the end IP address that the rule is applied to.

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Protocol:

Select the protocol (TCP, UDP, or ICMP) of the destination.

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Port Range:

Select the port range.

Add:

Click to add the rule profile to the table at the bottom of the screen.

Update:

Click to update information for the rule if the user has selected a listed item and has

made changes.

Delete:

Select a listed item and click

“Delete”

to remove the item from the list.

Clear:

Click to erase all fields and enter new information.

Priority Up:

Select a rule from the list and click

“Priority Up”

to increase the priority of the

rule.

Priority Down:

Select a rule from the list and click

“Priority Down”

to decrease the priority

of the rule.

Update Priority:

After increasing or decreasing the priority of a rule, click

“Update Priority”

to save the changes.

System Setting

This system setting enables users to change password, set the device time, view the device

information, restart the system, save and load different settings as profiles, restore factory

default settings, upgrade the firmware, and ping remote IP addresses….etc.

Password

This function enables users to set administrative and user passwords. These passwords are used

to gain access to the WLAN Router interface.

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Time

This function enables users to set the time and date for the WLAN Router's real-time clock,

select properly time zone, and enable or disable daylight saving.

Figure 63

Local Time:

Displays the local time and date.

Time Zone:

Select the time zone from the drop-down list.

Synchronize the clock with NTP Server:

Enable or disable the WLAN Router automatically

adjust the system time from NTP Server.

NTP server:

The Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP) server allows the WLAN Router to

synchronize the system clock to the global Internet through the SNTP Server. Specify the NTP

domain name or IP address in the text box.

Manually Date and Time Setting:

Manually setting the WLAN Router system time, press the

Set Time

button to update the system time.

Daylight Saving:

Enables users to enable or disable daylight saving time. When enabled, select

the start and end date for daylight saving time.

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Device Information

This function enables users to view the WLAN Router’s WAN, Wireless, LAN and

System configurations.

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WAN:

This section displays the WAN interface configuration including the MAC address,

Connection status, DHCP client status, IP address, Subnet mask, Default gateway, and DNS.

Wireless:

This section displays the wireless configuration information, including the MAC

address, the Connection status, SSID, Channel and Authentication type.

LAN:

This section displays the LAN interface configuration including the MAC address, IP

Address, Subnet Mask, and DHCP Server Status. Click “DHCP Table” to view a list of client

stations currently connected to the WLAN Router LAN interface. Click

“DHCP Release”

to

release all IP addresses assigned to client stations connected to the WAN via the WLAN Router.

Click

“DHCP Renew”

to reassign IP addresses to client stations connected to the WAN.