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Set Up Dynamic DNS
For you to be able to set up Dynamic DNS on the modem router, you need an account with a
Dynamic DNS provider.
To set up Dynamic DNS:
1.
Register for an account with one of the Dynamic DNS service providers whose URLs
are in the
Service Provider
menu on the Dynamic DNS screen.
2.
Launch an Internet browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the
network.
3.
Type
.
A login screen displays.
4.
Enter the user name and password for the modem router.
The user name is
admin
. The default password is
password
. The user name and
password are case-sensitive.
5.
Click the
OK
button.
The BASIC Home screen displays.
6.
Select
ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Dynamic DNS
.
7.
Select the
Use a Dynamic DNS Service
check box.
8.
From the
Service Provider
menu, select the URL of your Dynamic DNS service provider.
For example, for DynDNS.org, select
www.DynDNS.org
. The DNS service providers that
you can select from the menu depend on the region and country in which you use the
modem router.
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9.
In the
Host Name
field, type the host or domain name that your Dynamic DNS service
provider gave you.
10.
In the
User Name
field, type the user name for your Dynamic DNS account.
This is the name that you use to log in to your account, not your host name.
11.
In the
Password
field, type the password or key for your Dynamic DNS account.
12.
Click the
Apply
button.
Your settings are saved.
Access Storage Devices Through the Internet
If you connect a USB storage device to the modem router, you can access the USB device
through the Internet when you are not home. After you gained access, you can use FTP to
share files on the USB device.
To access devices from a remote computer:
1.
Launch a web browser on a computer that is not on your home network.
2.
Connect to your modem router on your home network:
To connect with Dynamic DNS, type the DNS name.
To use a Dynamic DNS account, you must enter the account information in the
Dynamic DNS screen (see
Set Up and Manage Dynamic DNS
on page
125).
To connect without Dynamic DNS, type the modem router’s Internet port IP address.
You can view the modem router’s Internet IP address on the BASIC Home screen.
Set Up FTP Access Through the Internet
If you attach a storage device to the modem router, you can access the storage device from
your network (see
Use FTP Within Your Network
on page
110). You can also set up FTP
access through the Internet so you can access the storage device from outside your local
network, for example, when you are not at home.
To set up FTP access through the Internet
1.
Launch an Internet browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the
network.
2.
Type
.
A login screen displays.
3.
Enter the user name and password for the modem router.
The user name is
admin
. The default password is
password
. The user name and
password are case-sensitive.
4.
Click the
OK
button.
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The BASIC Home screen displays.
5.
Select
ADVANCED > USB Storage >
Advanced Settings
.
6.
Select the
FTP (via Internet)
check box.
7.
Click the
Apply
button.
Your settings are saved.
8.
To limit access to the admin user, do the following:
a.
Click the
Edit
button.
b.
In the
Read Access
list, select
admin
.
c.
In the
Write Access
list, select
admin
.
d.
Click the
Apply
button.
Your settings are saved.
e.
Click the
Close Window
button.
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Access Storage Devices Through the Internet with FTP
If you attached a storage device to the modem router, before you can access the storage
device through the Internet with FTP, you must first set it up (see
Set Up FTP Access
Through the Internet
on page
127).
To access a USB device with FTP from a remote computer to download or upload a
file:
1.
Take one of the following actions:
To download a file from a storage device connected to the modem router, launch a
web browser.
To upload a file to a storage device connected to the modem router, launch an FTP
client such as Filezilla.
2.
Type
ftp://
and the Internet port IP address in the address field of the browser.
For example, type
.
If you are using Dynamic DNS, type the DNS name.
For example, type
.
3.
When prompted, log in:
To log in as admin, in the
user name
field, enter
admin
and in the
password
field,
enter the same password that you use to log in to the modem router.
To log in as guest, in the
user name
field, enter
guest
.
The guest user name does not need a password. To restrict access to the USB
device, you can specify that only the admin user can access it. See
Control Access to
a Storage Device
on page
108.
The files and folders that your account can access on the USB device display. For
example, you might see
share/partition1/directory1
.
4.
Navigate to a location on the USB device.
5.
Download or upload the file.
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9.
Manage the WAN and
LAN
Network Settings
This chapter describes how you can manage the WAN and LAN network settings of the modem
router.
The chapter includes the following sections:
Manage the ADSL Settings
Change the Type of Physical WAN Connection
Manage the WAN Security Settings
Set Up a Default DMZ Server
Manage IGMP Proxying and VPN Pass-Through
Manage NAT Filtering
Manage the SIP Application-Level Gateway
Manage the Modem Router’s LAN IP Address Settings
Manage Reserved LAN IP Addresses
Change the Modem Router’s Device Name
Manage the DHCP Server Address Pool
Disable the Built-In DHCP Server
Set Up and Manage Custom Static Routes
Improve Network Connections with Universal Plug and Play
For information about the MTU size, see
Manage the MTU Size
on page
52.
For information about Dynamic DNS, see
Set Up and Manage Dynamic DNS
on page
125.

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