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The BASIC Home page displays.

4.

Select

ADVANCED > Advanced Settings > Dynamic DNS

.

The Dynamic DNS page displays.

5.

Select the

Use a Dynamic DNS Service

check box.

6.

In the

Service Provider

list, select your provider.

7.

Select the

Yes

radio button.

The page adjusts and displays to show the

Status

,

Cancel

, and

Apply

buttons.

8.

In the

Host Name

field, type the host name (sometimes called the domain name) for your

account.

9.

For a no-IP Dyn account, in the

User Name

field, enter the user name for your account.

10.

For a NETGEAR account at no-IP, in the

Email

field, type the email address for your

account.

11.

In the

Password (6-32 characters)

field, type the password for your DDNS account.

12.

Click the

Apply

button.

Your settings are saved.

13.

To verify that your Dynamic DNS service is enabled in the router, click the

Show Status

button.

A message displays the Dynamic DNS status.

Change the Dynamic DNS Settings



To change your settings:

1.

Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to your Orbi

network.

2.

Enter

orbilogin.com

.

A login window opens.

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3.

Enter the router admin user name and password.

The user name is

admin

. The default password is

password

. The user name and

password are case-sensitive.

The BASIC Home page displays.

4.

Select

ADVANCED > Advanced Settings > Dynamic DNS

.

The Dynamic DNS page displays.

5.

Change your DDNS account settings as necessary.

6.

Click the

Apply

button.

Your settings are saved.

Set Up a Default DMZ Server

The default DMZ server feature is helpful when you are using some online games and

videoconferencing applications that are incompatible with Network Address Translation

(NAT). The router is programmed to recognize some of these applications and to work

correctly with them, but other applications might not function well. In some cases, one local

computer can run the application correctly if the IP address for that computer is entered as

the default DMZ server.

WARNING:

DMZ servers pose a security risk. A computer designated as the

default DMZ server loses much of the protection of the firewall and

is exposed to exploits from the Internet. If compromised, the DMZ

server computer can be used to attack other computers on your

network.

The router usually detects and discards incoming traffic from the Internet that is not a

response to one of your local computers or a service that you configured in the Port

Forwarding/Port Triggering page. Instead of discarding this traffic, you can specify that the

router forwards the traffic to one computer on your network. This computer is called the

default DMZ server.



To set up a default DMZ server:

1.

Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to your Orbi

network.

2.

Enter

orbilogin.com

.

A login window opens.

3.

Enter the router admin user name and password.

The user name is

admin

. The default password is

password

. The user name and

password are case-sensitive.

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The BASIC Home page displays.

4.

Select

ADVANCED > Setup > WAN Setup

.

The WAN Setup page displays.

5.

Select the

Default DMZ Server

check box.

6.

Type the IP address.

7.

Click the

Apply

button.

Your settings are saved.

Change the Router’s Device Name

The router’s device name is its model number. This device name displays in a file manager

when you browse your network.



To change the router’s device name:

1.

Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to your Orbi

network.

2.

Enter

orbilogin.com

.

A login window opens.

3.

Enter the router admin user name and password.

The user name is

admin

. The default password is

password

. The user name and

password are case-sensitive.

The BASIC Home page displays.

4.

Select

ADVANCED > Setup > Device Name

.

5.

In the

Device Name

field, type a new name.

6.

Click the

Apply

button.

Your settings are saved.

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Change the LAN TCP/IP Settings

The router is preconfigured to use private IP addresses on the LAN side and to act as a

DHCP server. The router’s default LAN IP configuration is as follows:

•

LAN IP address

. 192.168.1.1

•

Subnet mask

. 255.255.255.0

These addresses are part of the designated private address range for use in private networks

and are suitable for most applications. If your network requires a different IP addressing

scheme, you can change these settings.

You might want to change these settings if you need a specific IP subnet that one or more

devices on the network uses, or if you use competing subnets with the same IP scheme.



To change the LAN TCP/IP settings:

1.

Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to your Orbi

network.

2.

Enter

orbilogin.com

.

A login window opens.

3.

Enter the router admin user name and password.

The user name is

admin

. The default password is

password

. The user name and

password are case-sensitive.

The BASIC Home page displays.

4.

Select

ADVANCED > Setup > LAN Setup

.

5.

In the

IP Address

field, type the IP address.

6.

In the

IP Subnet Mask

, type the subnet mask of the router.

The IP address and subnet mask identifies which addresses are local to a specific device

and which must be reached through a gateway or router.

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7.

Change the RIP settings.

Router Information Protocol (RIP) allows a router to exchange routing information with

other routers.

a.

Select the RIP direction:

-

Both

. The router broadcasts its routing table periodically and incorporates

information that it receives.

-

Out Only

. The router broadcasts its routing table periodically.

-

In Only

. The router incorporates the RIP information that it receives.

b.

Select the RIP version:

-

Disabled

. This is the default setting.

-

RIP-1

. This format is universally supported. It is adequate for most networks,

unless you are using an unusual network setup.

-

RIP-2

. This format carries more information. Both RIP-2B and RIP-2M send the

routing data in RIP-2 format. RIP-2B uses subnet broadcasting. RIP-2M uses

multicasting.

8.

Click the

Apply

button.

Your settings are saved.

If you changed the LAN IP address of the router, you are disconnected when this change

takes effect.

9.

To reconnect, close your browser, relaunch it, and log in to the router.

Specify the IP Addresses That the Router Assigns

By default, the router acts as a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server. The

router assigns IP, DNS server, and default gateway addresses to all computers connected to

the LAN. The assigned default gateway address is the LAN address of the router.

These addresses must be part of the same IP address subnet as the router’s LAN IP

address. Using the default addressing scheme, define a range between 192.168.1.2 and

192.168.1.254, although you can save part of the range for devices with fixed addresses.



To specify the pool of IP addresses that the router assigns:

1.

Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to your Orbi

network.

2.

Enter

orbilogin.com

.

A login window opens.

3.

Enter the router admin user name and password.

The user name is

admin

. The default password is

password

. The user name and

password are case-sensitive.