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Traffic Meter

Traffic Metering allows you to monitor the volume of Internet traffic passing through your router’s

Internet port. With the Traffic Meter utility, you can set limits for traffic volume, set a monthly

limit, and get a live update of traffic usage.

To monitor traffic on your router, do the following:

1.

On the Advanced menu, click

Traffic Meter

.

2.

To enable the Traffic Meter, click the

Enable Traffic Meter

check box.

Figure 4-10

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3.

If you would like to record and restrict the volume of Internet traffic, click the

Traffic volume

control

by

radio button. You can select one of the following options for controlling the traffic

volume:

•

No Limit – No restriction is applied when the traffic limit is reached.

•

Download only – The restriction is applied to incoming traffic only.

•

Both Directions – The restriction is applied to both incoming and outgoing traffic.

4.

You can limit the amount of data traffic allowed per month:

•

By specifying how many Mbytes per month are allowed.

•

By specifying how many hours of traffic are allowed.

5.

Set the

Traffic Counter

to begin at a specific time and date.

6.

Set up

Traffic Control

to issue a warning message before the month limit of Mbytes or Hours

is reached. You can select one of the following to occur when the limit is attained:

•

The Internet LED flashes green or amber.

•

The Internet connection is disconnected and disabled.

7.

Set up

Internet Traffic Statistics

to monitor the data traffic.

8.

Click the

Traffic Status

button if you want a live update on Internet traffic status on your

router.

9.

Click

Apply

to save your settings.

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Chapter 5

Customizing Your Network Settings

This chapter describes advanced features of the RangeMax Dual Band Wireless-N Gigabit Router

WNDR3700. This chapter includes the following sections:

•

“Using the LAN Setup Options

”

•

“Using a Dynamic DNS Service” on page 5-5

•

“Configuring the WAN Setup Options” on page 5-7

•

“Configuring Static Routes” on page 5-9

•

“Allowing Inbound Connections to Your Network” on page 5-11

•

“Configuring Port Forwarding to Local Servers” on page 5-16

•

“Configuring Port Triggering” on page 5-18

•

“Wireless Repeating (Also Called WDS)” on page 5-22

Using the LAN Setup Options

The LAN Setup screen allows configuration of LAN IP services such as Dynamic Host

Configuration Protocol (DHCP) and Routing Information Protocol (RIP).

The router is shipped 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:

•

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

should be suitable for most applications. If your network has a requirement to use a different IP

addressing scheme, you can make those changes in the LAN Setup screen.

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To configure LAN IP settings, log in to the router, and under the Advanced heading, select

LAN

Setup

. The following screen displays:

If you make changes you must click

Apply

in order for the changes to take effect.

The LAN Setup fields are explained in the following table.

Figure 5-1

Note:

If you change the LAN IP address of the router while connected through the

browser, you will be disconnected. You must then open a new connection to the

new IP address and log in again.

Table 5-1.

LAN Setup

Settings

Description

Device Name

A descriptive name for the router, which will be shown in the

Network on Windows Vista and the Network Explorer on all

Windows systems. The

Device Name

field cannot be blank.

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LAN TCP/IP

Setup

IP Address

The LAN IP address of the wireless router.

IP Subnet Mask

The LAN subnet mask of the wireless router. Combined

with the IP address, the IP Subnet Mask allows a device to

know which other addresses are local to it, and which must

be reached through a gateway or wireless router.

RIP Direction

RIP (Router Information Protocol) allows a wireless router

to exchange routing information with other routers. This

setting controls how the wireless router sends and receives

RIP packets.

Both

is the default.

•

Both

or

Out Only

. The wireless router broadcasts its

routing table periodically.

•

Both

or

In Only

. The wireless router incorporates the RIP

information that it receives.

RIP Version

This controls the format and the broadcasting method of the

RIP packets that the wireless router sends. It recognizes

both formats when receiving. By default, the RIP function is

disabled.

•

RIP-1 is universally supported. It is adequate for most

networks, unless you have an unusual network setup.

•

RIP-2 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.

DHCP Server

For more

information

Use Router as a DHCP

Server

This check box is usually selected so that the wireless

router functions as a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

(DHCP) server. See

“Using the Router as a DHCP Server”

on page 5-4

.

Starting IP Address

Specify the start of the range for the pool of IP addresses in

the same subnet as the wireless router.

Ending IP Address

Specify the end of the range for the pool of IP addresses in

the same subnet as the wireless router.

Address Reservation

For more information, see

“Address

Reservation” on page 5-4

.

When you specify a reserved IP address for a computer on

the LAN, that computer receives the same IP address each

time it access the router’s DHCP server. Assign reserved IP

addresses to servers that require permanent IP settings.

Table 5-1.

LAN Setup

Settings

Description