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To add static routing entries:

1.

Click the

Add

button in Figure 4-49, and you will see the screen as shown in Figure 4-50.

Figure 4-50

2.

Enter the following data:

¾

Destination Network Address:

The

Destination Network Address

is the address of the

network or host that you want to assign to a static route.

¾

Subnet Mask:

The

Subnet Mask

determines which portion of an IP Address is the network

portion, and which portion is the host portion.

¾

Use Interface:

Select the Interface name in the text box, or else, the default Use Interface will

be adopted for the Static Route.

¾

Use Gateway IP Address:

If you select the IPoE or IPoA mode for

Use Interface

, the

screen above will display this item, you should type the Gateway address correctly, and the

other option for

Use Interface

will adopt the default Gateway address for the Static Route.

3.

Click

Save/Apply

to and then you will see you settings as shown in Figure 4-49.

To remove a static routing entry:

1.

Select the

Remove

check box according to the entry in the Figure 4-49.

2.

Click the

Remove

button, and the entry will be deleted.

)

Note:

Gateway IP address should be correctly configure

d if IP based Interface (IPoE, IPoA) i

s selected.

4.4.9.3 RIP

Choose “

Advanced Setup

”

Æ

“

Routing

”

Æ

“

RIP

”, you can see the RIP (Routing Information

Protocol) screen which allows you to configure the RIP (shown in Figure 4-51).

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Figure 4-51

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Note:

RIP cannot be configured on the WAN Interface which has NAT enabled (such as PPPoE).

To activate RIP for the device, configure an individual interface, select the desired RIP version and

operation, and select

Enabled

checkbox for the interface.

Click

Save/Apply

to save the configuration.

4.4.10 DNS

When you select the connection type

PPPoE

,

PPPoA

or

IPoA

for WAN configuration, you will see

the

DNS

menu in the Web-based Utility (shown in Figure 4-52). It includes

DNS Server

and

Dynamic DNS

submenus.

Figure 4-52

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4.4.10.1 DNS Server

Choose “

Advanced Setup

”

Æ

“

DNS

”

Æ

“

DNS Server

”, and you can see the

DNS Server

Configuration

screen. Deselect the checkbox before

Auto DNS Server

, and then you will be able

to manually configure the DNS Server Addresses as shown in Figure 4-53.

Figure 4-53

For PPPoA, PPPoE enabled PVC(s), please select the

Obtain DNS info from a WAN interface

checkbox, this Router will accept automatically the first received DNS assignment from the

selected configured WAN interface during the connection establishment.

For single PVC with IPoA, static IPoE protocol, please select the

Use the following Static DNS IP

address

checkbox, and enter the primary and /or optional secondary DNS server IP addresses

provided by your ISP.

Click the

Apply/Save

button to save the new configuration.

4.4.10.2 Dynamic DNS

Choose “

Advanced Setup

”

Æ

“

DNS

”

Æ

“

Dynamic DNS

”, you can see the

Dynamic DNS

screen,

this screen allows you to configure the Dynamic DNS (shown in Figure 4-54).

The Router offers a Dynamic Domain Name System (

DDNS

) feature. DDNS lets you assign a

fixed host and domain name to a dynamic Internet IP Address. The Dynamic DNS service allows

you to alias a dynamic IP address to a static hostname in any of the many domains, allowing your

Router to be more easily accessed from various locations on the Internet.

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Figure 4-54

To add a DDNS entry:

1.

Click the

Add

button (pop-up Figure 4-54), and then you will set the DDNS in the next screen

(shown in Figure 4-55).

Figure 4-55

2.

Select

D-DNS provider

in the drop-down list.

3.

Enter the

Hostname

of the DNS Server, and select the corresponding

Interface

for the

DDNS, you can leave it default.

4.

Type the

User Name

and

Password

for your DDNS account.

5.

Click

Save/Apply

to save the entry and then you will see your settings as shown in Figure

4-54.

4.4.11 DSL

Choose “

Advanced Setup

”

Æ

“

DSL

”, you can see the DSL Settings screen, this screen allows you

to configure the DSL (shown in Figure 4-56).

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Figure 4-56

You can select the modulation type, phone line pair and the capability of Bitswap or SRA. After

you set them up, click

Save/Apply

to save the configurations.

4.4.12 UPNP

Choose “

Advanced Setup

”

Æ

“

UPnP

”, you can Enable or Disable the UPnP (Universal Plug and

Play) protocol on the screen.

UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) is a distributed, open networking standard that uses TCP/IP for

simple peer-to-peer network connectivity between devices. An UPnP device can dynamically join

a network, obtain an IP address, convey its capabilities and learn about other devices on the

network. In turn, a device can leave a network smoothly and automatically when it is no longer in

use. UPnP broadcasts are only allowed on the LAN.

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