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Server and DMZ Host may change accordingly at the same time; you’d better
re-configure it as well.
4.3.3
MAC Clone
Choose menu “
Network
→
MAC Clone
”, you can configure the MAC address of the WAN on the
screen below (shown in Figure 4-11).
Some ISPs require that you register the MAC address of your adapter, which is connected to your
cable, DSL modem or Ethernet during installation. You do not generally need to change anything
here.
Figure 4-11
¾
WAN MAC Address -
This field displays the current MAC address of the WAN port, which is
used for the WAN port. If your ISP requires that you register the MAC address, please enter
the correct MAC address into this field. The format for the MAC address is
XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX (for example: 00-0A-EB- E6-B9-49).
¾
Your PC's MAC Address -
This field displays the MAC address of the PC that is managing
the router. If the MAC address is required, you can click the
Clone MAC Address
button
and this MAC address will fill in the “WAN MAC Address” field.
)
Note:
1)
Click
Restore Factory MAC
to restore the MAC address of WAN port to the factory
default value.
2)
Only the PC(s) on your LAN can use the
MAC Address Clone
feature.
3)
After you finish the configuration, click the
Save
button, and the router will prompt you to
reboot.
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4.4
DHCP
Choose menu “
DHCP
”, the next submenus are shown below.
Figure 4-12
Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. The detailed
explanations for each submenu are provided below.
4.4.1
DHCP Settings
Choose menu “
DHCP
→
DHCP Settings
”, you can configure the DHCP in the next screen (shown
in Figure 4-13).
The router is set up by default as a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server, which
provides the TCP/IP configuration for all the PCs that are connected to the router on the LAN.
Figure 4-13
¾
DHCP Server - Enable
or
disable
the DHCP server. If you disable the Server, you must
have another DHCP server within your network or else you must manually configure the
computer.
¾
Start IP Address -
This field specifies the first address in the IP address pool. The default
address is 192.168.0.100.
¾
End IP Address -
This field specifies the end address in the IP address pool. The default
address is 192.168.0.199.
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¾
Address Lease Time -
This is the amount of time in which a network user will be allowed
connection to the router with their current dynamic IP address. Enter the amount of time (in
minutes), the range of the time is 1 ~ 2880 minutes. The default value is 120 minutes.
¾
Default Gateway -
Suggest inputting the IP address of the LAN port of the router, default
value is 192.168.0.1. (Optional)
¾
Default Domain -
Input the domain name of your network. (Optional)
¾
Primary DNS -
Input the DNS IP address provided by your ISP. You can consult your ISP
for it. (Optional)
¾
Secondary DNS -
Input the IP address of another DNS server if your ISP provides two DNS
servers. (Optional)
)
Note:
To use the DHCP server function of the router, you must configure all computers on the LAN as
"Obtain an IP Address automatically" mode. This function will take effect until the router reboots.
4.4.2
DHCP Clients List
Choose menu “
DHCP
→
DHCP Clients List
”, you can view the information about the clients
attached to the router in the next screen (shown in Figure 4-14). Click the
Refresh
button to
update the information.
Figure 4-14
¾
Client Name
-
This field displays the name of the DHCP client
¾
MAC Address
-
This field displays the MAC address of the DHCP client
¾
Assigned IP
-
This field displays the IP address that the router has allocated to the DHCP
client.
¾
Lease Time
-
This field displays the time of the DHCP client leased. Before the time is up,
DHCP client will request to renew the lease automatically.
4.4.3
Address Reservation
Choose menu “
DHCP
→
Address Reservation
”, you can view and add reserved addresses for
clients via the next screen (shown in Figure 4-15).
If you specify a reserved IP address for a PC on the LAN, that PC will always receive the same IP
address each time when it accesses the DHCP server. Reserved IP addresses should be
assigned to servers that require permanent IP settings.
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Figure 4-15
¾
MAC Address
-
This field displays the MAC address of the PC for which you want to
reserve IP address.
¾
Assigned IP Address -
This field displays the IP address of the router reserved.
¾
Status
-
This field displays the status of the virtual server entry.
Enabled
means that the
entry will take effect,
Disabled
means that the entry will not take effect.
To add/modify a reserved IP address:
Step 1:
Click
Add New
…
/Modify
shown in Figure 4-15, you will see a new screen shown in
Figure 4-16.
Step 2:
Enter the MAC address, IP address and select Status as shown in the screen below.
Figure 4-16
Step 3:
Click the
Save
button when finished.
)
Note:
1)
If you want to add more than one reserved IP, please go to
step 1
to continue.
2)
The function won't take effect until the router reboots.
Other configurations for the entries as shown in Figure 4-15
:
Click the
Delete
button to delete the entry.
Click the
Enable All
button to enable all the entries.
Click the
Disable All
button to disable all the entries.
Click the
Delete All
button to delete all the entries.
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Click the
Previous
button to view the information in the previous screen,
click the
Next
button to
view the information in the next screen.
4.5
Forwarding
Choose menu “
Forwarding
”, the next submenus are shown below.
Figure 4-17
Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. The detailed
explanations for each submenu are provided below.
4.5.1
Virtual Servers
Choose menu “
Forwarding
→
Virtual Servers
”, you can view and add virtual servers in the next
screen (shown in Figure 4-18).
Virtual servers can be used for setting up public services on your LAN, such as DNS, Email and
FTP. A virtual server is defined as a service port, and all requests from Internet to this service port
will be redirected to the computer specified by the server IP. Any PC that was configured as a
virtual server must have a static or a reserved IP address because its IP address may change
when using the DHCP function.
Figure 4-18
¾
Service Port
-
This field displays the numbers of External Ports. It can be a service port or a
range of service ports (the format is XX-YY or XX, XX is Start port, YY is End port).
¾
IP Address
-
This field displays the IP address of the PC running the service application.
¾
Protocol
-
This field displays the protocol used for this application, either
TCP
,
UDP
, or
All
(all protocols supported by the router).
¾
Status
-
This field displays the status of the virtual server entry.
Enabled
means that the
entry will take effect,
Disabled
means that the entry will not take effect.

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