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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

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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).

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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

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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.

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Start IP Address -

This field specifies the first address in the IP address pool. The default

address is 192.168.0.100.

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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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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.

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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)

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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

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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

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MAC Address

-

This field displays the MAC address of the PC for which you want to

reserve IP address.

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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

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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.