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End IP Address -
Specify an IP address for the DHCP Server to end with when assigning IP
addresses. 192.168.1.199 is the default end address.
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Address Lease Time -
The
Address Lease Time
is the amount of time a network user will
be allowed connection to the Router with their current dynamic IP Address. Enter the
amount of time in minutes and the user will be "leased" this dynamic IP Address. After the
time is up, the user will be automatically assigned a new dynamic IP address. The range of
the time is 1 ~ 2880 minutes. The default value is 120 minutes.
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Default Gateway -
(Optional.) Suggest to input the IP address of the LAN port of the Router,
default value is 192.168.1.1
¾
Default Domain -
(Optional.) Input the domain name of your network.
¾
Primary DNS -
(Optional.) Input the DNS IP address provided by your ISP. Or consult your
ISP.
¾
Secondary DNS -
(Optional.) Input the IP address of another DNS server if your ISP
provides two DNS servers.
)
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.
4.7.2
DHCP Clients List
Choose menu “
DHCP
→
DHCP Clients List
”, and then you can view the information about the
clients attached to the Router in the next screen (shown in
Figure 4-26)
.
Figure 4-26
DHCP Clients List
¾
ID -
The index of the DHCP Client.
¾
Client Name
-
The name of the DHCP client.
¾
MAC Address
-
The MAC address of the DHCP client.
¾
Assigned IP
-
The IP address that the Router has allocated to the DHCP client.
¾
Lease Time
-
The time of the DHCP client leased. After the dynamic IP address has expired,
a new dynamic IP address will be automatically assigned to the user.
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You cannot change any of the values on this page. To update this page and to show the current
attached devices, click the
Refresh
button.
4.7.3
Address Reservation
Choose menu “
DHCP
→
Address Reservation
”, and then you can view and add a reserved
address for clients via the next screen (shown in
Figure 4-27
). When 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 the servers that
require permanent IP settings.
Figure 4-27
Address Reservation
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MAC Address -
The MAC address of the PC for which you want to reserve IP address.
¾
Reserved IP Address -
The IP address of the Router reserved.
¾
Status
-
The status of this entry, either
Enabled
or
Disabled
.
To Reserve IP addresses:
1.
Click the
Add New …
button. (Pop-up
Figure 4-28
)
2.
Enter the MAC address (in XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX format) and IP address of the computer
you wish to add in dotted-decimal notation.
3.
Click the
Save
button when finished.
Figure 4-28
Add or Modify an Address Reservation Entry
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To modify or delete an existing entry:
1.
Click the
Modify
in the entry you want to modify. If you want to delete the entry, click the
Delete
.
2.
Modify the information.
3.
Click the
Save
button.
Click the
Enable/ Disabled All
button to make all entries enabled/disabled
Click the
Delete All
button to delete all entries
Click the
Next
button to go to the next page and Click the
Previous
button to return to the
previous page.
4.8
USB Settings
Figure 4-29 The USB Settings menu
There are five submenus under the USB Settings menu (shown in Figure 4-29):
Storage Sharing,
FTP Server
,
Media Server
,
Print Server
and
User Accounts.
Click any of them, and you will be
able to configure the corresponding function.
4.8.1
Storage Sharing
Choose menu “
USB Settings
→
Storage Sharing
”, and then you can configure a USB disk drive
attached to the Router on this page as shown in Figure 4-30.
Figure 4-30 Storage Sharing
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Service Status
- Indicates the Storage Sharing service's current status, started or stopped.
You can click the
Start
button to start the Storage Sharing service and click the
Stop
button
to stop it.
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Volume
- The volume name of the USB drive the users have access to.
¾
Capacity
- The storage capacity of the USB driver.
¾
Used
- The used space of the USB driver.
¾
Free
- The available space of the USB driver.
¾
Use%
- The percentage of the used space.
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Shared
-
Indicates the shared or non-shared status of the volume. When the volume is
shared, you can click the
Disable
to stop sharing the volume; when volume is non-shared,
you can click the
Enable
button to share the volume.
Click the
Eject Disk
button to safely remove the USB storage device that is connected to
USB port. This takes the drive offline. A message (as shown in Figure 4-31) will appear on
your web browser when it is safe to detach the USB disk.
Figure 4-31
Safe Unplug Message
Click the
Rescan
button to start a new scan.
Follow the instructions below to set up your Router as a file server:
1.
Plug an external USB hard disk drive or USB flash drive into this Router.
2.
Click the
Rescan
button to find the USB drive that has been attached to the Router. The
screen will appear as shown in Figure 4-32.
Figure 4-32
Storage Sharing
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3.
Click the
Start
button to start the Storage Sharing service.
4.
Click the
Enable
button in shared row to enable the disk to share.
5.
Click the
Disable
button in shared row to disable the disk to share.
6.
Click the
Open the disk
to visit the sharing disk.
)
Note:
1.
The Router can automatically locate new USB drive.
2.
The new settings will not take effect until you restart the service.
3.
To unplug the USB drive, click
Eject Disk
button first. It is not recommended to simply pull
the USB drive out of the USB port, because this can cause damage to the device and cause
data loss.
4.
Mounted volumes are subject to the 8-volume limit, so you cannot access more than 8
volumes on the USB storage device.
4.8.2
FTP Server
Choose menu “
USB Settings
→
FTP Server
”, and then you can configure FTP Server on this
page as shown in Figure 4-33.
Figure 4-33
FTP Server Configuration
¾
Server Status
- Indicates the FTP Server’s current status, started or stopped. You can click
the
Start
button to start the FTP Server and click the
Stop
button to stop it.
¾
Internet Access
– Indicates the current status of Internet Access. Choose
Enable
to enable
the Internet Access and choose
Disable
to disable it.
¾
Service Port
- The numbers of External Service Ports.
¾
Internet address
- Displays the WAN IP address of this router, so that others can access
FTP through this address. If WAN type is PPPOE/PPTP/L2TP, there would be two
connections. Therefore, users can access FTP Server via two connections. Users in a

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