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4.17.3 No-ip.com DDNS
If the dynamic DNS
Service Provider
you select is
www.no-ip.com
, the page will appear as
shown in Figure 4-95.
Figure 4-95 No-ip.com DDNS Settings
To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions:
1.
Enter the
User Name
for your DDNS account.
2.
Enter the
Password
for your DDNS account.
3.
Enter the
Domain Name
you received from dynamic DNS service provider.
4.
Click the
Login
button to login to the DDNS service.
Connection Status -
The status of the DDNS service connection is displayed here.
Click
Logout
to log out the DDNS service.
)
Note:
If you want to login again with another account after a successful login, please click the
Logout
button, then input your new username and password and click the
Login
button.
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4.18 System Tools
Figure 4-96
The System Tools menu
Choose menu “
System Tools
”, and you can see the submenus under the main menu:
Time
Settings
,
Diagnostic
,
Firmware Upgrade
,
Factory Defaults, Backup & Restore, Reboot,
Password, System Log
and
Statistics.
Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the
corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below.
4.18.1 Time Setting
Choose menu “
System Tools
→
Time Setting
”, and then you can configure the time on the
following screen.
Figure 4-97
Time settings
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¾
Time Zone -
Select your local time zone from this pull down list.
¾
Date -
Enter your local date in MM/DD/YY into the right blanks.
¾
Time -
Enter your local time in HH/MM/SS into the right blanks.
¾
NTP Server I / NTP Server II -
Enter the address or domain of the
NTP Server I
or
NTP
Server II
, and then the Router will get the time from the NTP Server preferentially. In addition,
the Router built-in some common NTP Servers, so it can get time automatically once it
connects the Internet.
¾
Enable Daylight Saving -
Check the box to enable the Daylight Saving function.
¾
Start -
The time to start the Daylight Saving. Select the month in the first field, the week in the
second field, the day in the third field and the time in the last field.
¾
End -
The time to end the Daylight Saving. Select the month in the first field, the week in the
second field, the day in the third field and the time in the last field.
¾
Daylight Saving Status -
Displays the status whether the Daylight Saving is in use.
To set time manually:
1.
Select your local time zone.
2.
Enter the
Date
in Month/Day/Year format.
3.
Enter the
Time
in Hour/Minute/Second format.
4.
Click
Save
.
To set time automatically:
1.
Select your local time zone.
2.
Enter the address or domain of the
NTP Server I
or
NTP Server II
.
3.
Click the
Get GMT
button to get system time from Internet if you have connected to the
Internet.
To set Daylight Saving:
1.
Check the box to enable Daylight Saving.
2.
Select the start time from the drop-down lists in the
Start
field.
3.
Select the end time from the drop-down lists in the
End
field.
4.
Click the
Save
button to save the settings.
Figure 4-98
Time settings
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)
Note:
1.
This setting will be used for some time-based functions such as firewall. You must specify
your time zone once you login to the router successfully, otherwise, these functions will not
take effect.
2.
The time will be lost if the router is turned off.
3.
The Router will automatically obtain GMT from the Internet if it is configured accordingly.
4.
The Daylight Saving will take effect one minute after the configurations are completed.
4.18.2 Diagnostic
Choose menu “
System Tools
→
Diagnostic
”, and then you can transact
Ping
or
Traceroute
function to check connectivity of your network in the following screen.
Figure 4-99
Diagnostic Tools
¾
Diagnostic Tool
- Check the radio button to select one diagnostic too.
¾
Ping
-
This diagnostic tool troubleshoots connectivity, reachability, and name resolution to a
given host or gateway.
¾
Traceroute
- This diagnostic tool tests the performance of a connection.
)
Note:
You can use ping/traceroute to test both numeric IP address or domain name. If
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pinging/tracerouting the IP address is successful, but pinging/tracerouting the domain name
is not, you might have a name resolution problem. In this case, ensure that the domain name
you are specifying can be resolved by using Domain Name System (DNS) queries.
¾
IP Address/Domain Name
- Enter the IP Address or Domain Name of the PC whose
connection you wish to diagnose.
¾
Pings Count -
Specifies the number of Echo Request messages sent. The default is 4.
¾
Ping Packet Size -
Specifies the number of data bytes to be sent. The default is 64.
¾
Ping Timeout -
Time to wait for a response, in milliseconds. The default is 800.
¾
Traceroute Max TTL -
Set the maximum number of hops (max TTL to be reached) in the
path to search for the target (destination). The default is 20.
Click
Start
to check the connectivity of the Internet.
The
Diagnostic Results
page displays the result of diagnosis.
If the result is similar to the following screen, the connectivity of the Internet is fine.
Figure 4-100
Diagnostic Results
)
Note:
1.
Only one user can use the diagnostic tools at one time.
2.
"Ping Count", "Ping Packet Size" and "Ping Timeout" are Ping Parameters, and "Traceroute
Max TTL" is Traceroute Parameter.
4.18.3 Firmware Upgrade
Choose menu “
System Tools
→
Firmware Upgrade
”, and then you can update the latest
version of firmware for the Router on the following screen.

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