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ADVANCED SETTINGS
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MY NET N900 CENTRAL
USER MANUAL
Typical Advanced Settings Screen
Advanced Settings
Categories
Close button
Tabs
Note:
To close an Advanced Settings screen, click the
Close
button at the top
of the screen. The My Dashboard home screen displays.
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Advanced WAN (Internet) Category
Internet Status Screen
Purpose:
Displays current Internet connection details. Allows you to renew or release a DHCP
IP Address or to connect or disconnect a PPTP/PPPoE/L2TP connection.
Connection to Internet
Indicates whether the router is connected to an
Internet Service Provider (ISP).
Connection Type
Can be Static IP, Dynamic IP (DHCP), PPPoE, LT2P, or
PPTP (Username/Password).
Connection Up Time
Days, hours, minutes, and seconds the connection
has been active.
Default Gateway
The IP address of the device to which your router is
connected.
DHCP IP Address
IP address assigned dynamically by a DHCP server.
Click the
Renew
button to renew the address or the
Releas
e
button to return it to the pool for other
clients.
IP Address
The WAN/Internet IP address assigned to your router
by the ISP.
MAC Address
Unique identifier that the manufacturer assigns to a
device.
Physical Link to WAN
Indicates whether the router has established a physical
link to the modem.
Primary DNS Server/Secondary DNS
Server
The primary and secondary DNS Server addresses are
configured and maintained by your ISP. Contact your
ISP for this information.
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Subnet Mask
The subnet mask controls which subnet the
computers connected to the router belong to. In most
cases, the default value of 255.255.255.0 is sufficient
as it allows up to 255 unique devices on the network.
Internet Setup Screen
Purpose:
Configure your Internet connection type.
Address Mode
Select to assign the router either a static or a dynamic
IP address.
DNS Mode
Method by which names are associated with IP
addresses.
If Internet Connection Type is:
PPPoE
,
PPTP
, or
L2TP
(Username/Password):
MAC Address
Identification number assigned to the router by the
manufacturer.
Note:
With some ISPs, you may have to set the MAC
address to match the MAC address of your previous
router.
Clone Your computer’s MAC Address button:
Copies the MAC address of the computer that you are
currently using into the
MAC address
field. This
allows the router to present your computer's MAC
address to your ISP.
Maximum Idle Time
Number of minutes the connection can be idle; 0 (zero)
means the disconnection can last indefinitely.
MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit)
Size (in bytes) of the largest protocol data unit that can
be transmitted over the network. The default value is
1500.
Password/Verify Password
Password for accessing the ISP.
Primary/Secondary DNS Server
The primary DNS Server is the first DNS server you
want to use. For DHCP connections, this is optional. If
you enter a primary DNS server when using DHCP, it
will override your ISPs DNS server.
The secondary DNS Server is the one that will be used
if the primary DNS server is not reachable. This entry is
optional.
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Reconnect Mode
Select one of the reconnect modes for your PPPoE,
PPTP, or L2TP connection:
•
Always On
– Your Internet connection will remain
connected and reconnect if there is a
disconnection from the server.
•
On Demand
– Your Internet connection will
disconnect after the Idle time has passed. The
connection will automatically reconnect when a
client attempts to access the Internet.
•
Manual
– You can connect or disconnect the
Internet connection on the Internet Status page.
Service Name
Your ISP configures and maintains the Service Name.
Contact your ISP for this information.
Username
Username for accessing the ISP.
IPv6 Status Screen
Purpose:
View all Internet and network connection details related to the IPv6 Internet protocol.
IPv6 Address
IPv6 address of your computer on the IPv6 network.
IPv6 Connection Type
Can be Static IPv6, Auto (SLAAC/DHCPv6), PPPoE,
or Link-local Only connection type to connect to your
ISP.
IPv6 Default Gateway
The IPv6 address of the gateway device to which your
router is connected.
LAN IPv6 Link-Local Address
The LAN link-local IPv6 address of your router that is
assigned automatically.
Name (if any)
Name of the computer associated with the IPv6
address.
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IPv6 Screen
Purpose:
Configure the IPv6 connection type and internal network settings of your router.
Autoconfiguration Type
From the drop-down list, select the type of auto
configuration. Options are SLAAC+RDNSS,
SLAAC+Stateless DHCP, and Stateful DHCPv6.
Enable Automatic IPv6 address
assignment
Toggle to
On
to enable automatic IPv6 address
assignment to the computers and devices on your
network.
Enable DHCP-PD
DHCP Prefix Delegation allows your router to
dynamically obtain an IPv6 prefix using DHCPv6. The
same prefix is used for your local network devices.
IPv6 Address Lifetime
Enter the number of minutes an IP address should be
in effect.
IPv6 Address Range (Start and Finish)
If automatic IPv6 address assignment is enabled, enter
the range of IPv6 addresses that can be assigned to
the computers and devices on your network.
LAN IPv6 Address
Initial network address of your router. If you change it
here, you may need to change PC network settings to
access the network again.
Router Advertisement Lifetime
Number of minutes an IP address can be advertised
(e.g., 30 minutes).
Dynamic DNS Screen
Purpose:
Host a server (for example, an FTP or a game server) using a domain name
purchased with your dynamically assigned IP address from a DDNS service provider. Once you
have DDNS set up, others can just enter your domain name into their browser or FTP client, for
example, and connect just as they would to any other site, even if your ISP changes your
router's WAN IP address.
DNS (Domain Name Server)
System that translates text host names into numeric IP
addresses used to uniquely identify any device
connected to the Internet. From the drop-down list,
select DynDNS.org or TZO.
Dynamic DNS (Domain Name System)
Click
On
or
Off
to enable or disable dynamic DNS.
Host Name
The host name (domain name) you configured/
purchased from your DDNS service provider.
Password (Key)/Verify Password (Key)
Password required for accessing your DDNS account.
For DynDNS.org, this is your account password. For
TZO, this is your account key.

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