D-Link DIR-645 User Manual

Preface

D-Link reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes in the content hereof without obligation to notify any person or organization of such revisions or changes.

Manual Revisions

Revision Date Description

1.0 June 02, 2011 DIR-645 Revision A1 with rmware version 1.00

Trademarks

D-Link and the D-Link logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of D-Link Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States or other countries. All other company or product names mentioned herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

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Table of Contents

Preface ................................................................................. i

Manual Revisions ................................................................ i

Trademarks ...................................................................................... i

Table of Contents ............................................................... ii

Product Overview .............................................................. 1

Package Contents ......................................................................... 1

System Requirements ................................................................. 2

About this Product ....................................................................... 3

Features ............................................................................................3

Hardware Overview ..................................................................... 4

Front Panel ..............................................................................4

Back Panel ...............................................................................5

Bottom Panel .......................................................................... 6

Hardware Installation ....................................................... 7

Before You Begin ........................................................................... 7

Wireless Installation Considerations ......................................8

Connect to Cable/DSL/Satellite Modem .............................. 9

Conguration ...................................................................10

Web-based Conguration Utility ..........................................10

Setup Wizard ................................................................................11

Internet Connection .....................................................11

Internet Connection(Setup Wizard) .............................12

Manual Conguration .......................................................19

Wireless Settings .................................................................28

Network Settings ................................................................36

IPv6 ..........................................................................................40

Advanced Category ...................................................................62

Virtual Server ........................................................................63

Port Forwarding ..................................................................65

Application Rules ................................................................66

QoS Engine............................................................................67

Network Filter.......................................................................69

Access Control .....................................................................70

Website Filter ........................................................................73

Parental Control ..................................................................74

Inbound Filter ......................................................................75

Firewall Settings ..................................................................76

Routing ...................................................................................78

Advanced Wireless .............................................................79

Wi-Fi Protected Setup .......................................................80

Advanced Network ............................................................82

DLNA Settings ......................................................................84

iTunes Server ........................................................................85

Guest Zone ............................................................................86

IPv6 Firewall ..........................................................................87

IPv6 Routing .........................................................................88

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Tools Category .............................................................................89

Networking Basics ................................................................... 115

Admin .....................................................................................90

Time .........................................................................................92

Syslog ......................................................................................93

Email Settings ......................................................................94

System ....................................................................................96

Firmware ................................................................................97

Dynamic DNS .......................................................................98

System Check .................................................................... 101

Schedules ...........................................................................102

Status Category ........................................................................ 103

Device Info ......................................................................... 104

Logs ......................................................................................106

Statistics .............................................................................. 107

Internet Sessions .............................................................. 108

Wireless ............................................................................... 108

Connect to a Wireless Network ..........................................117

Using Window 7 ............................................................... 117

Using Window 7 and WPS ............................................. 119

Using Window Vista ........................................................ 122

Using Window XP ............................................................ 124

Troubleshooting ............................................................125

Technical Specications ................................................127

IPv6 .......................................................................................109

IPv6 Routing ...................................................................... 109

Support Category .................................................................... 110

Knowledge Base ............................................................111

Wireless Basics .......................................................................... 111

Wireless Modes ......................................................................... 113

Wireless Security ...................................................................... 114

What is WPA? ..................................................................... 114

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Section 1 - Product Overview

Check for the supplied accessories below:

DIR-645 Wireless N Router with SmartBeamTM technology

Power Adapter

Ethernet Cable

CD-ROM (with installation software and manuals)

Quick Installation Guide

Product Overview

Package Contents

Note: Using a power supply with a dierent voltage rating than the one included with the product, will cause damage and void the warranty for

this product.

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Web-based Conguration

System Requirements

Network Requirements

Utility Requirements

• An Ethernet-based Cable or DSL modem

• IEEE 802.11n or 802.11g wireless clients

• 10/100/1000 Ethernet

Computer with the following:

• Windows®, Macintosh, or Linux-based operating system

• An installed Ethernet adapter

Browser Requirements:

• Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher

• Chrome 2.0 or higher

• Firefox 3.0 or higher

• Safari 3.0 or higher (with Java 1.3.1 or higher)

Windows® Users: Make sure you have the latest version of Java installed. Visit www.java.com to download the latest version.

CD Installation Wizard

Requirements

Computer with the following:

• Windows® 7, Vista®, or XP with Service Pack 2

• An installed Ethernet adapter

• CD-ROM drive

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About this Product

This user’s guide provides a wonderful insight into the functionality of the product called the D-Link DIR-645 Wireless Internet Router. This guide is based on the current running rmware/software version available for this product and might touch on some new and exciting topics never seen on this product line before providing a rewarding reading experience and in the end acts as a guide when installing and maintaining this product.

Features

The D-Link DIR-645 Wireless N Router with SmartBeam are what is expected from an Internet Wireless router, and then there are the features that are unique to D-Link products.

• Compatible with 802.11g Devices - The DIR-645 is still fully compatible with the IEEE 802.11g standard, so it can connect with existing 802.11g PCI, USB and Cardbus adapters.

technology is packed with a load of features. Most of these features

• Advanced Firewall Features - The Web-based user interface displays a number of advanced network management features including:

• Content Filtering - Easily applied content ltering based on MAC Address, URL, and/or Domain Name.

• Filter Scheduling - These lters can be scheduled to be active on certain days or for a duration of hours or minutes.

• Secure Multiple/Concurrent Sessions - The DIR-645 can pass through VPN sessions. It supports multiple and concurrent IPSec and PPTP sessions, so users behind the DIR-655 can securely access corporate networks.

• User-friendly Setup Wizard - Through its easy-to-use Web-based user interface, the DIR-645 lets you control what information is accessible to those on the wireless network, whether from the Internet or from your company’s server. Congure your router to your specic settings within minutes.

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Hardware Overview

Front Panel

1 Internet Light A solid green light indicates that the Internet connection negotiation has successfully been completed.

2 Wireless Light A solid green light indicates the device is ready to link up.

Press the WPS button for 1 second to initiate the WPS process. The button will ash green while a

3 WPS Light and Button

4 Power Light Button

WPS connection is being established. The button will light green for 5 seconds if a successful WPS connection has been made.

Press the button to power on the device. The LED lights solid green to indicate the power is on. Press the button again to turn it o.

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Back Panel

1 USB Use this port to connect a USB 2.0 printer or a Storage Device.

2 Internet Port The Internet (WAN) port can be used for connections like a DSL/Cable modem.

3 Ethernet Ports The four LAN ports can be used for 10/100/1000Mbps LAN connections.

4 Power Receptor Receptor for the supplied power adapter.

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Bottom Panel

1 Reset Button Press the button to restore the device to its original factory default settings.

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Hardware Installation

This section will walk you through the installation process. Placement of the router is very important. Do not place the router in an enclosed area such as a closet, cabinet, attic or garage.

Before You Begin

• The router is designed for use with the Ethernet port on your broadband modem. If you were using the USB connection before using the router, you must turn o your modem and disconnect the USB cable. Connect an Ethernet cable to the WAN/Internet port on the router, and then turn the modem back on. In some cases, you may need to call your ISP to change your connection type (USB to Ethernet).

• If you have DSL and are connecting via PPPoE, be sure to disable or uninstall any PPPoE software such as WinPoet, Broadjump, or Enternet 300 from your computer. Otherwise you will not be able to connect to the Internet.

• When running the Setup Wizard from the D-Link CD, make sure your computer is connected to the Internet and is online, otherwise the wizard will not work. If you have disconnected any hardware, rst re-connect your computer to the modem and make sure you are online.

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Wireless Installation Considerations

The router lets you access your network using a wireless connection from virtually anywhere within the operating range of your wireless network. Keep in mind, however, that the number, thickness and location of walls, ceilings, or other objects that the wireless signals must pass through, may limit the range. Ranges vary depending on the types of materials and background RF (radio frequency) noise in your home or oce. The key to maximizing the wireless range is to follow these basic guidelines:

1. Keep the number of walls and ceilings between the D-Link router and other network devices to a minimum. Each wall or ceiling can reduce your adapter’s range from 3 to 90 feet (1 to 30 meters.) Position your devices so that the number of walls and/or ceilings is minimized.

2. Be aware of the direct line between network devices. A wall that is 1.5 feet thick (0.5 meters), at a 45-degree angle appears to be almost 3 feet (1 meter) thick. At a 2-degree angle it looks over 42 feet (14 meters) thick. Position devices so that the signal will travel straight through a wall or ceiling (instead of at an angle) for better reception.

3. Try to position access points, wireless routers, and computers so that the signal passes through open doorways and drywall. Materials such as glass, metal, brick, insulation, concrete and water can aect wireless performance. Large objects such as sh tanks, mirrors, le cabinets, metal doors and aluminum studs may also have a negative eect on range.

4. Keep your product at least 3 to 6 feet (1-2 meters) away from electrical devices or appliances that generate RF noise.

5. If you are using 2.4GHz cordless phones, make sure that the 2.4GHz phone base is as far away from your wireless device as possible. The base transmits a signal even if the phone in not in use. In some cases, cordless phones, X-10 wireless devices, and electronic equipment such as ceiling fans, uorescent lights, and home security systems may dramatically degrade wireless connectivity.

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Connect to Cable/DSL/Satellite Modem

If you are connecting the router to a Cable/DSL/Satellite Modem, please follow the steps below:

1. Place the router in an open and central location. Do not plug the power adapter into the router.

2. Turn the power o on your modem. If there is no on/o switch, unplug the modem’s power adapter. Shut down your computer.

3. Unplug the Ethernet cable (that connects your computer to your modem) from your computer and place it into the Internet port on the router.

4. Plug an Ethernet cable into one of the LAN ports on the router. Plug the other end into the Ethernet port on your computer.

5. Turn on or plug in your modem. Wait for the modem to boot (about 30 seconds).

6. Plug the power adapter into the router and connect to an outlet or power strip. Wait about 30 seconds for the router to boot up.

7. Turn on your computer.

8. Verify that the Power LED on the router are lit. If the Power LED does not light up, make sure your computer, modem, and router are powered, on and verify that the cables connected correctly.

9. In a later section in this manual we’ll discuss the Web GUI conguration of the router in more detail..

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Conguration

This section will show you how to congure your new D-Link wireless router using the web-based conguration utility.

Web-based Conguration Utility

To access the conguration utility, open a web-browser such as Internet Explorer and enter the IP address of the router (192.168.0.1).

You may also connect using the NetBIOS name in the address bar (http://dlinkrouter).

Select Admin from the drop-down menu and then enter your password. The password is left blank by default.

If you get a Page Cannot be Displayed error, please refer to the Troubleshooting section for assistance.

Log into the Router as follows:

• Select the ADMIN option from the drop-down menu and then enter your password. By default the password eld is blank.

• Click the Login button to log into the Router.

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Setup Wizard

Internet Connection

Click Internet Connection Setup Wizard to quickly congure your router. Skip to the next page.

If you want to enter your settings without running the wizard, click Manual Conguration and skip to page 20.

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Internet Connection(Setup Wizard)

When conguring the router for the rst time, we recommend that you click use the Internet Connection Setup Wizard, and follow the instructions on the screen. This wizard is designed to assist user with a quick and easy method to congure the Internet Connectivity of this router.

Anytime during the Internet Connection Setup Wizard, the user can click on the Cancel button to discard any changes made and return to the main Internet page. Also the user can click on the Prev button, to return to the previous window for re-conguration.

This wizard will guide you through a step-by-step process to congure your new D-Link router and connect to the Internet.

Click Next to continue.

Step 1: Set Your Password

By default, the D-Link Router does not have a password congured for administrator access to the Web-based conguration pages. To secure your new networking device, please enter and verify a password in the spaces provided. The two passwords must match.

Click Next to continue.

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Step 2: Select Your Time Zone

Select the appropriate time zone for your location. This information is required to congure the time-based options for the router.

Click Next to continue.

Step 3: Internet Connection

Here the user will be able to congure the Internet Connectivity used by this device. If your ISP connection is listed in the drop-down menu select it and click Next. If your ISP connection is not listed then you can proceed to select any of the other manual Internet Connection methods listed below.

Dynamic IP

Address:

PPPoE: Choose this option if your Internet connection

PPTP: Choose this option if your Internet connection

L2TP: Choose this option if your Internet connection

Static IP Address: Choose this option if your Internet Setup Provider

Choose this if your Internet connection automatically provides you with an IP Address. Most Cable Modems use this type of connection.

requires a PPPoE username and password to get online. Most DSL modems use this type of connection.

requires a PPTP username and password to get online.

requires an L2TP username and password to get online.

provided you with IP Address information that has to be manually congured.

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Step 3: Internet Connection (Dynamic IP Address)

After selecting the Dynamic IP Address Internet connection method, the following page will appear.

MAC Address: Enter the MAC address of the Internet gateway

(plugged into the Internet port of this device) here.

Clone Button: If the conguration PC also acts as the Internet

gateway, then click on the Clone Your PC’s MAC Address button to copy the PC’s MAC address into the space provided. If you’re not sure, leave the MAC Address eld blank.

Host Name: Enter the host name used here. You may also need

to provide a Host Name. If you do not have or know this information, please contact your ISP.

Primary DNS

Address:

Secondary DNS

Address:

Click Next to continue.

Enter the Primary DNS IP address used here.

Enter the Secondary DNS IP address used here. This eld is normally optional. Only one DNS address is required for a functional Internet connection, but using a second DNS address provides more stability.

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Step 3: Internet Connection (PPPoE)

After selecting the PPPoE Internet connection method, the following page will appear:

Address Mode: Here the user can specify whether this Internet

connection requires the use of a Dynamic or Static IP address. PPPoE usually requires a Dynamic IP conguration.

IP Address: Enter the PPPoE IP address used here. This option

is only available if Static IP is selected.

User Name: Enter the PPPoE account user name used here.

This information is given by the ISP.

Password: Enter the PPPoE account password used here. This

information is given by the ISP.

Verify Password: Re-enter the PPPoE account password used here.

Service Name: This optional eld enables the user to enter a

service name to identify this Internet connection here.

Primary DNS

Address:

Click Next to continue.

Enter the Primary DNS IP address used here.

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Step 3: Internet Connection (PPTP)

After selecting the PPTP Internet connection method, the following page will appear:

Address Mode: Here the user can specify whether this Internet

connection requires the use of a Dynamic or Static IP address. PPTP usual requires a Dynamic IP conguration.

PPTP IP Address: Enter the PPTP IP address used here. This option is

only available if Static IP is selected.

PPTP Subnet

Mask:

PPTP Gateway IP

Address:

PPTP Server IP

Address:

User Name: Enter the PPTP username used here.

Password: Enter the PPTP password used here.

Verify Password: Re-enter the PPTP password used here.

Primary DNS

Address:

Secondary DNS

Address:

Click Next to continue.

Enter the PPTP Subnet Mask used here.

Enter the PPTP Gateway IP address used here.

Enter the PPTP Server IP address used here. This is normally the same a the PPTP Gateway IP address.

Enter the Primary DNS IP address used here.

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Step 3: Internet Connection (L2TP)

After selecting the L2TP Internet connection method, the following page will appear:

Address Mode: Here the user can specify whether this Internet

connection requires the use of a Dynamic or Static IP address. L2TP usual requires a Dynamic IP conguration.

L2TP IP Address: Enter the L2TP IP address used here. This option is

only available if Static IP is selected.

L2TP Subnet

Mask:

L2TP Gateway IP

Address:

L2TP Server IP

Address:

User Name: Enter the L2TP username used here.

Password: Enter the L2TP password used here.

Verify Password: Re-enter the L2TP password used here.

Primary DNS

Address:

Secondary DNS

Address:

Click Next to continue.

Enter the L2TP Subnet Mask used here.

Enter the L2TP Gateway IP address used here.

Enter the L2TP Server IP address used here. This is normally the same a the L2TP Gateway IP address.

Enter the Primary DNS IP address used here.

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Step 3: Internet Connection (Static IP Address)

After selecting the Static IP Address Internet connection method, the following page will appear:

IP Address: Enter the Static IP address provided by the ISP

here.

Subnet Mask: Enter the Subnet Mask provided by the ISP here.

Gateway

Address:

Primary DNS

Address:

Secondary DNS

Address:

Click Next to continue.

Setup Complete!

This is the last page of the Internet Connection Setup Wizard.

Click the Connect button to save your settings.

Enter the Gateway IP address provided by the ISP here.

Enter the Primary DNS IP address used here.

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Manual Conguration

On this page the user can congure the Internet Connection settings manually. To access the Manual Internet Connection Setup page, click on the Manual Internet Connection Setup button. On this page there a multiple parameters that can be congured regarding the Internet Connection setup. We’ll discuss them from top to bottom.

At any given point the user can save the conguration done by clicking on the Save Settings button. If you choose to discard the changes made, click on the Don’t Save Settings button.

Internet Connection Type

In this section, the user can select from a list of Internet Connection types that can be congured and used on this router. Options to choose from are Static IP, Dynamic IP, PPPoE, PPTP, L2TP, and DS-Lite. After selecting a specic Internet Connection type, this page will automatically refresh and provide unique elds to congure related to the specied Internet Connection type.

My Internet Connection is: Dynamic IP (DHCP)

The default WAN conguration for this router is Dynamic IP (DHCP). This option allows the router to obtain an IP address automatically from the device that is connected to the Internet port.

Note: If you’re not sure about the type of Internet Connection you have, please contact your Internet Service Provider (ISP) for assistance.

Host Name: The Host Name is optional but may be required by

some ISPs. Leave blank if you are not sure.

Use Unicasting: Tick this option if you ISP uses the unicast method

to provide IP addresses.

Primary DNS: Enter the Primary DNS IP address used here.

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Secondary DNS: Enter the Secondary DNS IP address used here. This eld is normally optional. Only one DNS address is required for a functional

Internet connection, but using a second DNS address provides more stability.

MTU: Maximum Transmission Unit - you may need to change the MTU for optimal performance with your specic ISP. 1500 is the

default MTU.

MAC Address: The default MAC Address is set to the Internet port’s physical interface MAC address on the Broadband Router. It is not

recommended that you change the default MAC address unless required by your ISP. You can use the Clone Your PC’s MAC Address button to replace the Internet port’s MAC address with the MAC address of your Ethernet card.

My Internet Connection is: Static IP

Another Internet Connection type is Static IP. This option allows the user to manually congure the Static IP Internet Connection type. Normally the information entered will be supplied by your ISP.

IP Address: Enter the Static IP address provided by the ISP

here.

Subnet Mask: Enter the Subnet Mask provided by the ISP here.

Default

Gateway:

Primary DNS: Enter the Primary DNS IP address used here.

Secondary DNS: Enter the Secondary DNS IP address used here. This

MTU: Maximum Transmission Unit - you may need to

MAC Address: The default MAC Address is set to the Internet port’s physical interface MAC address on the Broadband Router. It is not

Enter the Gateway IP address provided by the ISP here.

eld is normally optional. Only one DNS address is required for a functional Internet connection, but using a second DNS address provides more stability.

change the MTU for optimal performance with your specic ISP. 1500 is the default MTU.

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My Internet Connection is: PPPoE (Username/Password)

Another Internet Connection type is PPPoE. This option is typically used if you have a DSL Internet Connection. Make sure to remove the PPPoE software installed on your computer rst before using this connection type. Most of the information needed for this connection type is provided to you by your ISP.

Address Mode: Here the user can specify whether this Internet

connection requires the use of a Dynamic or Static IP address. PPPoE usually requires a Dynamic IP

conguration.

IP Address: Enter the PPPoE IP address used here. This option

is only available if Static IP is selected.

Username: Enter the PPPoE account user name used here.

This information is given by the ISP.

Password: Enter the PPPoE account password used here. This

information is given by the ISP.

Verify Password: Re-enter the PPPoE account password used here.

Service Name: This optional eld enables the user to enter a

service name to identify this Internet connection here.

Reconnect

Mode:

Maximum Idle

Time:

DNS Mode: This option allow the router to obtain the DNS IP addresses from the ISP, when Receive DNS from ISP is selected, or allows the

Primary DNS

Server:

Use the radio buttons to specify the reconnect mode. The user can specify a custom schedule or specify the On Demand, or Manual option. To specify a custom schedule, use the drop-down menu to select one of the schedules that has been dened in the Schedules page. To create a new schedule, click the New Schedule button to open the Schedules page. Schedules will be discussed later.

Enter a maximum idle time during which the Internet connection is maintained during inactivity.

user to enter DNS IP address manually, when Enter DNS Manually is selected. Enter the Primary DNS IP address used here.

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Secondary DNS

Server:

MTU: Maximum Transmission Unit - you may need to change the MTU for optimal performance with your specic ISP. 1492 is the

MAC Address: The default MAC Address is set to the Internet port’s physical interface MAC address on the Broadband Router. It is not

default MTU.

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My Internet Connection is: PPTP (Username/Password)

Another Internet Connection type is PPTP. This option is typically used if you have a secure DSL Internet Connection. Most of the information needed for this connection type is provided to you by your ISP.

Address Mode: Here the user can specify whether this Internet

connection requires the use of a Dynamic or Static IP address. PPTP usually requires a Dynamic

IP conguration.

PPTP IP Address: Enter the PPTP IP address used here. This option is

only available if Static IP is selected.

PPTP Subnet

Mask:

PPTP Gateway IP

Address:

PPTP Server IP

Address:

Username: Enter the PPTP username used here.

Password: Enter the PPTP password used here.

Verify Password: Re-enter the PPTP password used here.

Reconnect

Mode:

Enter the PPTP Subnet Mask used here.

Enter the PPTP Gateway IP address used here.

Enter the PPTP Server IP address used here. This is normally the same a the PPTP Gateway IP address.

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Maximum Idle

Time:

Primary DNS

Server:

Secondary DNS

Server:

MTU: Maximum Transmission Unit - you may need to change the MTU for optimal performance with your specic ISP. 1400 is the

MAC Address: The default MAC Address is set to the Internet port’s physical interface MAC address on the Broadband Router. It is not

My Internet Connection is: L2TP (Username/Password)

Another Internet Connection type is L2TP. This option is typically used if you have a secure DSL Internet Connection. Most of the information needed for this connection type is provided to you by your ISP.

Enter a maximum idle time during which the Internet connection is maintained during inactivity. To disable this feature, enable Auto-reconnect.

Enter the Primary DNS IP address used here.

default MTU.

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Address Mode: Here the user can specify whether this Internet

connection requires the use of a Dynamic or Static IP address. L2TP usual requires a Dynamic IP conguration.

L2TP IP Address: Enter the L2TP IP address used here. This option is

only available if Static IP is selected.

L2TP Subnet

Mask:

L2TP Gateway IP

Address:

L2TP Server IP

Address:

Username: Enter the L2TP username used here.

Password: Enter the L2TP password used here.

Verify Password: Re-enter the L2TP password used here.

Reconnect

Mode:

Maximum Idle

Time:

Enter the L2TP Subnet Mask used here.

Enter the L2TP Gateway IP address used here.

Enter the L2TP Server IP address used here. This is normally the same a the L2TP Gateway IP address.

Enter a maximum idle time during which the Internet connection is maintained during inactivity. To disable this feature, enable Auto-reconnect.

Primary DNS

Server:

Secondary DNS

Server:

Enter the Primary DNS IP address used here.

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MTU: Maximum Transmission Unit - you may need to change the MTU for optimal performance with your specic ISP. 1400 is the

default MTU.

MAC Address: The default MAC Address is set to the Internet port’s physical interface MAC address on the Broadband Router. It is not

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My Internet Connection is: DS-Lite)

Another Internet Connection type is DS-Lite.

After selecting DS-Lite, the following parameters will be available for conguration:

DS-Lite

Conguration:

AFTR IPv6

Address:

B4 IPv4 Address: Enter the B4 IPv4 address value used here.

WAN IPv6

Address:

IPv6 WAN

Default Gateway

Click on the Save Settings button to accept the changes made. Click on the Don’t Save Settings button to discard the changes made.

Select the DS-Lite DHCPv6 Option to let the router allocate the AFTR IPv6 address automatically. Select the Manual Conguration to enter the AFTR IPv6 address in manually.

After selecting the Manual Conguration option above, the user can enter the AFTR IPv6 address used here.

Once connected, the WAN IPv6 address will be displayed here.

Once connected, the IPv6 WAN Default Gateway address will be displayed here.

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Wireless Settings

On this page the user can congure the Wireless settings for this device. There are 3 ways to congure Wireless using this router. Firstly, the user can choose to make use for the quick and easy Wireless Connection Setup Wizard. Secondly, the user can choose to make use Wi-Fi Protected Setup. Lastly, the user can congure the Wireless settings manually.

Wireless Settings: Wireless Connection Setup Wizard

The Wireless Connection Setup Wizard is specially designed to assist basic network users with a simple, step-by-step set of instructions to congure the wireless settings of this router. It is highly recommended to customized the wireless network settings to t into your environment and to add higher security.

To initiate the Wireless Connection Setup Wizard click on the Wireless Connection Setup Wizard button.

Step 1: In this step, the user must enter a custom Wireless Network Name or SSID . Enter the new SSID name in the appropriate space provided. Secondly the user can choose between two wireless security wizard congurations. The user can select ‘Automatically assign a network key’, by which the router will automatically generate a WPA/ WPA2 pre-shared key using the TKIP and AES encryption methods; or the user can select ‘Manually assign a network key’, by which the user will be prompt to manually enter a WPA/WPA2 pre-shared key using the TKIP and AES encryption methods.

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Step 2: This step will only be available if the user selected ‘Manually assign a network key’ in the previous step. Here the user can manually enter the WPA/WPA2 pre-shared key in the Wireless Security Password space provided. The key entered must be between 8 and 63 characters long. Remember, this key will be used when wireless clients wants to connect to this device. So please remember this key to prevent future troubleshooting.

Setup Complete: On this page the user can view the conguration made and verify whether they are correct.

Click on the Prev button to return to the previous page. Click on the Cancel button to discard the changes made and return to the main wireless page. Click on the Save button to accept the changes made.

After click the Save button the device will save the settings made and return to the main wireless page.

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Wireless Settings: Wi-Fi Protected Setup Wizard

If your Wireless Clients support the WPS connection method, this Wi-Fi Protected Setup Wizard can be used to initiate a wireless connection between this device and Wireless clients with a simple click of the WPS button. The Wi-Fi Protected Setup Wizard is specially designed to assist basic network users with a simple, step-by-step set of instructions to connect wireless clients to this router using the WPS method.

To initiate the Wi-Fi Protected Setup Wizard click on the Add Wireless

Device with WPS button.

Step 1: In this step the user have two options to choose from. You

can choose Auto if the wireless client supports WPS, or Manual if the wireless client does not support WPS.

Step 2: After selecting Auto, the following page will appear. There are two ways to add a wireless device, that supports WPS. Firstly, there is the Personal Identication Number (PIN) method. Using this method will prompt the user to enter a PIN code. This PIN code should be identical on the wireless client. Secondly, there is the Push Button Conguration (PBC) method. Using this method will allow the wireless client to connect to this device by similarly pressing the PBC button on it.

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Step 2: After selecting Manual, the following page will appear. On this page to user can view the wireless conguration of this router. The wireless clients should congure their wireless settings to be identical to the settings displayed on this page for a successful connection. This option is for wireless clients that can’t use the WPS method to connect to this device.

Click on the Prev button to return to the previous page. Click on the Next button to continue to the next page. Click on the Cancel button to discard the changes made and return to the main wireless page. Click on the Wireless Status button to navigate to the Status > Wireless page to view what wireless client are connected to this device.

Wireless Settings: Manual Wireless Network Setup

The manual wireless network setup option allows users to congure the wireless settings of this device manually. This option is for the more advanced user and includes all parameters that can be congured for wireless connectivity.

To initiate the Manual Wireless Setup page, click on the Manual Wireless Connection Setup button.

On this page the user can congure all the parameters related to the wireless connectivity of this router.

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The following parameters will be available for conguration:

Wireless Band: Displays the wireless band being congured. In

this option we nd that the following parameters will be regarding the 2.4GHz band.

Enable Wireless: Check the box to enable the wireless function. If

you do not want to use wireless, uncheck the box to disable all the wireless functions. Select the time frame that you would like your wireless network enabled. The schedule may be set to Always. Any schedule you create will be available in the dropdown menu. Click New Schedule to create a new schedule.

Wireless

Network Name:

802.11 Mode: Here the user can manually select the preferred frequency band to use for this wireless network. Enable Auto

Channel Scan:

Wireless

Channel:

Transmission

Rate:

Channel Width: When using the 802.11n frequency band, the user have an option to choose between a 20MHz or 20/40MHz bandwidth.

Visibility Status: The Invisible option allows you to hide your wireless network. When this option is set to Visible, your wireless network name

The Service Set Identier (SSID) is the name of your wireless network. Create a name using up to 32 characters. The SSID is case-sensitive. Enable Auto Channel

The auto channel selection setting can be selected to allow this device to choose the channel with the least amount of interference.

By default the channel is set to 1. The Channel can be changed to t the channel setting for an existing wireless network or to customize the wireless network. If you enable Auto Channel Selection, this option will be greyed out.

Select the transmit rate. It is strongly suggested to select Best (Automatic) for best performance.

is broadcasted to anyone within the range of your signal. If you are not using encryption then they could connect to your network. When Invisible mode is enabled, you must enter the Wireless Network Name (SSID) on the client manually to connect to the network.

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By default the wireless security of this router will be disabled. In this next option the user can enabled or disable wireless security for the frequency band 2.4GHz. There are two types of encryption that can be used. WEP or WPA/WPA2.

Wireless Security Mode: WEP

Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) is the most basic form of encryption that can be used for wireless networks. Even though it is known as a ‘weak’ security method, it is better than no security at all. Older wireless adapter sometimes only supports WEP encryption and thus we still nd this encryption method used today.

WEP Key Length: Here the user can specify to either use a 64Bit or a

128Bit encrypted key.

Authentication: Authentication is a process by which the router

veries the identity of a network device that is attempting to join the wireless network. There are two types authentication for this device when using WEP. Open System allows all wireless devices to communicate with the router before they are required to provide the encryption key needed to gain access to the network. Shared Key requires any wireless device attempting to communicate with the router to provide the encryption key needed to access the network before they are allowed to communicate with the router.

WEP Key 1: Enter the WEP key used here. For 64-bit keys you must enter 10 hex digits into each key box. For 128-bit keys you must enter

26 hex digits into each key box. A hex digit is either a number from 0 to 9 or a letter from A to F. You may also enter any text string into a WEP key box, in which case it will be converted into a hexadecimal key using the ASCII values of the characters. A maximum of 5 text characters can be entered for 64-bit keys, and a maximum of 13 characters for 128-bit keys.

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Wireless Security Mode: WPA-Personal

Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) is the most advanced and up to date wireless encryption method used today. This is the recommended wireless security option. WPA supports two authentication frameworks. Personal (PSK) and Enterprise (EAP). Personal requires only the use of a pass-phrase (Shared Secret) for security.

The following parameters will be available for conguration:

WPA Mode: WPA is the older standard; select this option if

the clients that will be used with the router only support the older standard. WPA2 is the newer implementation of the stronger IEEE 802.11i security standard. With the “WPA2” option, the router tries WPA2 rst, but falls back to WPA if the client only supports WPA. With the “WPA2 Only” option, the router associates only with clients that also support WPA2 security.

Cipher Type: Select the appropriate cipher type to use here.

Options to choose from are Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP), Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), and Both (TKIP and AES).

Group Key

Update Interval:

Pre-Shared Key: Enter the shared secret used here. This secret

Enter the amount of time before the group key used for broadcast and multicast data is changed.

phrase needs to be the same on all of the wireless clients for them to be able to connect to the wireless network successfully.

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Wireless Security Mode: WPA-Personal

WPA Mode: WPA is the older standard; select this option if

Cipher Type: Select the appropriate cipher type to use here.

Options to choose from are Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP), Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), and Both (TKIP and AES).

Group Key

Update Interval:

RADIUS Server IP

Address:

RADIUS Server

Port:

RADIUS Server

Shared Secret:

Enter the amount of time before the group key used for broadcast and multicast data is changed.

When the user chooses to use the EAP authentication framework, the RADIUS server’s IP address can be entered here.

When the user chooses to use the EAP authentication framework, the RADIUS server’s port number can be entered here.

Enter the shared secret used here. This secret phrase needs to be the same on all of the wireless clients for them to be able to connect to the wireless network successfully.

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Network Settings

On this page the user can congure the internal network settings of the router and also able to congure the built-in DHCP server to assign IP addresses to computers on the network. The IP address that is congured here is the IP address that is used to access the Web-based management interface. If you change the IP address in this section, you may need to adjust your PC’s network settings to access the network again.

Router IP

Address:

Default Subnet

Mask:

Host Name: Enter a Host Name to identify this device.

Local Domain

Name:

Enable DNS

Relay:

Enter the IP address of the router. The default IP address is 192.168.0.1. If you change the IP address, once you click Apply, you will need to enter the new IP address in your browser to get back into the conguration utility.

Enter the Subnet Mask. The default subnet mask is

255.255.255.0.

Enter the local domain name used here. (Optional).

Uncheck the box to transfer the DNS server information from your ISP to your computers. If checked, your computers will use the router for a DNS server.

DHCP Server Settings

DHCP stands for Dynamic Host Control Protocol. This device has a built-in DHCP server. The DHCP Server will automatically assign an IP address to the computers on the LAN/private network. Be sure to set your computers to be DHCP clients by setting their TCP/IP settings to “Obtain an IP Address Automatically.” When you turn your computers on, they will automatically load the proper TCP/IP settings provided by the router. The DHCP Server will automatically allocate an unused IP address from the IP address pool to the requesting computer. You must specify the starting and ending address of the IP address pool.

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The following parameters will be available for conguration:

Enable DHCP

Server:

DHCP IP Address

Range:

DHCP Lease

Time:

Always

Broadcast:

NetBIOS

announcement:

Check this box to enable the DHCP server on your router. Uncheck to disable this function.

Enter the starting and ending IP addresses for the DHCP server’s IP assignment.

The length of time for the IP address lease. Enter the Lease time in minutes.

If all the computers on the LAN successfully obtain their IP addresses from the router’s DHCP server as expected, this option can remain disabled. However, if one of the computers on the LAN fails to obtain an IP address from the router’s DHCP server, it may have an old DHCP client that incorrectly turns o the broadcast ag of DHCP packets. Enabling this option will cause the router to always broadcast its responses to all clients, thereby working around the problem, at the cost of increased broadcast trac on the LAN.

Check this box to allow the DHCP Server to oer NetBIOS conguration settings to the LAN hosts. NetBIOS allow LAN hosts to discover all other computers within the network, e.g. within Network Neighborhood.

Learn NetBIOS

from WAN:

NetBIOS Scope: This is an advanced setting and is normally left blank. This allows the conguration of a NetBIOS ‘domain’ name under which

If NetBIOS announcement is switched on, it will cause WINS information to be learned from the WAN side, if available. Turn this setting o to congure manually.

network hosts operate. This setting has no eect if the ‘Learn NetBIOS information from WAN’ is activated.

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NetBIOS node

type:

Primary WINS

Server IP

address:

Secondary

WINS Server IP

address:

This eld indicates how network hosts are to perform NetBIOS name registration and discovery. H-Node, this indicates a HybridState of operation. First WINS servers are tried, if any, followed by local network broadcast. This is generally the preferred mode if you have congured WINS servers. M-Node (default), this indicates a Mixed-Mode of operation. First Broadcast operation is performed to register hosts and discover other hosts, if broadcast operation fails, WINS servers are tried, if any. This mode favours broadcast operation which may be preferred if WINS servers are reachable by a slow network link and the majority of network services such as servers and printers are local to the LAN. P-Node, this indicates to use WINS servers ONLY. This setting is useful to force all NetBIOS operation to the congured WINS servers. You must have congured at least the primary WINS server IP to point to a working WINS server. B-Node, this indicates to use local network broadcast ONLY. This setting is useful where there are no WINS servers available, however, it is preferred you try M-Node operation rst. This setting has no eect if the ‘Learn NetBIOS information from WAN’ is activated.

Congure the IP address of the preferred WINS server. WINS Servers store information regarding network hosts, allowing hosts to ‘register’ themselves as well as discover other available hosts, e.g. for use in Network Neighborhood. This setting has no eect if the ‘Learn NetBIOS information from WAN’ is activated.

Congure the IP address of the backup WINS server, if any. This setting has no eect if the ‘Learn NetBIOS information from WAN’ is activated.

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Add/Edit DHCP Reservation

This option lets you reserve IP addresses, and assign the same IP address to the network device with the specied MAC address any time it requests an IP address. This is almost the same as when a device has a static IP address except that the device must still request an IP address from the D-Link router. The D-Link router will provide the device the same IP address every time. DHCP Reservations are helpful for server computers on the local network that are hosting applications such as Web and FTP. Servers on your network should either use a static IP address or use this option.

The following parameters will be available for conguration:

Enable: Check this box to enable the reservation.

Computer Name: Enter the computer name. Alternatively, select a

computer that currently has a DHCP lease from the drop down menu and click << to automatically populate the Computer Name, IP Address, and MAC Address elds.

IP Address: Enter the IP address you want to assign to the

computer or device. This IP Address must be within the DHCP IP Address Range.

MAC Address: Enter the MAC address of the computer or device.

DHCP Reservations List

This shows clients that you have specied to have reserved DHCP addresses. An entry can be changed by clicking the Edit icon, or deleted by clicking the Delete icon. When you click the Edit icon, the item is highlighted, and the ‘Edit DHCP Reservation’ section is activated for editing.

Number of Dynamic DHCP Clients

In this section you can see what LAN devices are currently leasing IP addresses.

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IPv6

On this page, the user can congure the IPv6 Connection type. There are two ways to set up the IPv6 Internet connection. You can use the Webbased IPv6 Internet Connection Setup Wizard, or you can manually congure the connection.

IPv6 Internet Connection Setup Wizard

For the beginner user that have not congured a router before, click on the IPv6 Internet Connection Setup Wizard button and the router will guide you through a few simple steps to get your network up and running.

After clicking on the IPv6 Internet Connection Setup Wizard button, this page will appear.

Welcome to the D-Link IPv6 Internet Connection Setup Wizard

This wizard will guide you through a step-by-step process to congure your new D-Link router and connect to the IPv6 Internet.

Click Next to continue to the next page. Click Cancel to discard the changes made and return to the main page.

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Step 1: Congure Your IPv6 Internet Connection

The router will try and detect whether its possible to obtain the IPv6 Internet Connection type automatically. If this succeeds then the user will be guided through the input of the appropriate parameters for the connection type found.

However, if the automatic detection fails, the user will be prompt to either Try again or to click on the Guide me through the IPv6 settings button to initiate the manual continual of the wizard.

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Step 1: Congure Your IPv6 Internet Connection

There are several connection types to choose from. If you are unsure of your connection method, please contact your IPv6 Internet Service Provider.

Note: If using the PPPoE option, you will need to ensure that any PPPoE client software on your computers has been removed or disabled. The 3 options available on this page is IPv6 over PPPoE, Static IPv6 address and Route, and Tunneling Connection.

Choose the required IPv6 Internet Connection type and click on the Next button to continue. Click on the Prev button to return to the previous page. Click on the Cancel button to discard all the changes made and return to the main page.

Set Username and Password Connection (PPPoE)

After selecting the IPv6 over PPPoE option, the user will be able to congure the IPv6 Internet connection that requires a username and password to get online. Most DSL modems use this type of connection.

The following parameters will be available for conguration:

PPPoE Session: Select the PPPoE Session value used here. This

option will state that this connection shares it’s information with the already congured IPv6 PPPoE connection, or the user can create a new PPPoE connection here.

User Name: Enter the PPPoE username used here. This

information is obtainable from the ISP.

Password: Enter the PPPoE password used here. This

information is obtainable from the ISP.

Verify Password: Re-enter the PPPoE password used here.

Service Name: Enter the service name for this connection here. This option is optional.

Click on the Next button to continue. Click on the Prev button to return to the previous page. Click on the Cancel button to discard all the changes made and return to the main page.

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Set Static IPv6 Address Connection

This mode is used when your ISP provides you with a set IPv6 addresses that does not change. The IPv6 information is manually entered in your IPv6 conguration settings. You must enter the IPv6 address, Subnet Prex Length, Default Gateway, Primary DNS Server, and Secondary DNS Server. Your ISP provides you with all this information.

Use Link-Local

Address:

IPv6 Address: Enter the WAN IPv6 address for the router here. Subnet Prex

Length:

Default Gateway

Primary IPv6

DNS Address:

Secondary IPv6

DNS Address:

LAN IPv6

Address:

The Link-local address is used by nodes and routers when communicating with neighboring nodes on the same link. This mode enables IPv6capable devices to communicate with each other on the LAN side.

Enter the WAN subnet prex length value used here.

Enter the WAN default gateway IPv6 address used here.

Enter the WAN primary DNS Server address used here.

Enter the WAN secondary DNS Server address used here.

These are the settings of the LAN (Local Area Network) IPv6 interface for the router. The router’s LAN IPv6 Address conguration is based on the IPv6 Address and Subnet assigned by your ISP. (A subnet with prex /64 is supported in LAN.)

Click on the Next button to continue. Click on the Prev button to return to the previous page. Click on the Cancel button to discard all the changes made and return to the main page.

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Tunneling Connection (6rd)

After selecting the Tunneling Connection (6rd) option, the user can congure the IPv6 6rd connection settings.

The following parameters will be available for conguration:

6rd IPv6 Prex: Enter the 6rd IPv6 address and prex value used

here.

IPv4 Address: Enter the IPv4 address used here. Mask Length: Enter the IPv4 mask length used here.

Assigned IPv6

Prex:

6rd Border Relay

IPv4 Address:

IPv6 DNS Server: Enter the primary DNS Server address used here.

Click on the Next button to continue. Click on the Prev button to return to the previous page. Click on the Cancel button to discard all the changes made and return to the main page.

Setup Complete

The IPv6 Internet Connection Setup Wizard was completed.

Click on the Connect button to continue. Click on the Prev button to return to the previous page. Click on the Cancel button to discard all the changes made and return to the main page.

Displays the IPv6 assigned prex value here.

Enter the 6rd border relay IPv4 address used here.

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Manual IPv6 Internet Connection Option

For the advanced user that have congured a router before, click on the Manual IPv6 Internet Connection Setup button to input all the settings manually.

On this page the user can manually congure the mode that the Router will use to access an IPv6 Internet connection. There are several connection types to choose from: Link-local, Static IPv6, DHCPv6, Stateless Auto-Conguration, PPPoE, IPv6 over IPv4 Tunnel and 6to4. If you are unsure of your connection method, please contact your IPv6 ISP.

IPv6 Connection Type: Link-Local Only

The Link-local address is used by nodes and routers when communicating with neighboring nodes on the same link. This mode enables IPv6capable devices to communicate with each other on the LAN side.

The following parameters will be available for conguration:

LAN IPv6 Link-

Local Address:

Click on the Save Settings button to accept the changes made. Click on the Don’t Save Settings button to discard the changes made.

IPv6 Connection Type: Auto Detection

In the following section we’ll discuss the parameters that can be congured when setting up an Auto Detection (Stateless/DHCPv6) connection. This is a method of connection where the ISP assigns your IPv6 address when your router requests one from the ISP’s server. Some ISP’s require you to make some settings on your side before your router can connect to the IPv6 Internet.

Displays the LAN IPv6 Link-Local address used here.

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Obtain IPv6

DNS Server

automatically:

Use the

following IPv6

DNS Servers:

Primary DNS: Enter the primary DNS Server address used here.

Secondary DNS: Enter the secondary DNS Server address used

Use the section to congure the internal network settings of your router. The LAN IPv6 Link-Local Address is the IPv6 Address that you use to access the Web-based management interface. If you change the LAN IPv6 Address here, you may need to adjust your PC’s network settings to access the network again. DHCP-PD can be used to acquire a IPv6 prex for the LAN interface.

Enable DHCP-

Select this option to obtain the DNS Server addresses automatically.

Select this option to manually enter the DNS Server addresses used.

here.

Select this option to enable DHCP PD.

PD:

LAN IPv6

Address:

LAN IPv6 Link-

Local Address:

Enter the LAN IPv6 address used here. This address must be in the ‘/64’ subnet.

Displays the LAN IPv6 Link-Local address used here.

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The following parameters will be available for conguration:

Enable Automatic

IPv6 address:

Enable Automatic

DHCP-PD in LAN:

Autoconguration

Type:

Router

Lifetime:

The user can tick this option to enable the autoconguration feature.

Tick this option to enable the automatic DHCP-PD on the LAN.

The user can select the auto-conguration type used here.

This option is only available when the autoconguration type is set to Stateless. Enter the router advertisement lifetime value used here.

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IPv6 Address

Range (Start):

IPv6 Address

Range (End):

IPv6 Address

Lifetime:

Click on the Save Settings button to accept the changes made. Click on the Don’t Save Settings button to discard the changes made.

This option is only available when the autoconguration type is set to Stateful. Enter the start IPv6 Address for the DHCPv6 range for your local computers.

This option is only available when the autoconguration type is set to Stateful. Enter the end IPv6 Address for the DHCPv6 range for your local computers.

This option is only available when the autoconguration type is set to Stateful. Enter the IPv6 Address Lifetime (in minutes).

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IPv6 Connection Type: Static IPv6

In the following section we’ll discuss the parameters that can be congured when setting up an Static IPv6 connection. This mode is used when your ISP provides you with a set IPv6 addresses that does not change. The IPv6 information is manually entered in your IPv6 conguration settings. You must enter the IPv6 address, Subnet Prex Length, Default Gateway, Primary DNS Server, and Secondary DNS Server. Your ISP provides you with all this information.

The following parameters will be available for conguration:

Use Link-Local

Address:

IPv6 Address: Enter the WAN IPv6 address for the router here. Subnet Prex

Length:

Default

Gateway:

Primary DNS

Server:

Secondary DNS

Servers:

The Link-local address is used by nodes and routers when communicating with neighboring nodes on the same link. This mode enables IPv6capable devices to communicate with each other on the LAN side.

Enter the WAN default gateway IPv6 address used here.

Enter the WAN primary DNS Server address used here.

Enter the WAN secondary DNS Server address used here.

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The following parameters will be available for conguration:

LAN IPv6

Address:

LAN IPv6 Link-

Local Address:

The following parameters will be available for conguration:

Enable

Automatic IPv6

address:

Router

Lifetime:

IPv6 Address

Range (Start):

IPv6 Address

Range (End):

Enter the LAN (local) IPv6 address for the router here.

Displays the Router’s LAN Link-Local Address here.

The user can tick this option to enable the autoconguration feature.

The user can select the auto-conguration type used here.

This option is only available when the autoconguration type is set to Stateless. Enter the router advertisement lifetime value used here.

This option is only available when the autoconguration type is set to Stateful. Enter the start IPv6 Address for the DHCPv6 range for your local computers.

This option is only available when the autoconguration type is set to Stateful. Enter the end IPv6 Address for the DHCPv6 range for your local computers.

IPv6 Address

Lifetime:

Click on the Save Settings button to accept the changes made. Click on the Don’t Save Settings button to discard the changes made.

This option is only available when the autoconguration type is set to Stateful. Enter the IPv6 Address Lifetime (in minutes).

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IPv6 Connection Type: Autoconguration (SLAAC/DHCPv6)

In the following section we’ll discuss the parameters that can be congured when setting up an Autoconguration (SLAAC/DHCPv6) connection. This is a method of connection where the ISP assigns your IPv6 address when your router requests one from the ISP’s server. Some ISP’s require you to make some settings on your side before your router can connect to the IPv6 Internet.

The following parameters will be available for conguration:

Obtain IPv6

DNS Servers

automatically:

Use the

following IPv6

DNS Servers:

Primary DNS

Server:

Secondary DNS

Server:

Enable DHCP-PD:

LAN IPv6 Address:

LAN IPv6 LinkLocal Address:

Select this option to obtain the DNS Server addresses automatically.

Select this option to manually enter the DNS Server addresses used.

Enter the WAN primary DNS Server address used here.

Enter the WAN secondary DNS Server address used here.

Select this option to enable DHCP PD.

Enter the LAN IPv6 address used here. This address must be in the ‘/64’ subnet.

Displays the LAN IPv6 Link-Local address used here.

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The following parameters will be available for conguration:

Enable

Automatic IPv6

address:

Enable

Automatic

DHCP-PD in LAN:

Router

Lifetime:

IPv6 Address

Range (Start):

IPv6 Address

Range (End):

IPv6 Address

Lifetime:

The user can tick this option to enable the autoconguration feature.

Tick this option to enable the automatic DHCP-PD on the LAN.

The user can select the auto-conguration type used here.

This option is only available when the autoconguration type is set to Stateless. Enter the router advertisement lifetime value used here.

This option is only available when the autoconguration type is set to Stateful. Enter the start IPv6 Address for the DHCPv6 range for your local computers.

This option is only available when the autoconguration type is set to Stateful. Enter the end IPv6 Address for the DHCPv6 range for your local computers.

This option is only available when the autoconguration type is set to Stateful. Enter the IPv6 Address Lifetime (in minutes).

Click on the Save Settings button to accept the changes made. Click on the Don’t Save Settings button to discard the changes made.

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IPv6 Connection Type: PPPoE

Select this option if your ISP requires you to use a PPPoE (Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet) connection to IPv6 Internet. DSL providers typically use this option. This method of connection requires you to enter a Username and Password (provided by your Internet Service Provider) to gain access to the IPv6 Internet. The supported authentication protocols are PAP and CHAP.

The following parameters will be available for conguration:

PPPoE Session: Select the PPPoE Session value used here. This

option will state that this connection shares it’s information with the already congured IPv6 PPPoE connection, or the user can create a new PPPoE connection here.

Address Mode: Select the appropriate address mode used here.

Select Dynamic IP if the ISP’s servers assign the router’s WAN IPv6 address upon establishing a connection. If your ISP has assigned a xed IPv6 address, select Static IP. The ISP provides the value for the IPv6 Address.

IP Address: Enter the ISP PPPoE IP address in here.

Username: Enter the PPPoE username used here. This information is obtainable from the ISP.

Password: Enter the PPPoE password used here. This information is obtainable from the ISP.

Verify Password: Re-enter the PPPoE password used here.

Service Name: Enter the service name for this connection here. This option is optional.

MTU: Enter the MTU value used here. The default value is 1492.

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The following parameters will be available for conguration:

Obtain IPv6: Select this option to obtain the DNS Server

addresses automatically.

Use IPv6: Select this option to manually enter the DNS

Server addresses used.

Primary DNS: Enter the primary DNS Server address used here.

Secondary DNS: Enter the secondary DNS Server address used

here.

The following parameters will be available for conguration:

Enable DHCP-

PD:

LAN IPv6

Address:

LAN IPv6 Link-

Local Address:

Select this option to enable DHCP PD.

Enter the LAN IPv6 address used here. This address must be in the ‘/64’ subnet.

Displays the LAN IPv6 Link-Local address used here.

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The following parameters will be available for conguration:

Enable

Automatic IPv6

address:

Enable

Automatic

DHCP-PD in LAN:

Router

Lifetime:

IPv6 Address

Range (Start):

IPv6 Address

Range (End):

IPv6 Address

Lifetime:

The user can tick this option to enable the autoconguration feature.

Tick this option to enable the automatic DHCP-PD on the LAN.

The user can select the auto-conguration type used here.

This option is only available when the autoconguration type is set to Stateless. Enter the router advertisement lifetime value used here.

This option is only available when the autoconguration type is set to Stateful. Enter the start IPv6 Address for the DHCPv6 range for your local computers.

This option is only available when the autoconguration type is set to Stateful. Enter the end IPv6 Address for the DHCPv6 range for your local computers.

This option is only available when the autoconguration type is set to Stateful. Enter the IPv6 Address Lifetime (in minutes).

Click on the Save Settings button to accept the changes made. Click on the Don’t Save Settings button to discard the changes made.

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IPv6 Connection Type: IPv6 in IPv4 Tunnel

In section to the user can congure the IPv6 connection to run in IPv4 Tunnel mode. IPv6 over IPv4 tunneling encapsulates IPv6 packets in IPv4 packets so that IPv6 packets can be sent over an IPv4 infrastructure.

The following parameters will be available for conguration:

Remote IPv4

Address:

Remote IPv6

Address:

Local IPv4

Address:

Local IPv6

Address:

Subnet Prex

Length:

The following parameters will be available for conguration:

Obtain IPv6

DNS Servers

automatically:

Use the

following IPv6

DNS Servers:

Primary DNS

Server:

Enter the remote IPv4 address used here.

Enter the remote IPv6 address used here.

Enter the local IPv4 address used here.

Enter the local IPv6 address used here.

Enter the Subnet prex length value used here.

Select this option to obtain the DNS Server addresses automatically.

Select this option to manually enter the DNS Server addresses used.

Enter the WAN primary DNS Server address used here.

Secondary DNS

Server:

Enter the WAN secondary DNS Server address used here.

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The following parameters will be available for conguration:

Enable DHCP-

LAN IPv6

Address:

LAN IPv6 Link-

Local Address:

The following parameters will be available for conguration:

Enable

Automatic IPv6

address:

Enable

Automatic

DHCP-PD in LAN:

Router

Lifetime:

IPv6 Address

Range (Start):

Select this option to enable DHCP PD.

PD:

Enter the LAN IPv6 address used here. This address must be in the ‘/64’ subnet.

Displays the LAN IPv6 Link-Local address used here.

The user can tick this option to enable the autoconguration feature.

Tick this option to enable the automatic DHCP-PD on the LAN.

The user can select the auto-conguration type used here.

This option is only available when the autoconguration type is set to Stateless. Enter the router advertisement lifetime value used here.

This option is only available when the autoconguration type is set to Stateful. Enter the start IPv6 Address for the DHCPv6 range for your local computers.

IPv6 Address

Range (End):

IPv6 Address

Lifetime:

Click on the Save Settings button to accept the changes made. Click on the Don’t Save Settings button to discard the changes made.

This option is only available when the autoconguration type is set to Stateful. Enter the end IPv6 Address for the DHCPv6 range for your local computers.

This option is only available when the autoconguration type is set to Stateful. Enter the IPv6 Address Lifetime (in minutes).

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IPv6 Connection Type: 6to4

In this section the user can congure the IPv6 6to4 connection settings. 6to4 is an IPv6 address assignment and automatic tunneling technology that used to provide unicast IPv6 connectivity between IPv6 sites and hosts across the IPv4 Internet.

The following parameters will be available for conguration:

6to4 Address: Here the 6to4 congured address will be displayed.

6to4 Relay: Enter the 6to4 relay address used here.

Primary DNS

Server:

Secondary DNS

Server:

The following parameters will be available for conguration:

LAN IPv6

Address:

LAN IPv6 Link-

Local Address:

Enable Automatic

IPv6 address

Autoconguration

Type:

Enter the primary DNS Server address used here.

Enter the secondary DNS Server address used here.

Enter the LAN IPv6 address used here. This address must be in the ‘/64’ subnet.

Displays the LAN IPv6 Link-Local address used here.

The user can tick this option to enable the autoconguration feature.

The user can select the auto-conguration type used here.

Router

Lifetime:

This option is only available when the autoconguration type is set to Stateless. Enter the router advertisement lifetime value used here

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The following parameters will be available for conguration:

Enable

Automatic IPv6

address:

IPv6 Address

Range (Start):

IPv6 Address

Range (End):

IPv6 Address

Lifetime:

Click on the Save Settings button to accept the changes made. Click on the Don’t Save Settings button to discard the changes made.

The user can tick this option to enable the autoconguration feature.

The user can select the auto-conguration type used here.

This option is only available when the autoconguration type is set to Stateful. Enter the start IPv6 Address for the DHCPv6 range for your local computers.

This option is only available when the autoconguration type is set to Stateful. Enter the end IPv6 Address for the DHCPv6 range for your local computers.

This option is only available when the autoconguration type is set to Stateful. Enter the IPv6 Address Lifetime (in minutes).

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IPv6 Connection Type: 6rd

In this section the user can congure the IPv6 6rd connection settings.

The following parameters will be available for conguration:

6rd

Select the desired 6rd conguration option here.

Conguration:

6rd IPv6 Prex: Enter the 6rd IPv6 address and prex value used

here.

IPv4 Address: Enter the IPv4 address used here. Mask Length: Enter the IPv4 mask length used here.

Assigned IPv6

Prex:

6rd Border Relay

IPv4 Address:

Primary DNS

Server

Secondary DNS

Server:

The following parameters will be available for conguration:

LAN IPv6

Address:

LAN IPv6 Link-

Local Address:

Displays the IPv6 assigned prex value here.

Enter the 6rd border relay IPv4 address used here.

Enter the primary DNS Server address used here.

Enter the secondary DNS Server address uses here.

Enter the LAN IPv6 address used here. This address must be in the ‘/64’ subnet.

Displays the LAN IPv6 Link-Local address used here.

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The following parameters will be available for conguration:

Enable

Automatic IPv6

address:

Router

Lifetime:

IPv6 Address

Range (Start):

IPv6 Address

Range (End):

IPv6 Address

Lifetime:

The user can tick this option to enable the autoconguration feature.

The user can select the auto-conguration type used here.

This option is only available when the autoconguration type is set to Stateless. Enter the router advertisement lifetime value used here.

This option is only available when the autoconguration type is set to Stateful. Enter the start IPv6 Address for the DHCPv6 range for your local computers.

This option is only available when the autoconguration type is set to Stateful. Enter the end IPv6 Address for the DHCPv6 range for your local computers.

This option is only available when the autoconguration type is set to Stateful. Enter the IPv6 Address Lifetime (in minutes).

Click on the Save Settings button to accept the changes made. Click on the Don’t Save Settings button to discard the changes made.

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Advanced Category

This section allows the user to congure the more advanced features that can be done by this router. Features like Port Forwarding, Firewall settings, Quality of Service settings and more.

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Virtual Server

This router can be congured as a virtual server so that remote users accessing Web or FTP services via the public IP address can be automatically redirected to local servers in the LAN (Local Area Network). The router’s rewall feature lters out unrecognized packets to protect the LAN network so all computers networked with the router are invisible to the outside world. The user can make some of the LAN computers accessible from the Internet by enabling Virtual Server.

Depending on the requested service, the router redirects the external service request to the appropriate server within the LAN network. The router is also capable of port-redirection, meaning that incoming trac to a particular port may be redirected to a dierent port on the server computer.

Checkbox: Check the box on the left side to enable the Virtual

Server rule.

Name: Enter a name for the rule or select an application

from the drop-down menu. Select an application and click << to populate the elds.

IP Address: Enter the IP address of the computer on your local

network that you want to allow the incoming service to. If your computer is receiving an IP address automatically from the router (DHCP), you computer will be listed in the Computer Name drop-down menu. Select your computer and click <<.

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Port: Enter the port that you want to open next to Public Port and Private Port. The public and private ports are usually the same.

The public port is the port seen from the Internet side, and the private port is the port being used by the application on the computer within your local network.

Trac Type: Select TCP, UDP, or All from the Protocol drop-down menu.

Schedule: Use the drop-down menu to schedule the time that the Virtual Server Rule will be enabled. The schedule may be set to

Always, which will allow the particular service to always be enabled. You can create your own times in the Schedules page.

Click on the Save Settings button to accept the changes made. Click on the Don’t Save Settings button to discard the changes made.

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Port Forwarding

The Port Forwarding option gives Internet users access to services on your LAN. This feature is useful for hosting online services such as FTP, Web or game servers. For each entry, you dene a public port on your router for redirection to an internal LAN IP Address and LAN port. This option is used to open multiple ports or a range of ports in your router and redirect data through those ports to a single PC on your network. This feature allows you to enter ports in the format, Port Ranges (100-150),

Individual Ports (80, 68, 888), or Mixed (1020-5000, 689). This option is only applicable to the INTERNET session.

The following parameters will be available for conguration:

Checkbox: Tick the checkbox on the left side to enable the

Port Forwarding rule.

Name: Enter a name for the rule or select an application

from the drop-down menu. Select an application and click << to populate the elds.

IP Address: Enter the IP address of the computer on your local

Ports to Open: Enter the external port number in the appropriate space provided. If the port number is TCP then enter the number in the TCP

space, and if the port number is UDP than enter it in the UDP space.

Schedule: Use the drop-down menu to schedule the time that the Port Forwarding rule will be enabled. The schedule may be set to

Always, which will allow the particular service to always be enabled. You can create your own times in the Schedules page.

Inbound Filter: Select the inbound lter rule here. Options to choose from are Allow All, Deny All, and any other custom rule created.

Click on the Save Settings button to accept the changes made. Click on the Don’t Save Settings button to discard the changes made.

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Application Rules

Some applications require multiple connections, such as Internet gaming, video conferencing, Internet telephony and others. These applications have diculties working through NAT (Network Address Translation). Special Applications makes some of these applications work with the router. If you need to run applications that require multiple connections, specify the port normally associated with an application in the “Trigger Port” eld, select the protocol type as TCP or UDP, then enter the rewall (public) ports associated with the trigger port to open them for inbound trac.

The following parameters will be available for conguration:

Checkbox: Check the box on the left side to enable the

Application Rule.

Name: Enter a name for the rule. You may select a

predened application from the Application drop-down menu and click <<.

Application: Displays a list of predened application to use in

the rules.

Port (Trigger): This is the port used to trigger the application. It

can be either a single port or a range of ports.

Port (Firewall): This is the port number on the Internet side that

will be used to access the application. You may dene a single port or a range of ports. You can use a comma to add multiple ports or port ranges.

Trac Type: Select the protocol of the rewall port (TCP, UDP, or All).

Schedule: The schedule of time when the Application Rule will be enabled. The schedule may be set to Always, which will allow the

particular service to always be enabled. You can create your own times in the Schedules page.

Click on the Save Settings button to accept the changes made. Click on the Don’t Save Settings button to discard the changes made.

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QoS Engine

The QoS Engine option helps improve your network gaming performance by prioritizing applications. By default the QoS Engine settings are disabled and application priority is not classied automatically. The QoS section contains a queuing mechanism, trac shaping and classication. It supports two kinds of queuing mechanisms. Strict Priority Queue (SPQ) and Weighted Fair Queue (WFQ). SPQ will process trac based on trac priority. Queue1 has the highest priority and Queue4 has the lowest priority. WFQ will process trac based on the queue weight. Users can congure each queue’s weight. The sum of all the queue’s weight must be 100. When surng the Internet, the system will do trac shaping based on the uplink and downlink speed. The classication rules can be used to classify trac to dierent queues, then SPQ or WFQ will do QoS based on the queue’s priority or weight.

Enable QoS: This option is disabled by default. Enable this

option for better performance and experience with online games and other interactive applications, such as VoIP.

Uplink Speed: The speed at which data can be transferred from

the router to your ISP. This is determined by your ISP. ISP’s often dene speed as a download/upload pair. For example, 1.5Mbits/284Kbits. Using this example, you would enter 284. Alternatively you can test your uplink speed with a service such as www.dslreports.com.

Downlink Speed: The speed at which data can be transferred from

the ISP to the router. This is determined by your ISP. ISP’s often dene speed as a download/upload pair. For example, 1.5Mbits/284Kbits.

Using this example, you would enter 1500. Alternatively you can test your downlink speed with a service such as www. dslreports.com.

Queue Type: Here the user can specify the queue type used. When choosing the option Strict Priority Queue, the router will apply QoS

based on the internal specication for the queue ID’s listed. When choosing the option Weight Fair Queue, the router will apply QoS based on the user dened percentage in the Queue Weight column.

Queue ID: In this column the Queue ID used will be displayed.

Queue Priority: In this column the Queue Priority used will be displayed.

Queue Weight: After choosing to use the Weight Fair Queue option, under Queue Type, the user will be able to manual enter the Queue

Weight for each individual Queue ID.

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After specifying the QoS framework used, in the QoS setup section, the user can now create individual rules for scenarios that require the use of trac control and data priority manipulation.

The following parameters will be available for conguration:

Checkbox: Tick this option to enable the rule specied.

Name: Enter a custom name for the rule being created

here. This name is used for identication.

Queue ID: Select the appropriate priority requirement from

the drop-down menu that will be applied to this rule. Option to choose from are Highest, Higher, Normal, and Best Eort.

Protocol: Select the protocol used for the application for

in the drop-down menu and it will automatically place it in the Protocol eld.

Local IP Range: Enter the local IP range used here. This is the IP

range of you Local Area Network. The Router’s IP cannot be included in this range.

Remote IP

Range:

Application Port: Enter the application port number used here.

Click on the Save Settings button to accept the changes made. Click on the Don’t Save Settings button to discard the changes made.

Enter the remote IP range used here. This is the IP range of the public network from the Internet Port side. To apply this rule to any IP addresses from the public side, enter the range 0.0.0.1 to

255.255.255.254.

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Network Filter

The MAC (Media Access Controller) Address lter option is used to control network access based on the MAC Address of the network adapter. A MAC address is a unique ID assigned by the manufacturer of the network adapter. This feature can be congured to ALLOW or DENY network/ Internet access.

In the MAC Filtering Rules section, the user can create and edit Network lter rules. This maximum amount of rules that can be created are 24 rules.

The following parameters will be available for conguration:

Congure MAC

Filtering below:

Checkbox: Check the box on the left side to enable the

MAC Address: Enter the MAC address you would like to use in

DHCP Client List: Select a DHCP client from the Computer Name

Schedule: The schedule of time when the Network Filter will

Click on the Save Settings button to accept the changes made. Click on the Don’t Save Settings button to discard the changes made.

Select Turn MAC Filtering OFF, Turn MAC Filtering

ON and ALLOW computers listed to access the network, or Turn MAC Filtering ON and DENY computers listed to access the network from the

drop-down menu.

Network Filter.

this ltering rule.

drop-down menu and click << to copy that MAC Address.

be enabled. The schedule may be set to Always, which will allow the particular service to always be enabled. Click the New Schedule button to create your own times in the Schedules page.

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Access Control

The Access Control option allows you to control access in and out of your network. Use this feature as Access Controls to only grant access to approved sites, limit web access based on time or dates, and/or block internet access for applications like P2P utilities or games.

The following parameters will be available for conguration:

Enable Access

Control:

Add Policy: Click on this button to add a new Access Control

After clicking on the Add Policy button, the add policy wizard will guide you through the step-by-step process in adding a new policy. The rst window explains the process.

Throughout this wizard the user will be able to: Click on the Prev button to return to the previous window. Click on the Next button to continue to the next window. Click on the Cancel button to discard the changes made and return to the main Access Control window.

Step 1: In the rst step, the user can enter the policy name used.

The following parameters will be available for conguration:

Tick this option to enable the Access Control feature.

Policy.

Policy Name: Enter the new policy name used for this rule here.

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Step 2: In the second step, the user can congure the schedule settings for this rule.

The following parameters will be available for conguration:

Details: Select the appropriate predened schedule rule

to apply to this rule from the drop-down menu.

Step 3: In the third step, the user can congure the address type and IP address of the machines used in this rule.

The following parameters will be available for conguration:

Address Type: Specify a machine with its IP or MAC address, or

select ‘Other Machines’ for machines that do not have a policy.

IP Address: After selecting the IP address type, the user can

enter the IP address of the machines used in this rule here. Alternatively, the user can select a Computer from the Computer Name list.

Machine Address:

Add: Click on this button to add the machine to the list.

Update:

Delete:

Step 4: In the fourth step, the user can select the ltering method used

for this rule.

The following parameters will be available for conguration:

Method: Here the user can select the ltering method used.

After selecting the MAC address type, the user can enter the MAC address of the machine used in this rule here. Alternatively, the used can select a Computer from the Computer Name list.

After clicking the If the user chooses to remove a machine from the list, click on the

Options to choose from are ‘Log Web Access Only’, ‘Block All Access’, and ‘Block Some Access’.

option, the user will be able to update the machine information.

icon.

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The following parameters will be available for conguration:

Apply Web Filter: After selecting the ‘Block Some Access’ option,

the user will be able to select this option. Selecting this option will allow the web lter access control feature to be applied to this rule.

Apply Advanced

Port Filters:

Click on the Save button to accept the changes made and return to the main Access Control window.

In the Policy Table section a list on access control rules will be displayed.

To edit a specic rule, click on the

To remove a specic rule, click on the

Click on the Save Settings button to accept the changes made. Click on the Don’t Save Settings button to discard the changes made.

After selecting the ‘Block Some Access’ option, the user will be able to select this option. Selecting this option will allow the advanced port lters access control feature to be applied to this rule.

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Website Filter

Website Filters are used to allow you to set up a list of Web sites that can be viewed by multiple users through the network.

Website Filter is used to allow or deny computers on your network from accessing specic web sites by keywords or specic Domain Names. Select ‘ALLOW computers access to ONLY these sites’ in order only allow computers on your network to access the specied URLs and Domain Names. ‘DENY computers access to ONLY these sites’ in order deny computers on your network to access the specied URLs and Domain Names.

The following parameters will be available for conguration:

Website URL/

Domain:

Click on the Clear the list below... button to remove all the entries from the spaces in the list.

Click on the Save Settings button to accept the changes made. Click on the Don’t Save Settings button to discard the changes made.

Enter the URL or Domain name that you want to allow or block here. An example of an URL is: http://www.facebook. com/ An example of a domain name is: facebook.com

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Parental Control

Parental control is a free security option that provides Anti-Phishing to protect your Internet connection from fraud and navigation improvements such as auto-correction of common URL types.

The following parameters will be available for conguration:

Advanced DNS: Select this option to enable a fast and reliable DNS

with minimal blocking of phishing sites only. No OpenDNS account required.

FamilyShield: Select this option to enable a fast and reliable DNS

with non-congurable blocking of sites that are inappropriate or risky for children. No OpenDNS account required.

Parental Control: Select this option to enable a fast and reliable

DNS with congurable content ltering and phishing protection. This option includes an OpenDNS account. Click on the ‘Register your device’ link to navigate to the OpenDNS account website, where you can either login (if you have an existing account) or you can register a new OpenDNS account. After the registration, a new link will appear, called ‘Conguration of OpenDNS settings’, where the user can freely congure their OpenDNS account to their liking.

None: Select this option to enable the option to specify

the DNS servers provided via DHCP by their ISP or their own preferred DNS servers.

Click on the Save Settings button to accept the changes made. Click on the Don’t Save Settings button to discard the changes made.

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Inbound Filter

The Inbound Filter option is an advanced method of controlling data received from the Internet. With this feature you can congure inbound data ltering rules that control data based on an IP address range. Inbound Filters can be used for limiting access to a server on your network to a system or group of systems. Filter rules can be used with Virtual Server, Port Forwarding, or Remote Administration features. The user can add new Inbound lter rule in the next section.

The following parameters will be available for conguration:

Name: The user can enter a custom name for the inbound

lter rule here.

Action: Select an action that will take place when this rule

is initiated. Options to choose from are Allow and Deny.

Enable: Tick this option to enable the specied IP range

for this rule.

Remote IP Start: Enter the remote starting IP address here in the

range.

Remote IP End: Enter the remote ending IP address here in the

range.

Add: Click this button to add the new inbound lter

rule.

Cancel: Click this button to discard the new inbound lter

rule.

In the Inbound Filter Rules List section, the user can view a list of the inbound lter rules already created. To edit a specic rule, click on the

icon. The delete a specic rule, click on the icon.

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Firewall Settings

A rewall protects your network from the outside world. The router oers a rewall type functionality. The SPI feature helps prevent cyber attacks. Sometimes you may want a computer exposed to the outside world for certain types of applications. If you choose to expose a computer, you can enable DMZ. DMZ is short for Demilitarized Zone. This option will expose the chosen computer completely to the outside world.

The following parameters will be available for conguration:

Enable SPI: Check the Enable SPI box to enable the SPI (Stateful

Packet Inspection, also known as dynamic packet ltering) feature. Enabling SPI helps to prevent cyber attacks by tracking more state per session. It validates that the trac passing through the session conforms to the protocol.

The following parameters will be available for conguration:

UDP Endpoint

Filtering:

TCP Endpoint

Filtering:

The following parameters will be available for conguration:

Enable anti-

spoof checking:

Select the appropriate NAT UDP endpoint ltering method here. Options to choose from are ‘Endpoint Independent’, ‘Address Restricted’, and ‘Port And Address Restricted’.

Select the appropriate NAT TCP endpoint ltering method here. Options to choose from are ‘Endpoint Independent’, ‘Address Restricted’, and ‘Port And Address Restricted’.

Tick this option to enable the anti-spoof checking feature.

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Firewall rules can be used to allow or deny trac passing through the router. You can specify a single port by utilizing the input box at the top or a range of ports by utilizing both input boxes. DMZ means “Demilitarized Zone”. DMZ allows computers behind the router rewall to be accessible to Internet trac. Typically, your DMZ would contain Web servers, FTP servers and others.

The following parameters will be available for conguration:

Enable DMZ: Tick this option to enable the DMZ feature.

DMZ IP Address: Enter the IP address of the computer on the

LAN that you want to have unrestricted Internet communication in the DMZ IP address eld. To specify an existing DHCP client, use the Computer Name drop-down to select the computer that you want to make a DMZ host. If selecting a computer that is a DHCP client, be sure to make a static reservation in the Setup > Network Settings page so that the IP address of the DMZ machine does not change.

The following parameters will be available for conguration:

PPTP: Tick this option to allow PPTP access to the LAN

network.

IPSec (VPN): Tick this option to allow IPSec (VPN) access to the

LAN network.

RSTP: Tick this option to allow RSTP access to the LAN

network.

SIP: Tick this option to allow SIP access to the LAN

network.

Click on the Save Settings button to accept the changes made. Click on the Don’t Save Settings button to discard the changes made.

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Routing

The Routing option is an advanced method of customizing specic routes of data through your network.

In the Routing List section, the user can congure routing rules used by this router. The maximum amount of rules that can be congured is 32.

The following parameters will be available for conguration:

Checkbox: To enable a route, check the box that is on the left

side of the route.

Name: Enter a name for the rule used here.

Destination IP: Enter the IP address of the packets that will take

this route.

Netmask: Enter the netmask to specify the subnet of the IP

packets that will take this route.

Gateway: Enter the next hop that will be taken if this route

is used.

Metric: Enter the metric value that this route will use here.

Interface: Use the drop-down menu to specify if the IP packet must use the WAN or LAN interface to transit out of the Router.

Click on the Save Settings button to accept the changes made. Click on the Don’t Save Settings button to discard the changes made.

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Advanced Wireless

These options are for users that wish to change the behavior of their 802.11n wireless radio from the standard settings. We do not recommend changing these settings from the factory defaults. Incorrect settings may impact the performance of your wireless radio. The default settings should provide the best wireless radio performance in most environments.

The following parameters will be available for conguration:

Wireless Band: Here the user can view the wireless frequency

band being congured. In the case 2.4GHz.

Transmit Power: This option sets the transmit power of the

antennas.

Beacon Period: Beacons are packets sent by an Access Point to

synchronize a wireless network. Specify a value. 100 is the default setting and is recommended.

RTS Threshold: Here the user can enter the RTS threshold value

used. This value should remain at its default setting of 2346. If inconsistent data ow is a problem, only a minor modication should be made.

Fragmentation: The fragmentation threshold, which is specied

in bytes, determines whether packets will be fragmented. Packets exceeding the 2346 byte setting will be fragmented before transmission. 2346 is the default setting.

DTIM Interval: Here the user can enter the DTIM Interval value. Delivery Trac Indication Message (DTIM) is a countdown informing clients

of the next window for listening to broadcast and multicast messages. The default settings is 1.

WMM Enable: Check this box to enable the WMM feature.

Short GI: Check this box to reduce the guard interval time therefore increasing the data capacity. However, it’s less reliable and may

create higher data loss.

Click on the Save Settings button to accept the changes made. Click on the Don’t Save Settings button to discard the changes made.

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Wi-Fi Protected Setup

Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) System is a simplied method for securing your wireless network during the “Initial setup” as well as the “Add New Device” processes. The Wi-Fi Alliance (WFA) has certied it across dierent products as well as manufactures. The process is just as easy, as depressing a button for the Push-Button Method or correctly entering the 8-digit code for the Pin-Code Method. The time reduction in setup and ease of use are quite benecial, while the highest wireless Security setting of WPA2 is automatically used.

In the Wi-Fi Protected Setup section, the user can enable the WPS feature of this router.

The following parameters will be available for conguration:

Enable: Tick this option to enable the Wi-Fi Protected

Setup feature.

WiFi Protected

Setup:

Lock Wireless

Security

Settings:

In the PIN Settings section, the user not only will be able to view the PIN code, but will also be able to reset the PIN to default or to generate a new PIN code. A PIN is a unique number that can be used to add the router to an existing network or to create a new network. The default PIN may be printed on the bottom of the router. For extra security, a new PIN can be generated. You can restore the default PIN at any time. Only the Administrator (“admin” account) can change or reset the PIN.

The following parameters will be available for conguration:

Reset PIN to

Default:

Generate New

Click the ‘Connect your Wireless Device’ button to start Wireless Connection Setup Wizard. This wizard helps you add wireless devices to the wireless network.

This parameter displays the WPS setup status.

Tick this option to lock the congured wireless security settings.

PIN: Shows the current value of the router’s PIN.

Click this button to restore the default PIN of the router.

Click this button to create a random number that

PIN:

is a valid PIN. This becomes the router’s PIN. You can then copy this PIN to the user interface of the registrar.

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Step 1: In this step the user have two options to choose from. You can choose Auto if the wireless client supports WPS, or Manual if the wireless client does not support WPS.

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Advanced Network

This section contains settings which can change the way the router handles certain types of trac. We recommend that you not change any of these settings unless you are already familiar with them or have been instructed to change them by one of our support personnel.

UPnP

UPnP is short for Universal Plug and Play which is a networking architecture that provides compatibility among networking equipment, software, and peripherals. The device is a UPnP enabled router, meaning it will work with other UPnP devices/software. If you do not want to use the UPnP functionality, it can be disabled by selecting “Disabled”.

The following parameters will be available for conguration:

Enable UPnP: Tick this option to enable the UPnP feature of the

router.

WAN Ping

When you Enable WAN Ping response, you are causing the public WAN (Wide Area Network) IP address on the device to respond to ping commands sent by Internet users. Pinging public WAN IP addresses is a common method used by hackers to test whether your WAN IP address is valid.

The following parameters will be available for conguration:

Enable WAN

Ping Response:

WAN Port Speed

This allows you to select the speed of the WAN interface of the router. Option to choose from are Auto 10/100/1000Mbps, 10Mbps, 100Mbps, or 1000Mbps.

The following parameters will be available for conguration:

WAN Port Speed: You may set the port speed of the Internet port

Tick this option to enable the WAN Ping Response option of the router.

to Auto 10/100/1000Mbps, 10Mbps, 100Mbps, or 1000Mbps. Some older cable or DSL modems may require you to set the port speed to 10Mbps.

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Multicast Streams

This section enables the user to allow Multicast trac to pass from the Internet to your network more eciently.

The following parameters will be available for conguration:

Enable Multicast

Streams:

EEE

The goal of Energy Ecient Ethernet (EEE) is to reduce Ethernet power consumption by 50 percent or more. Energy Ecient Ethernet (EEE), also known as IEEE 802.3az, is a set of enhancements to the twisted-pair and backplane Ethernet networking standards that will allow for less power consumption during periods of low data activity.

The following parameters will be available for conguration:

Enable EEE: Tick this option to enable the Energy Ecient

Enable this option if you are receiving video on demand type of service from the Internet. The router uses the IGMP protocol to support ecient multicasting transmission of identical content, such as multimedia, from a source to a number of recipients. This option must be enabled if any applications on the LAN participate in a multicast group. If you have a multimedia LAN application that is not receiving content as expected, try enabling this option.

Ethernet (EEE) feature.

Click on the Save Settings button to accept the changes made. Click on the Don’t Save Settings button to discard the changes made.

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DLNA Settings

DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) is the standard for the interoperability of Network Media Devices (NMDs). The user can enjoy multi-media applications (music, pictures and videos) on your network connected PC or media devices. If you agree to share media with devices, any computer or device that connects to your network can play your shared music, pictures and videos.

Note: The shared media may not be secure. Allowing any devices to stream is recommended only on secure networks.

The following parameters will be available for conguration:

Name your

media library:

Folder: Simply tick the root option, to use the root

Enter the name of your media library here. This name will be visible to all the DLNA players on the network.

directory of the storage device plugged into the USB port of the router. To use a specic folder on the storage device, click on the Browse button and navigate to the specic folder. Click on the Apply button to choose the folder.

Click on the Save Settings button to accept the changes made. Click on the Don’t Save Settings button to discard the changes made.

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iTunes Server

The router features an iTunes Server. This server provides the ability to share music and videos to computers on the local network running iTunes. If the server is enabled, the router will be automatically detected by the iTunes program and the music and videos contained in the specied directory will be available to stream over the network.

The following parameters will be available for conguration:

iTunes Server: Select to enable or disable the iTunes server.

Folder: Species the folder or directory that will be shared

by the iTunes server. Select root to share all les on all volumes, or click Browse to select a specic folder.

Click on the Save Settings button to accept the changes made. Click on the Don’t Save Settings button to discard the changes made.

After enabling the iTunes server on the router, launch iTunes. In your iTunes utility, select the router and enter the iTunes server password if required.

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Guest Zone

On this page, the user will be able to congure the Guest Zone, settings. The guest zone provide a separate network zone for guest to access Internet.

The following parameters will be available for conguration:

Enable Guest

Zone:

Wireless Band: Displays the frequency band used.

Wireless

Network Name:

Enable Routing

Between Zones:

Security Mode: The security mode enables the user to congure wireless security for this wireless guest zone. For more information about

Click on the Save Settings button to accept the changes made. Click on the Don’t Save Settings button to discard the changes made.

Tick this option to enable the Guest Zone feature for the frequency band 2.4GHz. Use the dropdown menu to schedule the time that the Firewall rule will be enabled. The schedule may be set to Always, which will allow the particular service to always be enabled. Click the New Schedule button to create your own times in the Schedules page.

The Service Set Identier (SSID) is the name of your wireless network. Create a name using up to 32 characters. The SSID is case-sensitive.

Tick this option to enable routing between guest zones.

wireless security, refer to the Wireless Settings page.

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IPv6 Firewall

On this page the user can congure the IPv6 rewall settings. The rewall settings section is an advance feature that is used to allow or deny trac from passing through the device. It works in the same way as IP Filters with additional settings. You can create more detailed rules for the device.

In the IPv6 Firewall Rules section the user can create, enable and disable IPv6 rewall rules used by this device. The following parameters will be available for conguration:

Congure IPv6

Filtering:

Checkbox Tick this option to used the rewall rules created.

Name: Enter a custom rewall rule name here. This name

Source Interface: Select the appropriate source interface used here.

Destination

Interface:

Schedule: Select a time schedule that will be applied to this

IP Address

Range:

Protocol: Select the protocol used for this rule here. Options

Port Range: Enter the port range used for this rule here.

This option denes the behavior of all the IPv6 rewall rules created. Option to choose from are ‘Turn IPv6 Filtering OFF’, ‘Turn IPv6 Filtering ON

and ALLOW rules listed’, and ‘Turn IPv6 Filtering ON and DENY rules listed’. Select the appropriate

option used here.

is used for identication.

Select the appropriate destination interface used here.

rules here. Enter the IPv6 address range used here.

to choose from are ALL, TCP, UDP, and ICMP.

Click on the Save Settings button to accept the changes made. Click on the Don’t Save Settings button to discard the changes made.

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IPv6 Routing

On this page the user can specify custom routes that determine how data is moved around your IPv6 network.

The following parameters will be available for conguration:

Checkbox: To enable a route, check the box that is on the left

side of the route.

Name: Enter the IPv6 routing rule name used here.

Metric: Enter the metric value for this rule here.

Interface: Use the drop-down menu to specify if the IP packet

must use the WAN or LAN interface to transit out of the Router.

Destination IPv6: Enter the IPv6 address of the packets that will take

this route.

Prex Length: Enter the IPv6 address prex length of the packets

that will take this route.

Gateway: Enter the next hop that will be taken if this route

is used.

Click on the Save Settings button to accept the changes made. Click on the Don’t Save Settings button to discard the changes made.

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Tools Category

In this category the user will be able to congure features that are related to the router itself. Features like the time settings, login accounts, rmware update and more.

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Admin

This page will allow you to change the Administrator password and congure the authentication settings. This window also allows you to enable Remote Management, via the Internet. For security reasons, it is recommended that you change the password for the Admin and User accounts. Be sure to write down the new password to avoid having to reset the router in case they are forgotten.

In the Admin Password section, the user can change the Administrator login password used for this device.

The following parameters will be available for conguration:

Password: Enter the new login password used here.

Verify Password: Re-enter the new login password here.

In the User Password section, the user can change the User login password used for this device.

The following parameters will be available for conguration:

Password: Enter the new login password used here.

Verify Password: Re-enter the new login password here.

In the System Name section, the user can change the gateway name used for this device.

The following parameters will be available for conguration:

Gateway Name: Enter the router gateway name used here.

The following parameters will be available for conguration:

Enable Graphical

Authentication:

Tick this option to enable the graphical image conrmation when the user login to the web conguration.

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Enable Remote

Management:

Remote Admin

Port:

Remote Admin

Inbound Filter:

Details: Enter the remote admin inbound lter detail description used here.

Click on the Save Settings button to accept the changes made. Click on the Don’t Save Settings button to discard the changes made.

Tick this option to enable remote management. This option will enable the router to be accessible from the Internet port.

Enter the remote administration port number used here. Sometimes services like an internal web server will occupy the port number 80. In this option the user can change the remote administration port to 8080 for example.

Select the appropriate remote admin inbound lter behavior here. Options to choose from are Allow All and Deny All.

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Time

The Time window allows you to congure, update, and maintain the correct time on the internal system clock. From this section you can set the time zone that you are in and set the Time Server. Daylight Saving can also be congured to automatically adjust the time when needed.

Time and Date Conguration

Here the user can congure the time zone as well as the daylight savings settings used for this router.

The following parameters will be available for conguration:

Time: Here will be displayed the current time

conguration running on this device.

Time Zone: Select the appropriate time zone used on this

device here.

Enable Daylight

Saving:

Daylight Saving

Oset:

Daylight Saving

Dates:

Automatic Time and Date Conguration

Here the user can congure whether this router will automatically synchronize it’s time and date with a public time server.

The following parameters will be available for conguration:

Automatically

synchronize:

NTP Server Used: Select the appropriate time server used here. The

Update Now: After selecting the appropriate time server and enabling the automatic synchronization option, click on this button to update

Check this box if the country your are located in uses Daylight Saving time.

Select the daylight savings oset used here.

Select the start date and end date for daylight saving time.

NTP is short for Network Time Protocol. NTP synchronizes computer clock times in a network of computers. Tick this option to enable automatic time and date synchronizing.

interval at which the router will communicate with the NTP server is set to 7 days.

the current time and date of the router.

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Set the Time and Date Manually

Here the user can congure the time and date values, used by this router, manually. Here the user can also synchronize the router’s time with the conguration computer’s time.

The following parameters will be available for conguration:

Set Manually: Here the user can manually congure the date and

time used by this device. Options to congure are Year, Month, Day, Hour, Minute, and Second.

Click on the Save Settings button to accept the changes made. Click on the Don’t Save Settings button to discard the changes made.

Syslog

The Syslog options allow you to send log information to a System Log Server.

The following parameters will be available for conguration:

Enable Logging

To SysLog

Server:

Syslog Server IP

Address:

Click on the Save Settings button to accept the changes made. Click on the Don’t Save Settings button to discard the changes made.

Tick this option to enable the Syslog feature.

Enter the Syslog Server IP address used here.

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Email Settings

The Email feature can be used to send the system log les and router alert messages to your email address.

Email Notication

When this option is enabled, router activity logs or rmware upgrade notications can be emailed to a designated email address.

The following parameters will be available for conguration:

Enable Email

Notication:

Email Settings

Here this user can manually enter the email settings required to enable the email notication feature.

The following parameters will be available for conguration:

From Email

Address:

To Email

Address:

Email Subject: Enter the text that you want to appear in the

SMTP Server

Address:

SMTP Server

Port:

Tick this option to enable the Email notication feature.

This email address will appear as the sender when you receive a log le or rmware upgrade notication via email.

Enter the email address where you want the email sent.

subject line of the e-mail that is sent.

Enter the SMTP server address for sending email. If your SMTP server requires authentication, select this option.

Enter the SMTP server port number used for sending email.

Enable

Authentication:

Tick this option if the SMTP server requires authentication for sending mail.

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Account Name: Enter your account for sending email.

Password: Enter the password associated with the account.

Verify Password: Re-enter the password associated with the account here.

Send Mail Now: Click this button to send a test email from the Router to verify that the email settings have been congured correctly.

Email Log When Full or on Schedule

Normally emails are sent at the starting and ending time dened in the schedule. However, rebooting the router during the schedule period will cause additional emails to be sent.

The following parameters will be available for conguration:

On Log Full: Select this option if you want logs to be sent by

email when the log is full.

On Schedule: Select this option if you want logs to be sent by email according to a schedule.

Schedule: If you selected the ‘On Schedule’ option, select one of the dened schedule rules. If you do not see the schedule you need in

the list of schedules, go to the Tools > Schedules screen and create a new schedule.

Detail: Enter a detailed description here.

Click on the Save Settings button to accept the changes made. Click on the Don’t Save Settings button to discard the changes made.

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System

This section allows you to manage the router’s conguration settings, reboot the router, and restore the router to the factory default settings. Restoring the unit to the factory default settings will erase all settings, including any rules that you’ve created.

The following parameters will be available for conguration:

Save Settings To

Local Hard Drive:

Load Settings

From Local Hard

Drive:

Restore To

Factory Default

Settings:

Reboot The

Device:

Use this option to save the current router conguration settings to a le on the hard disk of the computer you are using. First, click the Save button. A le dialog will appear, allowing you to select a location and le name for the settings.

Use this option to load previously saved router conguration settings. First, use the Browse option to nd a previously saved le of conguration settings. Then, click the Restore Conguration From File button below to transfer those settings to the router.

This option will restore all conguration settings back to the settings that were in eect at the time the router was shipped from the factory. Any settings that have not been saved will be lost, including any rules that you have created. If you want to save the current router conguration settings, use the Save button above.

Click to reboot the router.

Clear Language

Pack:

Click on the Save Settings button to accept the changes made. Click on the Don’t Save Settings button to discard the changes made.

If you previously installed a language pack and want to revert all the menus on the Router interface back to the default language settings, click the Clear button.

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