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Section 3 - Configuration

DDNS

The DDNS feature allows you to host a server (Web, FTP, Game Server, etc…) using a domain name that you have
purchased (www.whateveryournameis.com) with your dynamically assigned IP address. Most broadband Internet
Service Providers assign dynamic (changing) IP addresses. Using a DDNS service provider, your friends can enter in
your domain name to connect to your server no matter what your IP address is.

DDNS:

Server Address:

Host Name:

Username or Key:

Password or Key:

Timeout:

Status:

Dynamic Domain Name System is a method of
keeping a domain name linked to a changing IP
Address. Check the box to enable DDNS.

Choose your DDNS provider from the drop
down menu.

Enter the Host Name that you registered with
your DDNS service provider.

Enter the Username for your DDNS account.
Enter the Password for your DDNS account.
Enter a time (in hours).
Displays the current connection status to your

DDNS server.

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System Check

Ping Test:

Ping Results:

The Ping Test is used to send Ping packets
to test if a computer is on the Internet. Enter
the IP Address that you wish to Ping, and
click Ping.

The results of your ping attempts will be
displayed here.

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Schedules

Name:

Days:

Time:

Save:

Schedule Rules

List:

Enter a name for your new schedule.
Select a day, a range of days, or All Week to

include every day.
Check

end time for your schedule.
Click Save to save your schedule. You

must click Save Settings at the top for your
schedules to go into effect.

The list of schedules will be listed here. Click
the Edit icon to make changes or click the

Delete icon to remove the schedule.

All.Day.-.24hrs or enter a start and

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Device Information

This page displays the current information for the DIR-615. It will display the LAN, WAN (Internet), and Wireless
information.

If your Internet connection is set up for a Dynamic IP address then a Release button and a Renew button will be
displayed. Use Release to disconnect from your ISP and use Renew to connect to your ISP.

If your Internet connection is set up for PPPoE, a Connect
button and a Disconnect button will be displayed. Use

Disconnect to drop the PPPoE connection and use
Connect to establish the PPPoE connection.

See the following page for more information.

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General:

WAN:

LAN:

Wireless LAN:

LAN Computers:

IGMP Multicast

Memberships:

Displays the router’s time and firmware version.
Displays the MAC address and the public IP

settings for the router.
Displays the MAC address and the private (local)

IP settings for the router.
Displays the wireless MAC address and your

wireless settings such as SSID and Channel.
Displays computers and devices that are connected

to the router via Ethernet and that are receiving an
IP address assigned by the router (DHCP).

Displays the Multicast Group IP Address.

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Log

The router automatically logs (records) events of possible interest in it’s internal memory. If there isn’t enough internal
memory for all events, logs of older events are deleted but logs of the latest events are retained. The Logs option allows
you to view the router logs. You can define what types of events you want to view and the level of the events to view.
This router also has external Syslog Server support so you can send the log files to a computer on your network that
is running a Syslog utility.

What to View:

View Levels:

Apply Log

Settings:

Refresh:

Clear:

Email Now:

Save Log:

You can select the types of messages that you want
to display from the log. Firewall & Security, System,
and Router Status messages can be selected.

There are three levels of message importance:
Informational, Warning, and Critical. Select the levels
that you want displayed in the log.

Will filter the log results so that only the selected
options appear.

Updates the log details on the screen so it displays
any recent activity.

Clears all of the log contents.
This option will send a copy of the router log to the

e-mail address configured in the
Settings screen.

This option will save the router to a log file on your
computer.

Tools. >. Email.

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Stats

The screen below displays the Traffic Statistics. Here you can view the amount of packets that pass through the DIR-615 on
both the Internet and the LAN ports. The traffic counter will reset if the device is rebooted.

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Internet Sessions

The Internet Sessions page displays full details of active Internet sessions through your router. An Internet session is a
conversation between a program or application on a LAN-side computer and a program or application on a WAN-side
computer.

Local:

NAT:

Internet:

Protocol:

State:

The IP address and, where appropriate, port
number of the local application.

The port number of the LAN-side application as
viewed by the WAN-side application.

The IP address and, where appropriate, port
number of the application on the Internet.

The communications protocol used for the
conversation.

State for sessions that use the TCP protocol:
NO: None -- This entry is used as a placeholder for a future connection that may occur.

SS: SYN Sent -- One of the systems is attempting to start a connection.
EST: Established -- the connection is passing data.
FW: FIN Wait -- The client system has requested that the connection be stopped.
CW: Close Wait -- The server system has requested that the connection be stopped.
TW: Time Wait -- Waiting for a short time while a connection that was in FIN Wait is fully closed.
LA: Last ACK -- Waiting for a short time while a connection that was in Close Wait is fully closed.

CL: Closed -- The connection is no longer active but the session is being tracked in case there are any retransmitted

packets still pending.

Dir:

The direction of initiation of the conversation:

. Out - Initiated from LAN to WAN.
. In - Initiated from WAN to LAN.

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Priority:

Time Out:

The preference given to outbound packets of this conversation by the QoS Engine logic. Smaller numbers represent higher
priority.

The number of seconds of idle time until the router considers the session terminated. The initial value of Time Out depends
on the type and state of the connection.

300.seconds - UDP connections.

240.seconds - Reset or closed TCP connections. The connection does not close instantly so that lingering packets
can pass or the connection can be re-established.

7800.seconds - Established or closing TCP connections.

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Wireless

The wireless client table displays a list of current connected wireless clients. This table also displays the connection
time and MAC address of the connected wireless clients.

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IPv6

This screen will display all of your IPv6 internet and network connection details are displayed on this page.

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Support

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Wireless Security

This section will show you the different levels of security you can use to protect your data from intruders. The DIR-615
offers the following types of security:

• WPA2 (Wi-Fi Protected Access 2) • WPA2-PSK(Pre-Shared Key)

• WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) • WPA-PSK (Pre-Shared Key)

What is WPA?

WPA, or Wi-Fi Protected Access, is a Wi-Fi standard that was designed to improve the security features of WEP (Wired
Equivalent Privacy).

The 2 major improvements over WEP:

• Improved data encryption through the Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP). TKIP scrambles the keys
using a hashing algorithm and, by adding an integrity-checking feature, ensures that the keys haven’t
been tampered with. WPA2 is based on 802.11i and uses Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) instead
of TKIP.

• User authentication, which is generally missing in WEP, through the extensible authentication protocol
(EAP). WEP regulates access to a wireless network based on a computer’s hardware-specific MAC
address, which is relatively simple to be sniffed out and stolen. EAP is built on a more secure public-key
encryption system to ensure that only authorized network users can access the network.

WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK uses a passphrase or key to authenticate your wireless connection. The key is an alpha-numeric
password between 8 and 63 characters long. The password can include symbols (!?*&_) and spaces. This key must
be the exact same key entered on your wireless router or access point.

WPA/WPA2 incorporates user authentication through the Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP). EAP is built on a
more secure public key encryption system to ensure that only authorized network users can access the network.

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Wireless Connection Setup Wizard

To run the security wizard, browse to the Setup page and then click the Wireless.Connection.Setup.Wizard.button.

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Enter the SSID (Service Set Identifier). The SSID is the name
of your wireless network. Create a name using up to 32
characters. The SSID is case-sensitive. Select Automatically
and click Next.

Once this screen appears, the setup is complete. You will be
given a detailed summary of your wireless security settings.
Click Save to continue.

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