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Chapter3:AdvancedConfiguration
OptionalSettings
SomeofthesesettingsmayberequiredbyyourISP .Verify
thesesettingswithyourISPbeforemakinganychanges .
OptionalSettings
Host Name and Domain Name
Thesefieldsallowyouto
supplyahostanddomainname .SomeISPs,usuallycable
ISPs,requirethesenamesasidentification .Youmayhave
tocheckwithyourISPtoseeifyourbroadbandInternet
service has been configured with a host and domain
name .Inmostcases,leavingthesefieldsblankwillwork .
MTU
MTUistheMaximumTransmissionUnit .Itspecifies
thelargestpacketsizepermittedforInternettransmission .
SelectManualifyouwanttomanuallyenterthelargest
packetsizethatistransmitted .ToallowtheValettoselect
the best MTU for your Internet connection, keep the
defaultsetting,
Auto
.
Size
WhenManualisselectedinthe
MTU
field,thisoption
isenabled .Leavethisvalueinthe1200to1500range .The
defaultsizedependsontheInternetConnectionType:
•
DHCP,StaticIP,orTelstra:
1500
•
PPPoE:
1492
•
PPTPorL2TP:
1460
NetworkSetup
The
Network Setup
sectionconfigurestheIPsettingsfor
yourlocalnetwork .
RouterIP
This presents the IP Address of theValet, Subnet Mask,
andURLasseenbyyournetwork .
RouterIP
IP Address
ThisistheIPaddressoftheValetandisused
asthebaseforallofyourlocalnetworksettings .
Subnet Mask
This is the subnet mask address for your
Valet .Itoffersaselectionofaddressesfromadrop-down
menu .Mostuserswillnotneedtochangethissetting .
URL Address
This value entered here can be typed
into a web browser’s address field to access the Valet’s
browser-basedutilityinsteadoftypingintheIPaddress
oftheValet .
DHCPServerSetting
The Valet includes a DHCP server that automatically
assigns IP addresses to computers, cell phones, gaming
systems,andotherDHCPenableddevicesonyourhome
network .
NOTE:
IfyouchoosetoenabletheDHCPserver
option,makesurethereisnootherDHCPserver
onyournetwork .
DHCPServerSetting
DHCP Server
DHCPisenabledbyfactorydefault .Ifyou
alreadyhaveaDHCPserveronyournetwork,oryoudo
notwantaDHCPserver,thenselect
Disabled
(noother
DHCPfeatureswillbeavailable) .
NOTE:
If you disconnect a computer or device
from your network and reconnect it to the
network at a later time, it may be assigned a
new IP address . If you want to ensure that the
computer or device uses the same IP address
allthetime,youcanusetheDHCPReservation
option .
DHCP Reservation
Click this button if you want to
assignafixedlocalIPaddresstoaspecificdeviceonyour
network .Thisishelpfulifyouhaveadeviceyouneedto
accessatthesameaddressallthetimesuchasamedia
serverorprintserver .YoucanreservetheIPaddressfor
thespecificdevicebyselectingitfromthelistofdevices
orbymanuallyenteringtheMACaddressofthedevice .
DHCPReservation
YouwillseealistofDHCPclientswiththefollowing
information: Client Name, Interface, IP Address, and
MACAddress .
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