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Advanced Wireless-N Router
Linksys E2000
Chapter 3: Advanced Configuration
Maximum Number of Users
Enter the maximum
number of computers that you want the DHCP server to
assign IP addresses to . This number cannot be greater
than 253 . The default is
50
.
IP Address Range
The range of available IP addresses is
displayed .
Client Lease Time
The Client Lease Time is the amount of
time a network user will be allowed connection to the Router
with their current dynamic IP address . Enter the amount of
time, in minutes, that the user will be “leased” this dynamic
IP address . After the time is up, the user will be automatically
assigned a new dynamic IP address, or the lease will be
renewed . The default is
0
minutes, which means one day .
Static DNS 1-3
The Domain Name System (DNS) is how the
Internet translates domain or website names into Internet
addresses or Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) . Your ISP will
provide you with at least one DNS Server IP Address . If you wish
to use another, enter that IP Address in one of these fields . You
can enter up to three DNS Server IP Addresses here . The Router
will use these for quicker access to functioning DNS servers .
WINS
The Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS)
manages each computer’s interaction with the Internet . If
you use a WINS server, enter that server’s IP Address here .
Otherwise, leave this blank .
Time Setting
Time Setting
Time Zone
Select the time zone in which your network
functions from this drop-down menu .
Automatically adjust clock for daylight saving
changes
Select this option to have the Router
automatically adjust for daylight saving time .
Click
Save Settings
to apply your changes, or click
Cancel
Changes
to clear your changes .
Setup > DDNS
The Router offers a Dynamic Domain Name System (DDNS)
feature . DDNS lets you assign a fixed host and domain
name to a dynamic Internet IP address . It is useful when
you are hosting your own website, File Transfer Protocol
(FTP) server, or other server behind the Router .
Before you can use this feature, you need to sign
up for DDNS service with a DDNS service provider,
www.dyndns.org
or
www.TZO.com
. If you do not want
to use this option, keep the default,
Disabled
.
DDNS
DDNS Service
If your DDNS service is provided by DynDNS .org, then
select
DynDNS.org
from the drop-down menu . If your
DDNS service is provided by TZO, then select
TZO.com
.
The features available on the
DDNS
screen will vary,
depending on which DDNS service provider you use .
DynDNS .org
Setup > DDNS > DynDNS
Username
Enter the Username for your DDNS account .
Password
Enter the Password for your DDNS account .
Host Name
The DDNS URL assigned by the DDNS service
is displayed .
System
Select the DynDNS service you use:
Dynamic
,
Static
, or
Custom
. The default selection is
Dynamic
.
Mail Exchange (Optional)
Enter the address of your mail
exchange server, so e-mails to your DynDNS address go to
your mail server .
Backup MX
This option allows the Mail eXchange (MX)
server to be a backup . To disable this feature, keep the
default,
Disabled
. To enable the feature, select
Enabled
. If
you are not sure which setting to select, keep the default,
Disabled
.
Wildcard
This setting enables or disables wildcards
for your host . For example, if your DDNS address is
myplace.dyndns.org
and you enable wildcards, then
x.myplace.dyndns.org
will work as well (x is the wildcard) .
To disable wildcards, keep the default,
Disabled
. To
enable wildcards, select
Enabled
. If you are not sure
which setting to select, keep the default,
Disabled
.
Internet IP Address
The Router’s Internet IP address is
displayed here . Because it is dynamic, it will change .
Status
The status of the DDNS service connection is
displayed here .
Update
To manually trigger an update, click
Update
.
Click
Save Settings
to apply your changes, or click
Cancel
Changes
to clear your changes .