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Chapter
Chapter
Chapter
Chapter 10
10
10
10 System
System
System
System Tools
Tools
Tools
Tools
10.1
10.1
10.1
10.1 Time
Time
Time
Time Settings
Settings
Settings
Settings
This section is used to the router's internal clock. You can set it manually or obtain the GMT
time from the Internet.
�
Time
Time
Time
Time z
z
z
zone:
one:
one:
one:
Select the time zone in which you are operating the router from the
drop-down list.
�
Customized
Customized
Customized
Customized time:
time:
time:
time:
Check this box to enable manual time setting, then enter the date
and time in the appropriate fields.
N
N
N
NOTE
OTE
OTE
OTE::::
When
When
When
When the
the
the
the Router
Router
Router
Router is
is
is
is powered
powered
powered
powered off,
off,
off,
off, the
the
the
the time
time
time
time setting
setting
setting
settings
s
s
s will
will
will
will be
be
be
be lost.
lost.
lost.
lost. The
The
The
The router
router
router
router will
will
will
will obtain
obtain
obtain
obtain
the
the
the
the GMT
GMT
GMT
GMT time
time
time
time automatically
automatically
automatically
automatically the
the
the
the next
next
next
next time
time
time
time it
it
it
it accesses
accesses
accesses
accesses the
the
the
the internet.
internet.
internet.
internet. Only
Only
Only
Only when
when
when
when you
you
you
you
connect
connect
connect
connect to
to
to
to the
the
the
the internet
internet
internet
internet and
and
and
and obtain
obtain
obtain
obtain the
the
the
the GMT
GMT
GMT
GMT time
time
time
time or
or
or
or set
set
set
set the
the
the
the time
time
time
time on
on
on
on this
this
this
this screen,
screen,
screen,
screen, can
can
can
can
the
the
the
the time
time
time
time settings
settings
settings
settings in
in
in
in other
other
other
other functions
functions
functions
functions (e.g.
(e.g.
(e.g.
(e.g. security
security
security
security settings)
settings)
settings)
settings) take
take
take
take effect.
effect.
effect.
effect.
10.2
10.2
10.2
10.2 DDNS
DDNS
DDNS
DDNS
If you want outside users to be able to access your system from the internet, they can do so
using either your gateway's router IP address or a Domain Name. However, unless you
have a static IP address from your ISP, your IP address will change and the resolution of
your Domain Name will be broken. To solve this, you can sign up for a Dynamic Domain
Name System, which will ensure that the fixed Domain Name you have selected can
always be resolved with whatever IP address is currently assigned to your connection. This
router can be setup to communicate with the DDNS server to keep it informed of your
