Chapter 3
Advanced Configuration
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Wireless-N Home Router
addresses to. This number cannot be greater than 253.
The default is
50
.
IP Address Range
Displayed here is the range of available
IP addresses.
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 has expired, 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 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 Settings
Time Zone
Select the time zone in which your network
functions from this drop-down menu. (You can even
automatically adjust for daylight saving time.)
Time Settings
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, 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 feature, 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 is the DDNS URL assigned by the DDNS
service.
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 feature allows the mail exchange 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 this button.
Click
Save Settings
to apply your changes, or click
Cancel
Changes
to clear your changes.
