34
Using the Configuration Menu (continued)
Tools > Misc
Ping Test-
Restart
Device-
Block
WAN
Ping-
Discard Ping from
WAN side-
VPN
Pass
Through-
PPTP-
select
Enabled
or
Disabled
IPSec-
select
Enabled
or
Disabled
The Ping Test is used to
send Ping packets to test
if a computer is on the In-
ternet. Enter the IP Address
that you wish to Ping, and
click
Ping
.
If you choose to block WAN
Ping, the WAN IP Address of
the DI-524 will not respond
to pings. Blocking the Ping
may provide some extra
security from hackers.
The DI-524 supports VPN (Virtual Private Network) pass-
through for both PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol) and
IPSec (IP Security). Once VPN pass-through is enabled, there
is no need to open up virtual services. Multiple VPN connections
can be made through the DI-524. This is useful when you have
many VPN clients on the LAN network.
Click
Reboot
to restart the
DI-524.
Click
Enabled
to block the
WAN ping.
UPNP-
Gaming
Mode-
Dynamic
DNS-
To use the
Universal Plug and Play
feature click on
Enabled
. UPNP
provides compatibility with networking equipment, software and pe-
ripherals of the over 400 vendors that cooperate in the Plug and Play
Gaming mode allows a form of pass-through for certain Internet Games.
If you are using Xbox, Playstation2 or a PC, make sure you are using
the latest firmware and Gaming Mode is enabled. To utilize Gaming
Mode, click
Enabled
.
If you are not using a Gaming application, it is
recommended that you
Disable
Gaming Mode.
Dynamic Domain Name System is a method of keeping a domain name
linked to a changing IP Address. This is a useful feature since many
computers do not use a static IP address.