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Domain
Shows the domain name as configured.
DNS Server
Shows the primary DNS address of your provider.
LAN Status
WAN MAC Address
Shows the MAC address of the WAN connection.
Submask
Shows the local subnet mask of your router.
Running time
Shows for how long your router has been active.
NAT
Indicates whether the NAT option of your router is on or off.
LAN MAC Address
Shows the MAC address of the LAN connection.
IP Address
Shows the local IP address of your router.
Information
Firmware Version
Shows the firmware version of your router.
Firewall
Indicates whether the firewall of your router is on or off.
DHCP Server
Indicates whether the DHCP server of your router is on or off.
Client Count
Shows how many computers are connected to your router.
6.0 Firewall settings
A firewall can both be a software based solution or a hardware based solution. It
places a wall between your local network and the outer world, so to speak. Firewalls
usually check both incoming and outgoing data traffic. Firewalls can be set to block or
allow specific information from the Internet. Firewalls can also be set to block or allow
requests from within your local network.
6.1 Opening ports in the firewall
The option ‘Virtual server’ allows you to make a computer in your network (for instance
configured as an FTP or web server) available from the Internet. When using the
‘Virtual Server’ you can specify ports that need to be opened by the firewall. Opening
ports in the firewall can be necessary if you use programs that both receive and
transmit data (such as VPN, Kazaa, Azureus and some computer games).
Note! Before configuring the Virtual Server you first need to know which ports need to
be opened. Consult the help function or the documentation of the program for which
you wish to open ports.
1.
Open your Internet browser.
2.
Enter ‘http://192.168.1.1’ in the address bar.
3.
Press ‘Enter’ on your keyboard.
4.
Leave the field ‘username’ blank.
5.
Leave the field ‘password’ blank.
6.
Click ‘Ok’ to open the web page of the router.
7.
Click ‘Virtual Server’ in the menu.
8.
Click ‘Enable’.