4. You can set the following DHCP settings:
§
DHCP IP Range
— This is the starting and ending address of the range of IP
addresses available for your device to dynamically (that is, not permanently) assign
to computers connected to it.
The start address must be 192.168.1.10 or above.
The ending address must be 192.168.1.50 or below.
§
DHCP Lease Time
— This is the amount of time, in minutes, a computer can use its
assigned IP address before it is required to renew the lease. After this time is up, the
computer is automatically assigned a new dynamic IP address.
Enter a number between 2 and 10080.
§
DNS Mode
— This specifies how the DNS servers (that the DHCP clients are to
communicate with) are obtained. (See
DNS Mode
.)
5. Click
Submit
.
DNS Mode
The
DNS Mode
setting specifies how the DNS servers (that the DHCP clients are to
communicate with) are obtained.
1. Log in to the home page. (See
Logging In as an Administrator
.)
2. Click
Settings > Router > Basic
.
3. Set DNS Mode to one of the following:
§
Auto
— The DNS server specified by Virgin Mobile is used.
§
Manual
— The routing hardware assigns to DHCP clients the DNS servers specified
in the
DNS 1
and
DNS 2
fields. (These fields appear when
Manual
is selected.)
Use this option to access a DNS server that provides customized addressing or if
you have a local DNS server on your network.
4. Click
Submit
.
Enabling Port Forwarding
Before you can use or configure Port Forwarding, you must enable it:
1. Log in to the home page. (See
Logging In as an Administrator
.)
2. Click
Settings > Router > Port Forwarding
.
3. Next to
Port Forwarding
, select
Enable
.
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