Gateway Settings
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Item
Description
DHCP IP Range
This specifies 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. See
DHCP
.
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. See
DHCP
.
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.
Manual:
The routing hardware assigns DHCP clients the DNS servers
specified in the
DNS 1
and
DNS 2
fields
Use this option to access a DNS server that provides customized
addressing or if you have a local DNS server on your network.
Note:
The
DNS 1
and
DNS 2
fields appear only if
DNS Mode
is Manual.
Auto
: The DNS server specified by Sprint is used.
DMZ
DMZ On/Off
Enable / disable demilitarized zone.
DMZ Address
If DMZ is enabled, this is the IP address of a single computer used to receive
all unsolicited incoming connections.
Submit
UPnP (Universal Plug and Play)
UPnP provides simple and robust connectivity among consumer electronics, intelligent appliances,
and mobile devices from many different vendors. (For more information, see
upnp.org
.)
Note:
If UPnP is enabled, there are potential security risks.
To enable UPnP:
Before you can use UPnP, you must enable it.
1. On a computer or wireless device that is connected to your gateway, launch a Web browser.
2. In the address or URL field of your browser, type
http://myrouter
.
3. When prompted to log in, enter
admin
for the user name and type the password. (The default
password is
password
.)
4. Click
Settings
>
Router
.
