Gateway Settings
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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.
Note:
Enter a number between 2 and 10080.
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DNS Mode
— This specifies how the DNS servers (that the DHCP clients are to
communicate with) are obtained. (See
DNS Mode
.)
7. Click
Submit
.
DNS Mode
The DNS Mode setting specifies how the DNS servers (that the DHCP clients are to communicate
with) are obtained.
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
.
5. Set
DNS Mode
to one of the following:
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Auto
: The DNS server specified by Sprint is used.
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Manual
: The routing hardware assigns 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.
6. Click
Submit
.
Port Forwarding
Port forwarding lets you forward incoming traffic to specific ports and devices (per their local IP
address) on your network. (Normally, incoming traffic is blocked.)
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
.)
