Chapter 2 Configuration Advanced Wireless – Advanced Settings To access Advanced Settings, point to the Advanced Wireless on the left window and click Advanced Settings submenu, or click the Advanced Settings button in the Wireless Settings window. In this page, you can configure more advanced settings of 802.11g wireless radio. However, it is recommended to remain as default unless your ISP requests to change it.
Chapter 2 Configuration Advanced Wireless – MAC Filtering To access MAC Filtering, point to the Advanced Wireless on the left window and click MAC Filtering submenu, or click the MAC Filtering button in the Wireless Settings window. This page can help you to allow or deny certain MAC addresses to pass through or block out. Click Add at the bottom of the window to enter MAC address. Click Apply at the bottom of the page to add the MAC address to the wireless MAC filtering list.
Chapter 2 Configuration Advanced Wireless – Wireless QoS To access Wireless QoS, point to the Advanced Wireless on the left window and click Wireless QoS submenu, or click the Quality of Service button in the Wireless Settings window. Select WMM to enable can control the transmitting of voice or video over wireless connection in order to provide better connection quality.
Chapter 2 Configuration Advanced – Port Forwarding To access the Port Forwarding window, click the Port Forwarding button in the Advanced directory. Port Forwarding is used to redirect data to a single PC. Click the Add button to set up a rule as follows.
Chapter 2 Configuration Advanced – Port Triggering To access the Port Triggering window, click the Port Triggering button in the Advanced directory. Some applications require that the remote parties open specific ports in the Router’s firewall for access. Port Trigger dynamically opens the Open Ports in the firewall when an application on the LAN initiates a TCP/UDP connection to a remote party using Trigger Ports.
Chapter 2 Configuration Advanced – DMZ To access the DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) window, click the DMZ button in the Advanced directory. Since some applications are not compatible with NAT, the Router supports use of a DMZ IP address for a single host on the LAN. This IP address is not protected by NAT and will therefore be visible to agents on the Internet with the right type of software. Keep in mind that any client PC in the DMZ will be exposed to various types of security risks.
Chapter 2 Configuration Advanced – Parental Control To access the Parent Control window, click the Parent Control button in the Advanced directory. It has two subcategories: Block Website and Block MAC Address. You can either point to the Parental Control on the left window and click one of the submenus, or click one of the buttons in the Parental Control window.
Chapter 2 Configuration Parental Control – Block Website To access Block Website, point to the Parental Control on the left window and click Block Website submenu, or click the Block Website button in the Parental Control window. Use this window to deny access to specified websites. Click Add to see the Add Block Website section. URL (Uniform Resource Locator) is a specially formatted text string that uniquely defines an Internet website.
Chapter 2 Configuration Parental Control – Block MAC Address Use this window to deny access to specified MAC address. Click Add to see the Add Block MAC Address section. MAC address is a specially formatted text string (xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx) that uniquely identification of a device. This section will allow users to block devices with certain MAC addresses on the LAN.
Chapter 2 Configuration Advanced – Filtering Options To access the Filtering Options window, click the Filtering Options button in the Advanced directory. It has three subcategories: Inbound Filtering, Outbound Filtering and Bridge Filtering. You can either point to the Filtering Options on the left window and click one of the submenus, or click one of the buttons in the Filtering Options window.
Chapter 2 Configuration Filtering Options – Inbound Filtering To access Inbound Filtering, point to the Filtering Options on the left window and click Inbound Filtering submenu, or click the Inbound button in the Filtering Options window. The Inbound Filter allows you to create a filter rule to allow incoming IP traffic by specifying a filter name and at least one condition on this window. All of the specified conditions in this filter rule must be satisfied for the rule to take effect.
Chapter 2 Configuration Filtering Options – Outbound Filtering To access Outbound Filtering, point to the Filtering Options on the left window and click Outbound Filtering submenu, or click the Outbound button in the Filtering Options window. The Outbound Filter allows you to create a filter rule to block outgoing IP traffic by specifying a filter name and at least one condition on this window. All of the specified conditions in this filter rule must be satisfied for the rule to take effect.
Chapter 2 Configuration Filtering Options – Bridge Filtering To access Bridge Filtering, point to the Filtering Options on the left window and click Bridge Filtering submenu, or click the Bridge button in the Filtering Options window. Bridge filters are used to block or allow various types of packets through the WAN/LAN interface. This may be done for security or to improve network efficiency. The rules are configured for individual devices based on MAC address.
Chapter 2 Configuration Advanced – Firewall Settings To access the Firewall Settings window, click the Firewall Settings button in the Advanced directory. This page allows the Router to enforce specific predefined policies intended to protect against certain common types of attacks. Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI) is a packet inspection process that blocks unwanted and unrequested packets trying to reach PCs on your LAN.
Chapter 2 Configuration Advanced – DNS To access the DNS window, click the DNS button in the Advanced directory. The Router can be configured to relay DNS settings from your ISP or another available service to workstations on your LAN. When using DNS relay, the Router will accept DNS requests from hosts on the LAN and forward them to the ISP’s, or alternative DNS servers. DNS relay can use auto discovery or the DNS IP address can be manually entered by the user.
Chapter 2 Configuration Advanced – Dynamic DNS To access the Dynamic DNS window, click the Dynamic DNS button in the Advanced directory. The Router supports DDNS (Dynamic Domain Name Service). The Dynamic DNS service allows a dynamic public IP address to be associated with a static host name in any of the many domains, allowing access to a specified host from various locations on the Internet. This is enabled to allow remote access to a host by clicking a hyperlinked URL in the form hostname.dyndns.
Chapter 2 Configuration Advanced – Network Tools To access the Network Tools window, click the Network Tools button in the Advanced directory. It has six subcategories: Port Mapping, IGMP, QoS, UPnP, ADSL and SNMP. You can either point to the Network Tools on the left window and click one of the submenus, or click one of the buttons in the Network Tools window.
Chapter 2 Configuration Network Tools – Port Mapping To access Port Mapping, point to the Network Tools on the left window and click Port Mapping submenu, or click the Port Mapping button in the Network Tools window. Tick the Enable Port Mapping check box and select a PVC and its Priority assigning to the specific LAN port or wireless LAN. Click Apply to take effect.
Chapter 2 Configuration Network Tools – IGMP To access IGMP, point to the Network Tools on the left window and click IGMP submenu, or click the IGMP button in the Network Tools window. IGMP (Internet Group Management Protocol) page is for identical content transmission. When the Enable IGMP Proxy/Snooping check box is selected, Multicast packets are allowed to pass in both directions on the WAN interface. Most users will want to leave this on.
Chapter 2 Configuration Network Tools – QoS To access QoS, point to the Network Tools on the left window and click QoS submenu, or click the QoS button in the Network Tools window. QoS or Quality of Service allows your Router to help prioritize the data packet flow in your Router and network. This is very important for time sensitive applications such as VoIP where it may help prevent dropped calls.
Chapter 2 Configuration Network Tools – UPnP To access UPnP, point to the Network Tools on the left window and click UPnP submenu, or click the UPnP button in the Network Tools window. UPnP supports zero-configuration networking and automatic discovery for many types of networked devices. When enabled, it allows other devices that support UPnP to dynamically join a network, obtain an IP address, convey its capabilities, and learn about the presence and capabilities of other devices.
Chapter 2 Configuration Network Tools – ADSL To access ADSL, point to the Network Tools on the left window and click ADSL submenu, or click the ADSL button in the Network Tools window. This window allows the user to set the configuration for ADSL protocols. For most ADSL accounts the default settings Autosense will work. This configuration works with all ADSL implementations.
Chapter 2 Configuration Network Tools – SNMP To access SNMP, point to the Network Tools on the left window and click SNMP submenu, or click the SNMP button in the Network Tools window. Simple Network Management Protocol is a standard for internetwork and intranetwork management. Tick the Enable SNMP Agent check box and configure the parameters for SNMP on this window and then click the Apply button.
Chapter 2 Configuration Advanced –Routing To access the Routing window, click the Routing button in the Advanced directory. It has three subcategories: Static Route, Default Gateway and RIP. You can either point to the Routing on the left window and click one of the submenus, or click one of the buttons in the Routing window.
Chapter 2 Configuration Routing – Static Route To access Static Route, point to the Routing on the left window and click Static Route submenu, or click the Static Route button in the Routing window. The page allows you to manually enter the routing table. To define a gateway and hop to route data traffic, complete the fields in the Add Static Route section. Click Apply to see the entry in the Active Static Route table.
