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N300 Wireless Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN3500
Scheduling Firewall Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Configuring E-mail Alerts and Web Access Log Notifications . . . . . . . . . . 45
Chapter 4 Managing Your Network
Upgrading the Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Manually Checking for Firmware Upgrades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Viewing N300 Wireless Modem Router Status Information . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Connection Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
Viewing a List of Attached Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Managing the Configuration File. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Backing Up and Restoring the Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Erasing the Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Running Diagnostic Utilities and Rebooting the N300 Wireless Modem Router56
Enabling Remote Management Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Chapter 5 Advanced Configuration
WAN Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
Setting Up a Default DMZ Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
Using the N300 Wireless Modem Router as a DHCP Server. . . . . . . . .65
Address Reservation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
Configuring LAN Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Using the N300 Wireless Modem Router as a DHCP Server. . . . . . . . .69
Address Reservation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
Dynamic DNS Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
Setting up Static Routes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71
Static Route Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71
Configuring Static Routes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Configuring Universal Plug and Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Building Wireless Bridging and Repeating Networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
Configuring a Point-to-Point Bridge Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Configuring a Repeater with Wireless Client Association. . . . . . . . . . . .77
Chapter 6 USB Storage
USB Drive Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
File Sharing Scenarios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
Sharing Photos with Friends and Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81
Sharing Large Files with Colleagues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81
USB Storage Basic Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Editing a Network Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84
Configuring USB Storage Advanced Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Creating a Network Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Unmounting a USB Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87
Specifying Approved USB Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87
Connecting to the USB Drive from a Remote Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88
Locating the Internet Port IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88