User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- 1. Hardware Setup
- 2. Connect to the network and access the router
- 3. Specify Your Internet Settings
- Use the Internet Setup Wizard
- Manually set up the Internet connection
- Specify IPv6 Internet connections
- Requirements for entering IPv6 addresses
- Use auto detect for an IPv6 Internet connection
- Set up an IPv6 6to4 tunnel Internet connection
- Set up an IPv6 pass-through Internet connection
- Set up an IPv6 fixed Internet connection
- Set up an IPv6 DHCP Internet connection
- Set up an IPv6 PPPoE Internet connection
- Use auto config for an IPv6 Internet connection
- Set up an IPv6 6rd Internet connection
- Manage the MTU size
- 4. Control Access to the Internet
- 5. Manage Network Settings
- View or change the WAN settings
- Set up a default DMZ server
- Change the Router’s Device Name
- Change the LAN TCP/IP settings
- Specify the IP addresses that the router assigns
- Disable the DHCP server feature in the router
- Manage reserved LAN IP addresses
- Use the WPS Wizard for WiFi connections
- Specify basic WiFi settings
- Change the WiFi Mode
- Change the Transmission Power Control
- Change the WiFi password or the WiFi security
- Set up a guest WiFi network
- Enable or disable the WiFi radios
- Set up a WiFi schedule
- Set up the router as a WiFi access point
- Set up a bridge for a port group or VLAN tag group
- Manage custom static routes
- Enable or disable implicit beamforming
- Enable or disable airtime fairness
- 6. Optimize Performance
- 7. Manage Your Router
- Update the router firmware
- Change the admin password
- Enable admin password recovery
- Recover the admin password
- View information about the router and the Internet and WiFi settings
- Display the statistics of the Internet port
- Check the Internet connection status
- View and manage logs of router activity
- View devices currently on the network
- Monitor Internet traffic
- Manage the router configuration file
- Connect to your router with Anywhere Access
- Turn off the router LEDs
- Set your time zone
- Return the router to its factory default settings
- 8. Share USB Storage Devices Attached to the Router
- USB device requirements
- Connect a USB storage device to the router
- Access a storage device connected to the router from a Windows-based computer
- Map a USB device to a Windows network drive
- Access a storage device that is connected to the router from a Mac
- Enable FTP access within your network
- View network folders on a storage device
- Add a network folder on a USB storage device
- Edit a network folder on a USB storage device
- Safely remove a USB storage device
- 9. Use Dynamic DNS to Access USB Storage Devices Through the Internet
- 10. Use VPN to Access Your Network
- 11. Manage port forwarding and port triggering
- 12. Troubleshooting
- 13. Supplemental Information
View network folders on a storage device....................................107
Add a network folder on a USB storage device...........................108
Edit a network folder on a USB storage device............................109
Safely remove a USB storage device.............................................110
Chapter 9 Use Dynamic DNS to Access USB Storage Devices
Through the Internet
Set up and manage Dynamic DNS.................................................113
Set up FTP access through the Internet.........................................113
Your personal FTP server................................................................114
Set up your personal FTP server................................................114
Set up a new Dynamic DNS account.........................................115
Specify a DNS account that you already created.....................115
Change the Dynamic DNS settings...........................................116
Access USB storage devices through the Internet.......................117
Chapter 10 Use VPN to Access Your Network
Set up a VPN connection.................................................................119
Specify VPN service in the router...................................................119
Install OpenVPN software...............................................................120
Install OpenVPN Software on Your Windows Computer.......120
Install OpenVPN software on your Mac computer..................123
Install OpenVPN software on an iOS device............................124
Install OpenVPN software on an Android device....................124
Use a VPN tunnel on your Windows computer............................125
Use VPN to access the router’s USB device and media..............127
Use VPN to access your Internet service at home........................127
Set up VPN client Internet access in the router........................128
Block VPN client Internet access in the router.........................128
Use a VPN tunnel to access your Internet service at home....129
Chapter 11 Manage port forwarding and port triggering
Manage port forwarding to a local server.....................................132
Set up port forwarding to a local server...................................132
Add a custom port forwarding service.....................................133
Edit a port forwarding service....................................................134
Delete a port forwarding entry..................................................135
Application xxample: Make a local web server public...........135
How the router implements the port forwarding rule.............136
Port triggering..................................................................................136
Add a port triggering service.....................................................137
Enable port triggering................................................................138
Application example: Port triggering for Internet relay chat port
triggering......................................................................................138
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