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Using a Dynamic DNS Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Configuring the WAN Setup Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Configuring Static Routes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Chapter 5 Maintenance
Upgrading the Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Backing Up, Restoring, and Erasing Your Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Viewing Wireless Router Status Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Viewing a List of Attached Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Enabling Remote Management Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Traffic Meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Chapter 6 Fine-Tuning Your Network
Allowing Inbound Connections to Your Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
Configuring Port Forwarding to Local Servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Configuring Port Triggering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
Using Universal Plug and Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
Changing the MTU Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
Quality of Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
Overview of Home and Small Office Networking Technologies . . . . . . . . .69
4 | Table of Contents
Using the Router as a DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Using Address Reservation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Disabling Port Scan and DOS Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Setting Up a Default DMZ Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Responding to a Ping on the Internet (WAN) Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Setting the MTU Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Disabling IGMP Proxying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Disabling SIP ALG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Enabling IPv6 Pass-Through . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Configuring NAT Filtering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Manually Checking for Firmware Upgrades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Backing Up the Configuration to a File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Restoring the Configuration from a File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Erasing the Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Viewing Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Viewing the Connection Status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
How Your Computer Accesses the Internet through Your Router . . . . .54
How Port Triggering Changes the Communication Process . . . . . . . . .55
How Port Forwarding Changes the Communication Process. . . . . . . . .56
How Port Forwarding Differs from Port Triggering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
Adding a Custom Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Editing or Deleting a Port Forwarding Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Using WMM QoS for Wireless Multimedia Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
Configuring QoS for Internet Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
Assessing Your Speed Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
Wireless-N 150 Router WNR612v2 User Manual