Dns Mode; Enabling Port Forwarding - NETGEAR Mingle 3C4C38D7 User Manual

4. You can set the following DHCP settings:
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DHCP IP Range — This is the starting and ending address of the range of IP
addresses available for your device to dynamically (that is, not permanently) assign
to computers connected to it.
The start address must be 192.168.1.10 or above.
The ending address must be 192.168.1.50 or below.
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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.
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
5. Click Submit.

DNS Mode

The DNS Mode setting specifies how the DNS servers (that the DHCP clients are to
communicate with) are obtained.
1. Log in to the home page. (See
2. Click Settings > Router > Basic.
3. Set DNS Mode to one of the following:
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Auto — The DNS server specified by Virgin Mobile is used.
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Manual — The routing hardware assigns to 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.
4. Click Submit.

Enabling Port Forwarding

Before you can use or configure Port Forwarding, you must enable it:
1. Log in to the home page. (See
2. Click Settings > Router > Port Forwarding.
3. Next to Port Forwarding, select Enable.
Device Settings
DNS Mode.)
Logging In as an Administrator.)
Logging In as an Administrator.)
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