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Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual
6. Enter the amount of time a network device will be allowed to connect to
the Router with its currently issued dynamic
in Minutes" text box. Just before the time is up, the device's user will need to
make a request to extend the lease or get a new
7. Click in the "Provide Host Name If Not Specified by Client" check box to
have the Router automatically assign network devices with a host name, in
case a host name is not provided by the user.
DHCP Relay Select this option to have the Router function as a
enter the
address in the screen that appears.
IP
Routing
The Router can be configured to use static or dynamic routing. Dynamic rout-
ing automatically adjusts how packets travel on the network, while static routing
specifies a fixed routing path to neighboring destinations.
There are two options in the "Routing" section of the Configure Network
screen: Basic or Advanced.
(Home/Office
)
Basic Select this option for basic routing operation.
Advanced To set up the Router's network bridge for advanced routing:
1. Select Advanced from the "Routing" drop-down menu.
2. Enter a device metric in the "Device Metric" text box. The device metric is
a value used by the Router to determine whether one route is superior to
another, considering parameters such as bandwidth and delay time.
3. Click in the "Default Route" check box to define this device as a the
default route.
4. Click in the "Multicast -
multicasting.
Proxy Internal" check box to activate
IGMP
30
address in the "Lease Time
IP
address.
IP
DHCP
relay, and
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