Verizon MI424WR User Manual page 68

5
Using Network Connections
5.2 Network (Home/Office) Connection
5.
If Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS) is being used, enter the WINS
server address in the "WINS Server" text boxes.
6. Enter the amount of time a network device will be allowed to connect to the
FiOS Router with its currently issued dynamic IP address in the "Lease Time
in Minutes" text box.
7.
Click in the "Provide Host Name If Not Specified by Client" check box to have
the FiOS 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 FiOS Router function as a DHCP
relay, and enter the IP address in the screen that appears.
Routing
The FiOS Router can be configured to use static or dynamic routing. Dynamic
routing automatically adjusts how packets travel on the network, while
static routing specifies a fixed routing path to neighboring destinations. To
configure routing:
1.
Enter a device metric in the "Device Metric" text box. The device metric is a
value used by the FiOS Router to determine whether one route is superior to
another, considering parameters such as bandwidth and delay time.
2. Click in the "Default Route" check box to define this device as a
default route.
3.
Click in the "Multicast - IGMP Proxy Internal" check box to activate
multicasting. Multicasting enables the FiOS Router to issue IGMP (Internet
Group Management Protocol) host messages on behalf of hosts the FiOS
Router discovers through standard IGMP interfaces. IGMP proxy enables the
routing of multicast packets according to the IGMP requests of local network
devices asking to join multicast groups.
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