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Using a Dynamic DNS Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Configuring the WAN Setup Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Configuring Static Routes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Chapter 5 Maintenance
Upgrading the Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Backing Up, Restoring, and Erasing Your Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Viewing Wireless Router Status Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Viewing a List of Attached Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Enabling Remote Management Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
Traffic Meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Chapter 6 Fine-Tuning Your Network
Allowing Inbound Connections to Your Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
Configuring Port Forwarding to Local Servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
Configuring Port Triggering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
Using Universal Plug and Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
Changing the MTU Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
Quality of Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68
Overview of Home and Small Office Networking Technologies . . . . . . . . .72
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Configuring LAN TCP/IP Setup Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Using the Router as a DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Using Address Reservation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Disabling Port Scan and DOS Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Setting Up a Default DMZ Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Responding to a Ping on the Internet (WAN) Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Setting the MTU Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Disabling IGMP Proxying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Disabling SIP ALG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Enabling IPv6 Pass-Through . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Configuring NAT Filtering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Manually Checking for Firmware Upgrades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Backing Up the Configuration to a File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Restoring the Configuration from a File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Erasing the Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Viewing Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Viewing the Connection Status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
How Your Computer Accesses a Remote Computer through Your Router57
How Port Triggering Changes the Communication Process . . . . . . . . .58
How Port Forwarding Changes the Communication Process. . . . . . . . .59
How Port Forwarding Differs from Port Triggering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
Adding a Custom Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
Editing or Deleting a Port Forwarding Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
Using WMM QoS for Wireless Multimedia Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . .68
Configuring QoS for Internet Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68
Assessing Your Speed Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
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