General Setup - ZyXEL Communications Prestige 314 User Manual

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General Setup

Menu 1 - General Setup contains administrative and system-related information (shown next). System
Name is for identification purposes. However, because some ISPs check this name you should enter your
computer's "Computer Name".
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In Windows 95/98 click Start -> Settings -> Control Panel -> Network. Click the Identification tab,
note the entry for the Computer Name field and enter it as the System Name.
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In Windows 2000, click Start -> Settings-> Control Panel and then double-click System. Click the
Network Identification tab and then the Properties button. Note the entry for the Computer name field
and enter it as the System Name.
The Domain Name entry is what is propagated to the DHCP clients on the LAN. If you leave this blank, the
domain name obtained by DHCP from the ISP is used. While you must enter the host name (System Name)
on each individual computer, the domain name can be assigned from the Prestige via DHCP.
2.7.1 Dynamic DNS
Dynamic DNS allows you to update your current dynamic IP address with one or many dynamic DNS
services so that anyone can contact you (in NetMeeting, CU-SeeMe, etc.). You can also access your FTP
server or Web site on your own computer using a DNS-like address (e.g. myhost.dhs.org, where myhost is a
name of your choice) which will never change instead of using an IP address that changes each time you
reconnect. Your friends or relatives will always be able to call you even if they don't know your IP address.
First of all, you need to have registered a dynamic DNS account with www.dyndns.org. This is for people
with a dynamic IP from their ISP or DHCP server that would still like to have a DNS name.
To use this service, you must register with the Dynamic DNS client. The Dynamic DNS Client service
provider will give you a password or key. The Prestige, at the time of writing, supports
clients. You can apply to this client for Dynamic DNS service.
DYNDNS Wildcard
Enabling the wildcard feature for your host causes *.yourhost.dyndns.org to be aliased to the same IP address
as yourhost.dyndns.org. This feature is useful if you want to be able to use, for example,
www.yourhost.dyndns.org and still reach your hostname.
2.7.2 Procedure For Configuring Menu 1
Step 1.
Enter 1 in the main menu to open Menu 1 – General Setup (shown next).
Step 2. Fill in the required fields. Refer to the table shown next for more information about these fields.
Hardware Installation & Initial Setup
Prestige 314 Broadband Sharing Gateway with 4-Port Switch
www.dyndns.org
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