| The Maximum Transmission Unit size may be | |
| changed if you want to optimize efficiency for | |
| uploading data through the WAN interface. The | |
| default setting (1400 bytes) should be suitable for | |
MTU | most users. Some user may want to adjust the | |
setting to optimize performance for wireless traffic or | ||
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| when low latency is desired (such as with Internet | |
| gaming). It is highly recommended that the user | |
| research how adjusting the MTU may affect network | |
| traffic for better or worse. | |
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| Similar to the MTU, except this applies to Maximum | |
| Received Unit size for downloading data. Most users | |
| will be happy with the default setting (1492 bytes). | |
| However this may also be optimized for fast | |
MRU | downloads of general bulk Internet traffic, for low | |
latency or for downloading to computers on the | ||
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| Wireless LAN. As with the MTU setting, the user | |
| should carefully consider how changing the MRU may | |
| effect Internet downloads for all systems on your | |
| LAN. | |
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| When this is enabled, the Router will be considered | |
| to be the primary gateway to the Internet and WAN | |
Default Route | for systems on your network. If you are using the | |
Router on a network with one or more alternative | ||
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| gateway routers, you may prefer to disable this if | |
| you will use another router as the primary gateway. | |
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| Network Address Translation may be enabled or | |
| disabled with the | |
| disabling NAT allows only a single computer to be | |
NAT | used for Internet access through the Router. NAT is | |
| enabled for the Router on all connections (i.e. Pvc0 – | |
| Pvc7) if your Router is set up for multiple virtual | |
| connections. | |
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| Use this to universally enable or disable the Firewall | |
| and Filter features available in the Router. If you | |
Firewall | disable this you will not be able to configure settings | |
| in the Firewall or Filters menus in the Advanced | |
| directory. | |
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| This is used to determine how global IP settings are | |
| handled for the WAN interface. Typically PPPoE or | |
IP Control | PPPoA connections will use the default setting for | |
Dynamic IP. Some users will be given a specific IP | ||
| address for the WAN interface. In this case you need | |
| to change this setting to Static IP. When Static IP is | |
| selected in the IP Control menu, you need to type in |
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