Chapter 4 | Advanced Configuration |
Setup > MAC Clone
MAC Clone
User Defined WAN MAC Address To manually clone a MAC address, select User Defined WAN MAC Address, and then enter the 12 digits of your adapter’s MAC address.
MAC Address from this PC To clone the MAC address of the computer you are currently using to configure the Router, select MAC Address from this PC.
Click Save Settings to save your changes, or click Cancel Changes to undo them.
Setup > DDNS
Dynamic Domain Name System (DDNS) service allows you to assign a fixed domain name to a dynamic WAN IP address, so you can host your own web, FTP or other type of TCP/IP server in your LAN. The DDNS feature is disabled by default.
Before configuring DDNS, visit www.dyndns.org and register a domain name. (The DDNS service is provided by DynDNS.org).
Setup > DDNS
DDNS
DDNS Service To enable DDNS, select DynDNS.org. Otherwise, select Disable.
User Name and Password Enter your DynDNS.org account information.
Host Name Enter your host name in the three Host Name fields. For example, if your host name were myhouse. dyndns.org, then myhouse would go into the first field, dyndns would go into the second field, and org would go into the last field.
Click Save Settings, and the status of the DDNS function will be updated.
Internet IP Address The Router’s current Internet IP address is displayed. Because it is dynamic, this will change.
Status The status of the DDNS function is displayed. If the status information indicates an error, make sure you have correctly entered the information for your account with your DDNS service.
Click Save Settings to save your changes, or click Cancel Changes to undo them.
Setup > Advanced Routing
The Advanced Routing screen allows you to configure the dynamic and static routing settings.
Setup > Advanced Routing
Advanced Routing
Dynamic Routing
The Router’s dynamic routing feature can be used, so the Router will automatically adjust to physical changes in the network’s layout. Using the dynamic RIP protocol, the Router calculates the most efficient route for the network’s data packets to travel between the source and the destination, based upon the shortest paths. The RIP protocol regularly broadcasts routing information to
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