D-Link Di-524 Ping Test Restart Device Block, Tools Misc, Gaming Mode Dynamic DNS, Pass Through

Using the Configuration Menu (continued)

Ping Test-

Restart Device-

Block

WAN

Ping-

UPNP-

Tools > Misc

The Ping Test is used to send Ping packets to test if a computer is on the Internet. Enter the IP Ad- dress that you wish to Ping, and click Ping.

Click Reboot to restart the

DI-524.

If you choose to block WAN Ping, the WAN IP Address of the DI-624L will not re- spond to pings. Blocking the Ping may provide some ex- tra security from hackers.

Discard Ping from

WAN side-

Click Enabled to block the

WAN ping.

To use the Universal Plug and Play feature click on Enabled. UPNP provides compatibility with networking equipment, software and periph- erals of the over 400 vendors that cooperate in the Plug and Play forum.

Gaming Mode-

Dynamic DNS-

VPN

Pass

Through-

Gaming mode allows a form of pass-through for certain Internet Games. If you are using Xbox, Playstation2 or a PC, make sure you are using the latest firmware and Gaming Mode is enabled. To utilize Gaming Mode, click Enabled. If you are not using a Gaming application, it is recommended that you Disable Gaming Mode.

Dynamic Domain Name System is a method of keeping a domain name linked to a changing IP Address. This is a useful feature since many computers do not use a static IP address.

The DI-524 supports VPN (Virtual Private Network) pass-through for both PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol) and IPSec (IP Security). Once VPN pass-through is enabled, there is no need to open up virtual services. Multiple VPN connections can be made through the DI-524. This is useful when you have many VPN clients on the LAN network.

PPTP- select Enabled or Disabled

IPSec- select Enabled or Disabled

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