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Contents
1. INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS........................................... 1
1.1 IMPORTANT! BEFORE YOU BEGIN..................................... 1
1.2 PACKAGE CONTENTS...................................................... 1
1.3 QUICK START INSTRUCTIONS............................................... 3
Step 1: Installing the Software ......................................... 3
Step 2: Installing the Hardware........................................ 4
Step 3: Configuring Internet Explorer................................ 5
Step 4: Establishing Communication ................................. 7
1.4 IF YOU NEED HELP......................................................15
2. ONLINE GAMING........................................................... 16
2.1 DO I NEED TO DO ANYTHING?.......................................16
2.2 CHOOSING AN IP ADDRESS FOR GAMING...........................17
2.3 SETTING UP A FIREWALL FILTER FOR YOUR COMPUTER
(OPENING PORTS FOR GAMING)...............................................21
2.4 SETTING UP A FIREWALL FILTER FOR XBOX® LIVE............... 23
2.5 SETTING UP A FIREWALL FILTER FOR PLAYSTATION® 2.........25
2.6 ASSIGNING THE FILTER TO YOUR INTERNET CONNECTION......26
2.7 TURNING THE FILTER ON AND OFF...................................27
3. ADVANCED SETUP OPTIONS............................................ 29
3.1 WAN SETTINGS..........................................................30
3.1.1 PPP Connections ...............................................31
3.1.2 1483 Bridged with DHCP ....................................34
3.1.3 1483 Bridged with Static IP ................................35
3.1.4 1483 Routed with Static IP Conne ction...............36
3.1.5 1483 Bridged (Pure Bridge Mode) .......................38
3.1.6 AutoPPP............................................................39
3.1.7 AutoBridge........................................................41
3.2 WAN IP FILTER .........................................................42
3.3 LAN INTERFACE..........................................................46
3.4 LAN IP FILTER...........................................................47
3.5 IP REMAP FILTER........................................................48
3.6 MAC FILTER..............................................................50
3.7 ROUTING CONFIGURATION.............................................51
3.8 SERVICES..................................................................53
3.9 TRAFFIC SHAPING PROFILE............................................54
3.10 DNS & DHCP SERVER.................................................55
3.11 DHCP RELAY.............................................................57
3.12 MANAGEMENT ACCESS CONTROL .....................................58