Broadband Router
Advanced Setup Tab - DDNS
DDNS (Dynamic DNS) service allows you to assign a fixed domain name to a dynamic Internet IP address. This allows you to host your own Web, FTP or other type of TCP/IP server in your LAN over either of the Internet ports.
Before configuring DDNS, you need to visit www.dyndns.org and register a domain name. (The DDNS service is provided by DynDNS.org).
DDNS Service: The DDNS feature is disabled by default. To enable this feature, select DynDNS.org from the
Internet IP Address: The current Internet IP Address of the Internet port being utilized is displayed here.
Because it is dynamic, this will occasionally change.
Status: The status of the DDNS function and Internet connection is displayed. | Figure |
Click the Save Settings button to save the DDNS settings or click the Cancel Changes button to undo your changes.
Advanced Setup Tab - Advanced Routing
Dynamic Routing
The Router's dynamic routing feature can be used to automatically adjust to physical changes in the network's layout. The Router uses the dynamic RIP protocol. It determines the route that the network packets take based on the fewest number of hops between the source and the destination. The RIP protocol regularly broadcasts routing information to other routers on the network.
Working Mode: Select NAT mode if this Router is hosting your network’s connection to the Internet. Select Router mode if this Router exists on a network with other routers, including a separate network gateway that handles the Internet connection. In Router Mode, any computer connected to the Router will not be able to connect to the Internet unless you have another router function as the gateway.
RIP (Routing Information Protocol): The Router, using the RIP protocol, calculates the most efficient route for the network’s data packets to travel between the source and the destination, based upon the shortest paths.
Figure 5-25: Advanced Setup Tab - Advanced Routing
Receive RIP versions: Choose a protocol for receiving data from the network. (None, RIPv1, RIPv2, Both RIPv1 and v2).
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Advanced Setup Tab - DDNS
