Thecus Technology M3800 manual Firewall Software Configuration, Part I Setup a DynDNS Account

Part I - Setup a DynDNS Account

1.Go to http://www.dyndns.org from your home PC.

2.Click on the Sign Up Now link.

3.Check the Check boxes, select a user name (i.e.: M3800), enter your

email address (i.e.: xxx@example.com), check Enable Wildcard, and

create a password (i.e.: xxxx).

4.Wait for an email from www.dyndns.org.

5.Open the email and click on the link to activate your account

Part II - Enable DDNS on the Router

1.Go to the router setup screen and select IP Config > Miscellaneous DDNS Setting from your Home PC.

2.Click on Yes for Enable the DDNS Client?

3.Select www.dyndns.org.

4.Go to router setup screen, and enter the following information:

a.User Name or E-mail Address: xxx@example.com

b.Password or DDNS Key: xxxx

c.Host Name: www.M3800.dyndns.org

d.Enable wildcard? Select Yes

e.Update Manually: Click Update

Part III - Setting up Virtual Servers (HTTPS)

1.Navigate to NAT Setting > Virtual Server.

2.For Enable Virtual Server?, select Yes

3.Setup the HTTPS Server

a.Well-Known Applications: Select User Defined

b.Local IP: Enter 192.168.1.100

c.Port Range: 443 (the default HTTPS port setting on the M3800)

d.Protocol: select TCP

e.Click Add.

f.Click Apply.

4.Test the HTTPS connection from another computer on the Internet

a.From a remote computer, open your browser and enter https://www.M3800.dyndns.org

b.You should see the login page of M3800.

Firewall Software Configuration

If you are using a software firewall (i.e. Norton Internet Security) and are having trouble connecting to the M3800, you can try the following steps:

1.Double click the NIS icon on system tray, and then configure the Personal Firewall.

2.On the Programs page, find the SetupWizard.exe and change its permission to "Permit All". If it's not in the program list, use the Add or Program Scan buttons to find it.

3.On the Networking page, manually add M3800 IP address (i.e.

192.168.1.100) to the Trusted list.

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