Configuration Buttons

Use the buttons in the Configuration group to perform advanced configuration tasks.

The following table lists each button in the Configuration group and gives a brief description of the settings you can specify.

This button…

Opens a page that lets you…

WAN

Specify how your Wide Area Network ADSL setup

Configuration

is configured. This page is also where you would

 

set up a static IP address (if you have arranged

 

for one with your Internet service provider).

Port Settings

Set the ports used when you use FTP or Telnet

 

with the device or if you are running a Web server

 

behind it.

Bridging

Specify which device interfaces are capable of

 

bridging data between your LAN/WAN and

 

Internet service provider. Interfaces can be

 

routable (for example, assigned an IP address),

 

bridgeable, or both.

Dynamic DNS

Enter the Host name you registered with a

 

Dynamic DNS service provider. This page is for

 

those who are using dynamic IP addressing (the

 

X4’s default) and want to host a Web site. The

 

Dynamic DNS service provider keeps track of

 

your constantly changing IP address and routes

 

those trying to access your Web site to the correct

 

location.

SNMP

Set up Simple Network Management Protocol

 

(SNMP). This enables a host computer to access

 

configuration, performance, and other system

 

data that resides in a database on the modem.

IP Filtering

Set up rules to control the forwarding of incoming

 

and outgoing data between your LAN and the

 

Internet and within your LAN. For example, you

 

can create IP filter rules to block attempts by

 

certain computers on your LAN to access certain

 

types of data or Internet locations. You can also

 

block or allow incoming access to computers on

 

your LAN. This page displays the current filters

 

and lets you edit and add filters.

Table continues on the next page…

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