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    1 Inte r n et B r oadb a nd Rou t er X R T-4 01 E User ’ s M a n u al[...]

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    2 C o p y right Co p y r i g ht (C ) 2 0 05 PL A N ET T e chno l o g y Corp . A l l ri g h ts res e r v ed . The prod u c t s a nd pro g r ams d escri b ed i n t h i s User ’ s Manual a r e l icens e d p r o d u cts o f PL A NE T Techn o l og y , T h is User ’ s Man u a l co n t a i ns propr i etar y informa t i on protected b y cop y r i g h t[...]

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    3 Trademarks The P LANET l o go i s a t r adem a r k of PL A N E T Technolog y . Th i s doc u m e nta t i on ma y re f e r t o n ume r ous har d w are a n d so f t w are products b y the i r t r ade nam e s . In most , i f n o t al l cases , thes e d esignatio n s a r e c l a i m e d a s trad e m a r ks o r regis t ere d trademarks b y the i r resp[...]

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    4 T A BLE OF CON T ENTS Chapter 1 I n t r o d uctio n ....... . ........................ . ........................ . ... .1 1. 1 Fe a t ur e s .. . ... . .. . ... . ... . ... . ... . ... . ... . ... . ... . ... . ... . ... . ... . ... . ... . ... . ... . ... . ... . ... . ... . .. . ... . ... . .1 1. 2 M i n im u m Re q uir em e nt s . . ... . ...[...]

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    5 Glossa r y ..... . ........................ . ....................... . ......................... . . 48[...]

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    1 Ch a pte r 1 Int ro d u c t ion Con g r a t ulatio n s on purchasin g P L A N E T XRT-401E. T his B r o a d b a n d R o u t e r i s a cost - e ffectiv e IP S ha r i n g Router that ena b l es multi p le u sers t o sh a r e t h e In t e r n et t h r o ugh a n AD S L or ca b l e mo d e m . S i mpl y c o nfigure y o u r Internet connec t i on s e tt[...]

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    2 1.4 Get t o k n ow X R T- 4 0 1 E B a c k P a n e l The di a gr a m b e l ow sho w s XRT-401E ’ s b ack pan e l. T h e router ’ s back p a ne l i s d iv i ded i n t o three s e c t i ons, L A N (1 , 2 , 3 , 4) , W AN a n d Reset : 1 ) L o c al A rea N e tw o r k (L A N) X RT - 4 0 1E ’ s 4 LAN por t s are w h e r e you con n ect y o u r L A[...]

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    3 L AN 1 00 ON LAN port 1 0 0Mbps is co n nected (P o r t 1-4) OFF LAN port 1 0 M b ps is co n nected L AN L N K / A CT ON LAN is co n nected (P o r t 1-4) OFF N o L A N c o nnecti o n Flashing LAN por t has A c t i v i t y (ACT), data be i ng se n t 1.5 S e tu p D i a g r am F i g u r e 1.2 be l o w s h o ws a ty p i cal setup for a L o cal A r e [...]

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    4 a u t o m a t i cal l y f o r eith e r W i n do w s 9 5 / 9 8 / Me, 2 000 or NT operati n g s y s t e ms. For oth e r o perati n g s y stems (Mac i n t osh, S un, etc.), f o l l o w the manufacturer ’ s i nstruc t i ons. Th e fo l l o wi n g is a ste p - b y - s t e p i l l ustration o n h o w t o c o nf i gure y our PC to o b t a in an I P a d[...]

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    5 8 : R e boot t h e P C. Yo u r PC w i l l n o w obta i n an I P a ddress automat i call y f rom y our Broa d ban d Router ’ s DHCP server. ? Note : P l e ase mak e s u r e that XRT-40 1E ’ s DHC P s e r ver i s th e o nl y DHCP serv e r ava i l able on y o u r L A N. Onc e y ou ’ v e c o n f i gur e d your P C to o b t a in a n IP ad d r e [...]

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    6 5 : C l ic k OK to confirm the settin g . Y o ur P C wil l n o w o b t a in an IP address a u t o m a t i ca l l y f r o m y o u r Broadb a n d Router ’ s DHC P s e r v e r. ? Note : P l e ase mak e s u r e that XRT-40 1E ’ s DHC P s e r ver i s th e o nl y DHCP serv e r ava i l able on y o u r L A N. Onc e y ou ’ v e c o n f i gur e d your[...]

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    7 6 : C l ic k OK to confirm the settin g . Y o ur P C wil l n o w o b t a in an IP address a u t o m a t i ca l l y f r o m y o u r Broadb a n d Router ’ s DHC P s e r v e r. ? Note : P l e ase make sure that X RT-401E ’ s DHCP server is the onl y DHC P s e r v e r ava i l able on y o u r L A N. Onc e y ou ’ v e c o n f i gur e d your P C t [...]

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    8 6: C h eck each of th e tabs a n d v e r i f y the fol l o wi n g s e tti n gs: · IP A ddre s s: S e l e c t O b tai n a n IP ad d r e ss from a DHC P s e r ver . · DN S: L e t a l l fie l ds are bla n k . · WINS: L et a l l fie l ds are blank. · Ro u t in g: Let al l f i el d s a r e b l ank . 7 : C l ic k OK to confirm the settin g . Y o ur[...]

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    9 5 ) The lo g i n scree n b elow w i l l a pp e a r . Ente r t h e “ Use r Name ” and “ Passwo rd ” and t h en c l ick < O K> t o l og i n . Note: B y defa u l t the use r name is “ admin ” and the password is “ admin ” . F or securit y reasons it is recommende d t h a t y o u ch a nge the password as soo n as p o ssi b le (i[...]

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    10 Ch ap te r 2 W i z a r d The W i zard sectio n is design e d t o g et yo u us i n g XR T -40 1 E as q u ick as p oss i bl e . I n t h e W izard y o u a r e re q u ire d to f i l l in o n l y t h e i nformation n e cessar y to a ccess th e I n t e r n et. O n ce you cl i ck o n the Wizard i n th e w eb pa g e , y ou sh o u l d s e e th e scre en [...]

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    11 Step 2) W A N s e tt i ng s In t h is secti o n y ou have to sel e c t o n e o f t h ese t y pes of c o nnect i ons t h at y o u w i ll be us i ng to c o nnect y our XRT-E R o ut er ’ s W A N po r t t o y our I S P ( s ee screen be l o w ) . ? Note : D i f ferent ISP ’ s r e qu i r e d i fferent method s of co n nectin g t o the I n ternet, [...]

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    12 2.1 C able Modem Cho o se Cable Mo d e m if y o ur I S P wil l automatica l l y g i v e you a n IP ad d r e ss . S ome I SP ’ s m a y a l so req u ire t h at y o u fi l l i n a d d i t i on a l informatio n such a s MA C ad d r e ss (s e e s c r e en be l o w). ? Note : The MAC addres s s e c t i on is o p t i onal and y ou ca n skip this sect[...]

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    13 P arameter Descri p t i on IP a d dre s s a s s i gn e d by This i s the IP address that y our I S P has g i ven y our I S P y ou. Subnet Mask E n t e r the S u bnet M a sk p r o vid e d b y y o ur I S P ( e .g. 2 55.255.25 5 . 0) I S P Gate wa y A ddr e ss This is the ISP ’ s I P a ddress gate w a y . 2.3 Di a l -U p x DSL (P P P o E ) S e l [...]

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    14 P arameter Descri p t i on User N a me E nter th e Use r Name provided b y y o ur ISP for the P PPoE c o nnect i on. Pass w ord Enter t h e P ass w ord provided b y y our I S P for the P P P o E conn e c t i on. Re t y pe Pass w ord Re-ente r th e P assword f o r confirmati o n . Se r v i c e Nam e Th i s i s opti o nal. Enter t h e S ervice n a[...]

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    15 PPTP P a ss w o r d Enter t h e P ass w ord provided b y y our I S P for the P P T P conn e c t i on. Re t y pe Pass w ord Re-ente r th e P assword f o r confirmati o n . Se r v i c e IP A ddress S pec i f y P P T P Serv e r I P a ddress th a t yo u want t o c o nnect t o . M y IP A dd r e ss Th i s i s th e IP ad d r e ss th a t y our I S P has[...]

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    16 P arameter Descri p t i on L 2 T P A cc ount E nter th e L2TP Account pr o vi d e d b y y our I S P f o r the P P T P c o nnect i on. L 2 TP Pass w ord Enter t h e P ass w ord provided b y y our I S P for the L2TP conn e c t i on. Re t y pe Pass w ord Re-ente r th e P assword f o r confirmati o n . Se r v i c e IP A ddress S pec i f y L 2 TP S e[...]

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    17 P arameter Descri p t i on S t a t ic DN S S e r v er S elect “ En a b l ed ” to all o w c o n f i gur i n g DNS ma n u a l l y . Prima r y DNS A ddr e ss Th i s i s t h e I SP ’ s DN S server IP ad d r e ss t h a t the y ga v e yo u ; o r you can sp e cif y your ow n preferred DN S s e r v e r IP address . Secon d a r y D NS A ddr e s s T[...]

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    18 Ch ap te r 3 A d v an c e Feat ure s If y o u h ave alrea d y confi g u red t h e W i zard, y o u do NOT n e ed t o c o n f i gure a n y th i n g fo r y o u to sta r t u sin g the I n t e r n et. A dva n ce f e a t u r es that al l o w y ou to conf i gure t h e ro u ter t o me e t y o ur netw o rk ’ s nee d s such as: S pecia l A p plicat i on[...]

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    19 P arameters Descr i p t i on S y stem S e t ting s 3 . 1.1 S y s t em Status Y ou can ch e ck s y s t e m i n f o r m a t i on in h e r e , includin g s y s t em st a tus and concu r re n t hard w are i n f ormation . 3 . 1.2 S y s t em S e t ti n gs This se c t i on I n clu d es Host N a me , Doma i n Name, Time Z o ne, Da y l i ght S av i ng a[...]

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    20 P arameter Descr i p t i on INTERN ET This i t em sho w s XRT-401E ’ s cur r e nt device s e ttin g s. It d ispl a y s XRT-401E LAN port ’ s current L AN IP A ddress, S ubnet M a sk, Gat e wa y , D NS and Conne c t io n T y pe . G A TE W AY This i t em d i spla y s XRT- 4 0 1 E cur r e nt d e vice settin g s, i nc l u ding I P A d d ress, Su[...]

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    21 D a y l i g h t S a vin g The XRT-401E can a l so t a k e Day l i g h t sav i ngs i nto a ccou n t . If yo u w ish to use thi s functi o n, yo u mus t se l ect the en a bl e b o x t o e n a b l e y o ur d a yl i g ht sav i ng confi g ura t i on. NAT S e l e c t t o e nable or d isa b le NAT functi o n. 3.1.3 A dminist r a t or Settings The Adm i[...]

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    22 Id l e Time Out If th e i n active time exce e ds t h e s e tti n g, X RT - 4 01 E will l o g out a u t o m a t i cal l y . 0 me a ns No timeo u t . Re m ote Manage m e nt E n a bl e To enable R e m o t e Manag e me n t f u nctio n . IP A d dress This i s the IP address o f t h e h ost i n t h e Internet th a t w i l l have ma n a g e me n t /co[...]

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    23 3.1.5 C on f igura t io n T ool The C o n f i gurati o n To o l s screen a l lo w s you to sav e ( B ackup ) t h e r o u t er ’ s cur r e nt co n f i gurati o n s e tti n g . S avi n g th e c on f i gurati o n sett i ngs prov i des an ad d ed protec t i on a n d conve n i e nce , i f t h e p r o b l ems occu r w ith t h e r ou t er and y o u h[...]

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    24 3.1.6 S y stem Log The Logs record var i ous types of a c t i vit y on XRT-401E. Thi s d a t a i s u seful for t r o ublesho o t i n g, b u t en a bling all l o gs w i l l g e nerate a large amo u n t of data and adv e r se l y af f e ct performance. S ince o nl y a l i mited am o u n t of lo g d a t a ca n b e s t ore d i n XRT-40 1 E , l og da[...]

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    25 P arameters Descr i p t i on S y stem Log The Log records the route r o p erati n g of activ i t y on XRT - 4 01E. S e c u r i t y Log The Log shows the current s e curit y l o g of XRT-401 E . A t the t o p o f t h e content, th e secur i t y l o g can be sav e d . Re m ote Log Setting Remote Log S e l e c t < E nabled> to a l l o w sav i[...]

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    26 3 . 2.3 P P PoE Y our I S P requ i r e s P P P o E c o nnecti o n. 3 . 2.4 P P TP Y our I S P requ i r e s y ou t o us e a P oi n t -to-Po i nt Tunn e li n g P r o t o col (P P T P ) co n necti o n . 3 . 2.5 L2 T P Y our I S P requ i r e s L 2T P c o nnect i on. 3.2.1 D y namic IP Cho o se t h e Dynam i c I P s e lect i on if y our IS P w i l l [...]

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    27 P arameters Descr i p t i on Does IS P p r o vid e more IP S el e c t < Y es> if y our I S P prov i d e more th a n o ne I P a ddress. a ddresses? More IP addres s T y pe t h e o t h er I P ad d r e ss th a t I S P prov i de to yo u, th i s IP a ddress wil l b e usefu l i n DMZ functio n . 3.2.3 P P PoE ( P PP o v er Ethe r net) S e l e c [...]

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    28 Connectio n Mode S e l e c t the des i red opti o n : Kee p -a li v e (maintain conn e ction) The con n ection will nev e r be d i scon n ected b y t h is dev i ce. If d isco n n ected b y y o u r ISP, t h e connec t i on w i l l be r e - e st a b l i she d i m m e d i a t e l y . (However, this d o es not e nsure t h at y o u r Internet IP a dd[...]

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    29 W A N Interface S et t in g s T o c o nfigure W A N In t e r fac e IP D y n a m i c I P The I S P requ i res you t o o bt a in an IP address by DHCP b e f ore c o nnect i ng t o the P P T P s e r v e r . M A C C l o ning S el e ct < E n a b l ed> t o a l l o w r e p l acin g the W A N MAC a d d r ess with a spec i fic MAC a ddress. M A C A[...]

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    30 Yo u must m a nual l y esta b lish a nd t e r m i nate t h e connec t i on. MPPE Select <E n a b l e d > to e nable “ M i crosoft P o int t o P oi n t Enc r yp t i on ” ab i l i t y . 3.2.5 L2TP S e l e c t L 2 TP i f y our I S P requ i res t h e L 2 T P protoc o l t o co n nect y o u t o the I n t e r n et. Yo u r IS P s h ould p r o [...]

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    31 Y our I S P m a y r e qui r e a partic u lar MAC a ddress i n ord e r fo r y o u to co n nect to t h e I nter n et. This MAC address i s t h e PC ’ s M A C ad d r e ss that y o ur I S P ha d or i gina l l y conn e c t e d y our Internet connec t i on t o . T y pe i n t h is MAC a ddress i n th i s s e c t i on o r use t h e “ C l o ne M A C [...]

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    32 3.3 L A N The LAN Port sc r e en be l o w a l lows y ou to spec i f y a priv a t e IP ad d r e ss fo r y our r o u t er ’ s LAN por t s a s w ell as a subn e t mask f o r y o u r L A N segme n t . P arameters Defau l t Descr i p t i on L A N S ett i ngs IP ad d r e ss 1 92 . 1 6 8.0 . 1 This i s the router ’ s L A N port I P a d dress ( Y ou[...]

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    33 L ease T i m e The DHCP wh e n en a bled will t e mporaril y g ive y o ur L A N c l i e n t s a n IP ad d r e ss. In th e L e ase Time set t i ng y o u c a n spec i f y the t i me p erio d that the DHCP l e nds an I P address to y our LAN c l i e n t s . Th e DHC P w i l l ch a n ge y o ur LAN cl i ent ’ s IP ad d r e ss wh e n th i s t i m e [...]

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    34 3 . 4.5 DM Z The DM Z functi o n al l o w s y o u t o re-direct a l l pack e t s g o i n g to y our W AN po r t I P address t o a pa r t i cu l ar IP a ddress i n yo u r L A N. 3.4 . 1 V irtu a l Se r ver Use the V irtua l Server functi o n when yo u wa n t d if f e r e n t se r vers / c l i e n t s in y our LAN t o handl e d if f ere n t s e r [...]

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    35 Comment The descr i ption of t h i s set t i ng. E n a ble To enable t h e r u l e o f V irtu al S erver . 3.4 . 2 S pe c i al A pplica t ions S ome applic a t i ons requ i r e m u ltiple con n ectio n s , suc h a s Internet g ames, v i de o c o n f e r e ncing, Internet te l epho n y and oth e rs. I n this sect i on y o u can co n f i gure t h [...]

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    36 E xa m p l e: Special A pplications If y o u n eed to ru n a p pl i cat i o ns t h a t requ i re multip l e c o n n ec t i ons , t h en spec i f y the port (o u t b o und) n o r mall y associa t e d w i t h that a pp l icat i on in the "Trig g er P ort" f i e l d . T h en sel e c t t h e protoco l t y p e (TCP or UDP) and e n t e r t h[...]

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    37 P arameter Descr i p t i on S erver I P This i s the pr i va t e IP of t h e s e r v e r be h in d the NAT fire w a l l. Note: You need t o g i ve y o u r L A N PC cl i ents a fixed/s t a t i c I P a d dress f o r Po r t Fo r w a r din g to work properl y . Ma p p ing P orts The ran g e o f po r ts t o b e fo r ward t o t h e p r i vat e I P . T[...]

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    38 3.4.5 D MZ If y o u hav e a l oc a l cl i ent PC t ha t c a nnot run a n I n te r net app l ic a t i o n (e. g . Gam e s) pro p e r l y f r o m b e h i n d t h e N A T f i rewal l , then y o u can ope n th e c l i e nt u p t o unrestricte d tw o - w a y Internet a ccess b y d e f i ning a DM Z Host. T h e DMZ functi o n al l o w s y o u t o re-d[...]

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    39 2 . 5.3 UR L F i lterin g UR L F i l t e r i ng all o w you t o s p eci f y which URLs c a n n ot b e a ccesse d by users . 2 . 5.4 MAC Co n t ro l M A C C o n t ro l a l l o w s y ou t o sp e cif y w h i ch hosts users can or c a nnot acces s to I n tern e t b y MAC a d dress. 3.5 . 1 Fir e w a ll Op t ions X RT - 4 0 1 E's f i re w a l l [...]

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    40 P arameters Descr i p t i on F i re w a ll Option s E n a ble H a cker At t a c k P r o t e ct S e l e c t i t t o e nable Fir e wall Op t i ons functi o n. Discard P i n g From W A N The r o uter ’ s W A N port w ill not respond to an y P i n g re q uests Unallow t o P in g the Gateway The r o uter ’ s LAN port w ill not r e spon d to an y [...]

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    41 P arameters Descr i p t i on E n a ble C l ient F i lter S e l e c t t o enable “ C l i e n t F i lteri ng ” functi o n. IP E nter th e I P address ran g e th a t y o u w ish to appl y th i s ru l e. P or t Y ou can assign the specific port ra n ges. The ro u ter w i l l b lock c l ie n t s f r o m accessi n g I n ternet services th a t use [...]

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    42 Tim e S e l e c t a ce r tai n time i n a d a y th a t y o u w a nt to bl o ck. Comment The descr i p t i on of th i s s e t t i ng. E n a ble T o e n ab l e the ru l e o f Cli e nt F i l t er i ng 3.5.3 U R L Filtering Y ou can b l ock acc e ss to s o me W e b s i t e s from p a r t i cu l a r P Cs b y enteri n g a fu l l URL ad d r e ss o r j [...]

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    43 P arameters Descr i p t i on M A C A dd r e s s Co n t r o l M A C Address Co n t ro l Check “ E n abled ” to en a bl e MAC F i lteri n g . S e l ect F ilter o ut o r onl y accept the fol l o w i n g M A C ad d r e ss connec t s t o Internet. Co n f ig u re M A C A ddress M A C Address F i l l in or “ M A C A d dress ” a nd “ Comment ?[...]

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    44 P arameters Descr i p t i on Desti n a t i on L A N IP, S ubn e t Mask S pec i f y the dest i natio n LAN IP w here t h e p ackets wil l b e ro u t i ng t o . Gate w a y S pec i f y the other g a tewa y I P that w i l l route the p ackets t o the desti n ation. 3.7 U P n P W i t h UP n P, a l l P Cs i n yo u I ntran e t w i l l d isc o ver th i [...]

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    45 3.8 DD N S DDN S allows y o u to map t he static d o m a i n nam e to a d y n am i c I P a d dress. Y ou must g e t an a ccount, p ass w ord a nd y ou r s t a t i c doma i n n ame f rom t h e DDN S s e r v i ce prov i ders. P arameters Descr i p t i on E n a ble/D i sabl e E n a ble/D i sable t h e DDN S fu n c t i on of th i s ro u t e r Host N[...]

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    46 A p pe nd i x A Ho w t o Ma n ual l y find y o u r PC ’ s IP an d M A C addre s s 1 ) In W i n dow ’ s op e n th e Command Pr o m p t program 2 ) T y pe ip c onfig / a ll a nd <enter>[...]

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    47 · Y our PC ’ s IP address i s the o n e e ntitle d IP ad d re ss (192.1 6 8 . 0 . 7 ) · The r o uter ’ s I P address is the on e e n t i t l ed Default Ga t e way (1 9 2.16 8 . 0 . 1) · Y our PC ’ s M A C A ddress i s th e o n e entitled P h y s i c a l A ddre ss (00-48-5 4 - 1 2 - 41- 4 4)[...]

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    48 Gl o ssa r y Def a ult Gate wa y (Router): E ver y n on-r o uter IP d e vic e n e eds t o c o nfigure a d e fau l t g a t e w ay ’ s I P a ddress. W hen t h e dev i ce sends o u t a n I P pack e t, i f the dest i natio n i s n ot o n the same net w ork , the device h a s t o sen d the packe t t o i ts d e f a ult gate w a y , which will then s[...]

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    49 IS P Gate wa y A d d r ess: (s e e I S P f or defi n itio n ) . Th e IS P Gatew a y A d d r e ss i s a n I P address fo r the In t e r n et ro u ter loc a t e d a t t h e I S P ' s o ffic e . IS P : Internet S ervice P rovi d er . A n IS P i s a bus i ness that provid e s c o nnect i vit y t o the I n t ern e t f o r i n d i vidua l s a n d[...]

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    50 S ubnet M a sk: A subnet m ask, w h i ch ma y be a p art o f the TCP/IP informatio n p r o vid e d b y y our IS P , i s a s e t o f fou r numbe r s ( e .g. 25 5 . 2 55.255.0) confi g u r e d l i ke an I P a ddress. It i s used to cre a t e IP ad d r ess n umber s used o n l y w i t h in a partic u lar netw o r k (as opp o sed to v a l i d I P a [...]