Dynex DX-E401 User Guide (English) - Page 32

To con the DMZ, Advanced, Enabled, Disabled

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32 Configuring the router CONFIGURING THE DMZ If you have a client PC that cannot run Internet applications correctly from behind the router, then you can set the client up for unrestricted Internet access. Unrestricted access allows a computer to be exposed to the Internet (useful for gaming). Enter the IP address of the internal computer that will be the DMZ host. Adding a client to the DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) may expose your local network to a variety of security risks, so only use this option as a last resort. To configure the DMZ: 1 Access the Configuration menu by following the instructions in To access the Web-based configuration utility: on page 13. 2 Click the Advanced tab, then the DMZ button. The DMZ screen opens. 3 Click one of the following: • Enabled-Enables the DMZ • Disabled-Disables the DMZ 4 Enter the following, as appropriate: Field IP Address Description The IP address of the computer to be in the DMZ.

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Configuring the router
C
ONFIGURING
THE
DMZ
If you have a client PC that cannot run Internet applications correctly from behind
the router, then you can set the client up for unrestricted Internet access.
Unrestricted access allows a computer to be exposed to the Internet (useful for
gaming). Enter the IP address of the internal computer that will be the DMZ host.
Adding a client to the DMZ (
Demilitarized Zone
) may expose your local network to
a variety of security risks, so only use this option as a last resort.
To configure the DMZ:
1
Access the
Configuration
menu by following the instructions in To access
the Web-based configuration utility: on page 13.
2
Click the
Advanced
tab, then the
DMZ
button. The
DMZ
screen opens.
3
Click one of the following:
•
Enabled
—Enables the DMZ
•
Disabled
—Disables the DMZ
4
Enter the following, as appropriate:
Field
Description
IP Address
The IP address of the computer to be in the DMZ.