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Table 5-1., WAN Setup Settings, In the main menu, under Advanced - dmz

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RangeMax Wireless-N DSL Gigabit Modem Router DGN3500 User Manual 2. In the main menu, under Advanced, click WAN Setup to display the following screen. Figure 5-1 The WAN Setup fields are described in the following table: Table 5-1. WAN Setup Settings Setting Description Connect Automatically, as Required Usually, this check box is selected, so that an Internet connection is made automatically, whenever Internet-bound traffic is detected. If this causes high connection costs, you can clear the check box to disable this feature. If this setting is disabled, you must connect manually, using the screen that you access by clicking the Connection Status button on the Status screen. If you have an Always on connection, this setting has no effect. Enable PPPoE Relay Selecting this check box allows a PPPoE client on a local PC to connect to a remote PPPoE server with the modem router acting as a relay agent. Disable Port Scan and DOS The firewall protects your LAN against port scans and denial of service (DOS) Protection attacks. This protection should be disabled only in special circumstances. Default DMZ Server This feature is sometimes helpful when you are using some online games and videoconferencing. Be careful when using this feature because it makes the firewall security less effective. See the following section, "Setting up Static Routes" on page 5-13. 5-2 Advanced Configuration v1.0, November 2009

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RangeMax Wireless-N DSL Gigabit Modem Router DGN3500 User Manual
5-2
Advanced Configuration
v1.0, November 2009
2.
In the main menu, under Advanced, click WAN Setup to display the following screen.
The WAN Setup fields are described in the following table:
Figure 5-1
Table 5-1.
WAN Setup Settings
Setting
Description
Connect Automatically, as
Required
Usually, this check box is selected, so that an Internet connection is made
automatically, whenever Internet-bound traffic is detected. If this causes high
connection costs, you can clear the check box to disable this feature.
If this setting is disabled, you must connect manually, using the screen that
you access by clicking the
Connection Status
button on the Status screen.
If you have an Always on connection, this setting has no effect.
Enable PPPoE Relay
Selecting this check box allows a PPPoE client on a local PC to connect to a
remote PPPoE server with the modem router acting as a relay agent.
Disable Port Scan and DOS
Protection
The firewall protects your LAN against port scans and denial of service (DOS)
attacks. This protection should be disabled only in special circumstances.
Default DMZ Server
This feature is sometimes helpful when you are using some online games and
videoconferencing. Be careful when using this feature because it makes the
firewall security less effective. See the following section,
“Setting up Static
Routes” on page 5-13
.