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TC-W7960 300Mbps Wireless N DOCSIS 3.0 Cable Modem Router User Guide  Start Address - Enter a value for the DHCPv6 server to start with when issuing IP addresses.  Number of addresses - Enter a value between 0-255 for DHCPv6 server preference. The default value is 255.  Valid Lifetime - The Valid Lifetime is the amount of time in which a network user will be allowed connection to the modem router with their current dynamic IP address. Enter the amount of time, then the user will be "leased" this dynamic IP address. After the dynamic IP address has expired, the user will be automatically assigned a new dynamic IP address. The default is 3600 seconds.  Rapid Commit - Check the box to enable prefix fast distribution function.  Unicast - Select the checkbox to enable unicast function. The default setting is disabled.  Stateless Dhcpv6 - Stateless DHCPv6 is a combination of "stateless Address Auto-configuration" and "Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for IPv6" and is specified by RFC3736. Check the box to enable this function. Client Status:  IP Address - The IP address of the DHCP client  MAC Address - The MAC address of the DHCP client  Reachability State - Display the reachability of network. 5.3.4 Dynamic DNS Choose menu "Advanced  Network  Dynamic DNS", and you can configure the Dynamic DNS function. The modem router offers the DDNS (Dynamic Domain Name System) feature, which allows the hosting of a website, FTP server, or e-mail server with a fixed domain name (named by yourself) and a dynamic IP address, and then your friends can connect to your server by entering your domain name no matter what your IP address is. Before using this feature, you need to sign up for DDNS service providers such as dyn.com/dns/. The Dynamic DNS client service provider will give you a password or key. Figure 5-11 33

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TC-W7960
300Mbps Wireless N DOCSIS 3.0 Cable Modem Router User Guide
Start Address -
Enter a value for the DHCPv6 server to start with when issuing IP addresses.
Number of addresses –
Enter a value between 0-255 for DHCPv6 server preference. The
default value is 255.
Valid Lifetime -
The Valid Lifetime is the amount of time in which a network user will be
allowed connection to the modem router with their current dynamic IP address. Enter the
amount of time, then the user will be “leased” this dynamic IP address. After the dynamic IP
address has expired, the user will be automatically assigned a new dynamic IP address. The
default is 3600 seconds.
Rapid Commit
–
Check the box to enable
prefix fast distribution function.
Unicast
–
Select the checkbox to enable unicast function. The default setting is disabled.
Stateless Dhcpv6
-
Stateless DHCPv6 is a combination of “stateless Address
Auto-configuration” and “Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for IPv6” and is specified by
RFC3736. Check the box to enable this function.
Client Status:
IP Address
-
The IP address of the DHCP client
MAC Address
-
The MAC address of the DHCP client
Reachability State –
Display the reachability of network.
5.3.4 Dynamic DNS
Choose menu “
Advanced
Network
Dynamic DNS
”, and you can configure the Dynamic
DNS function.
The modem router offers the
DDNS
(Dynamic Domain Name System) feature, which allows the
hosting of a website, FTP server, or e-mail server with a fixed domain name (named by yourself)
and a dynamic IP address, and then your friends can connect to your server by entering your
domain name no matter what your IP address is. Before using this feature, you need to sign up for
DDNS service providers such as
dyn.com/dns/
. The Dynamic DNS client service provider will give
you a password or key.
Figure 5-11
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