Western Digital My Net N900 Central User Manual - Page 57

ALG Application Level Gateway Screen, Routing Screen, FasTrack Plus QoS

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ADVANCED SETTINGS ALG (Application Level Gateway) Screen Purpose: Enable or disable Application Level Gateway (ALG) configuration. Enabling allows certain clients, such as PPTP, IPSec, or SIP, to communicate more reliably through a firewall by adjusting certain parameters in the message headers. IPSec (VPN) Turn On (default) IPSec ALG if you use a IPSec client to dial into your corporate network via the Internet. PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol) Turn On (default) PPTP ALG if you use a PPTP client to dial into your corporate network via the Internet. SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) A signaling protocol for Internet Telephony. Turn On (default) SIP ALG if you use VoIP telephone service over your Internet connection. Routing Screen Purpose: Define static routes to specific destinations. Active Select the check box to enable the routing entry. Destination IP IP address/network to which the data is sent. Gateway Enter the gateway IP address through which this router can be reached. The gateway IP should be reachable from your router. Interface Select the interface (WAN or LAN) for the routing entry. Name Enter a name for the routing entry. Netmask Enter a netmask for the Destination IP to define the destination network. FasTrack Plus QoS Purpose: Configure FasTrack Plus QoS powered by WD FasTrack Plus QoS technology. This technology improves your online gaming experience by ensuring that your entertainment traffic is prioritized over other network traffic such as FTP or Web. Enable FasTrack Plus QoS Enable or disable the QoS application to prioritize different client applications/traffic types over the Internet. Local IP Range IP address range of the device(s) on your local network the rule applies to. Local Port Range Port range of the application(s) on your local network the rule applies to. Name Name given to the service/client for the classification entry. Priority When creating a rule, select the precedence in which the application or device sends data over the network compared to other applications or devices. The default value is 1-Highest. Protocol Internet protocol for transferring data. Select TCP or UDP. Remote IP Range Remote IP address range of the service on the Internet the rule applies to. 53 MY NET N900 CENTRAL USER MANUAL

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ADVANCED SETTINGS
53
MY NET N900 CENTRAL
USER MANUAL
ALG (Application Level Gateway) Screen
Purpose:
Enable or disable Application Level Gateway (ALG) configuration. Enabling allows
certain clients, such as PPTP, IPSec, or SIP, to communicate more reliably through a firewall
by adjusting certain parameters in the message headers.
IPSec (VPN)
Turn
On
(default) IPSec ALG if you use a IPSec client to dial into
your corporate network via the Internet.
PPTP (Point-to-Point
Tunneling Protocol)
Turn
On
(default) PPTP ALG if you use a PPTP client to dial into
your corporate network via the Internet.
SIP (Session Initiation
Protocol)
A signaling protocol for Internet Telephony. Turn
On
(default) SIP
ALG if you use VoIP telephone service over your Internet
connection.
Routing Screen
Purpose:
Define static routes to specific destinations.
Active
Select the check box to enable the routing entry.
Destination IP
IP address/network to which the data is sent.
Gateway
Enter the gateway IP address through which this router can be
reached. The gateway IP should be reachable from your router.
Interface
Select the interface (WAN or LAN) for the routing entry.
Name
Enter a name for the routing entry.
Netmask
Enter a netmask for the Destination IP to define the destination
network.
FasTrack Plus QoS
Purpose:
Configure FasTrack Plus QoS powered by WD FasTrack Plus QoS technology.
This technology improves your online gaming experience by ensuring that your entertainment
traffic is prioritized over other network traffic such as FTP or Web.
Enable FasTrack Plus
QoS
Enable or disable the QoS application to prioritize different client
applications/traffic types over the Internet.
Local IP Range
IP address range of the device(s) on your local network the rule
applies to.
Local Port Range
Port range of the application(s) on your local network the rule
applies to.
Name
Name given to the service/client for the classification entry.
Priority
When creating a rule, select the precedence in which the
application or device sends data over the network compared to
other applications or devices. The default value is 1-Highest.
Protocol
Internet protocol for transferring data. Select TCP or UDP.
Remote IP Range
Remote IP address range of the service on the Internet the rule
applies to.