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Tools > Misc, Ping Test, Restart Device, Block WAN Ping, Discard Ping, from WAN side, Pass Through

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Using the Configuration Menu (continued) Tools > Misc DDNSDynamic Domain Name System is a method to keep domain names linked to changing IP Addresses. In this way, changing IP Addresses (e.g., via DHCP) will not interfere with network connectivity. Ping Test- Restart DeviceBlock WAN PingDiscard Ping from WAN sideVPN Pass Through- DDNS- The Ping Test is used to send Ping packets to test if a computer is on the Internet. Enter the IP Address that you wish to Ping, and click Ping Click Reboot to restart the DI-774 If you choose to block WAN Ping, the WAN IP Address of the DI774 will not respond to pings. Blocking the Ping may provide some extra security from hackers. Click Enabled to block the WAN ping The DI-774 supports VPN (Virtual Private Network) pass-through for both PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol) and IPSec (IP Security). Once VPN pass-through is enabled, there is no need to open up virtual services. Multiple VPN connections can be made through the DI-774. This is useful when you have many VPN clients on the LAN network. PPTP- select Enabled or Disabled IPSec- select Enabled or Disabled Fill in the required fields to use the Dynamic Domain Name Ser- vice (DDNS) feature. 37

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Using the Configuration Menu (continued)
Tools > Misc
Ping Test-
The Ping Test is used to send Ping packets to test if a computer
is on the Internet. Enter the IP Address that you wish to Ping,
and click
Ping
Restart Device-
Click
Reboot
to restart the DI-774
Block WAN Ping-
If you choose to block WAN Ping, the WAN IP Address of the DI-
774 will not respond to pings.
Blocking the Ping may provide
some extra security from hackers.
Discard Ping
from WAN side-
Click
Enabled
to block the WAN ping
VPN
Pass Through-
PPTP-
select
Enabled
or
Disabled
IPSec-
select
Enabled
or
Disabled
The DI-774 supports VPN (Virtual Private Network) pass-through
for both PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol) and IPSec
(IP Security).
Once VPN pass-through is enabled, there is no
need to open up virtual services. Multiple VPN connections can
be made through the DI-774. This is useful when you have many
VPN clients on the LAN network.
DDNS-
Fill in the required fields to use the Dynamic Domain Name Ser-
vice (DDNS) feature.
DDNS-
Dynamic
Domain Name
System
is a
method to
keep domain
names linked
to changing IP
Addresses. In
this way,
changing IP
Addresses
(e.g., via
DHCP) will not
interfere with
network
connectivity.