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View or change WAN settings

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Orbi Pro WiFi 6 Mini Router SXR30 and Orbi Pro WiFi 6 Mini Satellite SXS30 View or change WAN settings You can view or configure wide area network (WAN) settings for the Internet port. You can set up a DMZ (demilitarized zone) server, change the maximum transmit unit (MTU) size, and enable the router to respond to a ping to its WAN (Internet) port. To view the WAN settings: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to your Orbi network. 2. Enter orbilogin.com. A login window displays. If your browser does not display a login window but displays a security warning and does not let you proceed, see Resolve a browser security warning on page 27. 3. Enter the admin user name and password. The user name is admin. The password is the one that you specified the first time that you logged in. The user name and password are case-sensitive. The BASIC Home page displays. 4. Select ADVANCED > Setup > WAN Setup The WAN Setup page displays. 5. View or change the following settings: • Disable Port Scan and DoS Protection. DoS protection protects your LAN against denial of service attacks such as Syn flood, Smurf Attack, Ping of Death, and many others. Select this check box only in special circumstances. • Default DMZ Server. This feature is sometimes helpful when you are playing online games or videoconferencing, but it makes the firewall security less effective. See Set up a default DMZ server on page 104. • Respond to Ping on Internet Port. This feature allows your router to be discovered. Use this feature only as a diagnostic tool or if you have a specific reason. • Disable IGMP Proxying. IGMP proxying allows a client on a LAN or WiFi network to receive the multicast traffic it is interested in from the Internet. By default, IGMP Manage the LAN and WAN 100 Settings User Manual

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View or change WAN settings
You can view or configure wide area network (WAN) settings for the Internet port. You
can set up a DMZ (demilitarized zone) server, change the maximum transmit unit (MTU)
size, and enable the router to respond to a ping to its WAN (Internet) port.
To view the WAN settings:
1.
Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to your
Orbi network.
2.
Enter
orbilogin.com
.
A login window displays.
If your browser does not display a login window but displays a security warning and
does not let you proceed, see Resolve
a
browser
security
warning
on page 27.
3.
Enter the admin user name and password.
The user name is
admin
. The password is the one that you specified the first time
that you logged in. The user name and password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home page displays.
4.
Select
ADVANCED > Setup > WAN Setup
The WAN Setup page displays.
5.
View or change the following settings:
Disable Port Scan and DoS Protection
. DoS protection protects your LAN against
denial of service attacks such as Syn flood, Smurf Attack, Ping of Death, and many
others. Select this check box only in special circumstances.
Default DMZ Server
. This feature is sometimes helpful when you are playing
online games or videoconferencing, but it makes the firewall security less effective.
See Set
up
a
default
DMZ
server
on page 104.
Respond to Ping on Internet Port
. This feature allows your router to be
discovered. Use this feature only as a diagnostic tool or if you have a specific
reason.
Disable IGMP Proxying
. IGMP proxying allows a client on a LAN or WiFi network
to receive the multicast traffic it is interested in from the Internet. By default, IGMP
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Manage the LAN and WAN
Settings
Orbi Pro WiFi 6 Mini Router SXR30 and Orbi Pro WiFi 6 Mini Satellite SXS30