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Wireless-N 150 Router WNR612v2 User Manual Using the Router as a DHCP Server 35 Using Address Reservation 36 Using a Dynamic DNS Service 37 Configuring the WAN Setup Options 38 Disabling Port Scan and DOS Protection 39 Setting Up a Default DMZ Server 39 Responding to a Ping on the Internet (WAN) Port 40 Setting the MTU Size 40 Disabling IGMP Proxying 40 Disabling SIP ALG 40 Enabling IPv6 Pass-Through 40 Configuring NAT Filtering 41 Configuring Static Routes 41 Chapter 5 Maintenance Upgrading the Firmware 44 Manually Checking for Firmware Upgrades 45 Backing Up, Restoring, and Erasing Your Settings 45 Backing Up the Configuration to a File 46 Restoring the Configuration from a File 46 Erasing the Configuration 46 Viewing Wireless Router Status Information 47 Viewing Statistics 48 Viewing the Connection Status 49 Viewing a List of Attached Devices 50 Enabling Remote Management Access 51 Traffic Meter 52 Chapter 6 Fine-Tuning Your Network Allowing Inbound Connections to Your Network 54 How Your Computer Accesses the Internet through Your Router . . . . .54 How Port Triggering Changes the Communication Process 55 How Port Forwarding Changes the Communication Process 56 How Port Forwarding Differs from Port Triggering 57 Configuring Port Forwarding to Local Servers 58 Adding a Custom Service 58 Editing or Deleting a Port Forwarding Entry 59 Configuring Port Triggering 60 Using Universal Plug and Play 62 Changing the MTU Size 63 Quality of Service 65 Using WMM QoS for Wireless Multimedia Applications 65 Configuring QoS for Internet Access 65 Overview of Home and Small Office Networking Technologies 69 Assessing Your Speed Requirements 70 4 | Table of Contents

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Table of Contents
Using the Router as a DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Using Address Reservation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Using a Dynamic DNS Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Configuring the WAN Setup Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Disabling Port Scan and DOS Protection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Setting Up a Default DMZ Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Responding to a Ping on the Internet (WAN) Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Setting the MTU Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Disabling IGMP Proxying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Disabling SIP ALG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Enabling IPv6 Pass-Through . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Configuring NAT Filtering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Configuring Static Routes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Chapter 5
Maintenance
Upgrading the Firmware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Manually Checking for Firmware Upgrades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Backing Up, Restoring, and Erasing Your Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Backing Up the Configuration to a File. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Restoring the Configuration from a File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Erasing the Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Viewing Wireless Router Status Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Viewing Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Viewing the Connection Status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Viewing a List of Attached Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Enabling Remote Management Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Traffic Meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Chapter 6
Fine-Tuning Your Network
Allowing Inbound Connections to Your Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
How Your Computer Accesses the Internet through Your Router . . . . .54
How Port Triggering Changes the Communication Process . . . . . . . . .55
How Port Forwarding Changes the Communication Process. . . . . . . . .56
How Port Forwarding Differs from Port Triggering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
Configuring Port Forwarding to Local Servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Adding a Custom Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Editing or Deleting a Port Forwarding Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Configuring Port Triggering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
Using Universal Plug and Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
Changing the MTU Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Quality of Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Using WMM QoS for Wireless Multimedia Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
Configuring QoS for Internet Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
Overview of Home and Small Office Networking Technologies . . . . . . . . .69
Assessing Your Speed Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70