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L2TP  Account:  Enter  the  L2TP  Account  provided  by  the 
ISP.
L2TP Password: Enter the password provided by the ISP.
Please  retype  your  Password:   Retype  the  password  for 
confirmation purposes.
L2TP  Gateway: If your LAN has a L2TP gateway, then enter 
that  L2TP  gateway  IP  address  here.  If  you  do  not  have  a 
L2TP gateway then enter the ISP’s Gateway IP address.
IP Address:  This  is  the  IP  address  provided  by  your  ISP  to 
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the packets transmitted to the Internet. Leave it as it is if you 
do not wish to set a maximum packet size.
Maximum Idle Time: You can specify an idle time threshold 
(minutes)  for  the  WAN  port.  This  means  if  no  packet  has 
been  sent  (no  one  using  the  Internet)  during  this  specified 
period,  the  router  will  automatically  end  its  connection  with 
your ISP.
Connection  Mode:  To  select  L2TP  connection  mode,  it 
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Domain  Name  Server  (DNS)  Address:  This  is  the  IP 
address  of  the  DNS  server  provided  by  the  ISP;  or  you  can 
specify your own preferred DNS server IP address. 
Secondary  DNS  Address  (optional):   This  is  optional. 
You  can  enter  another  IP  address  of  the  DNS  server  as  a 
backup.  The  secondary  DNS  will  be  used  when  the  above 
DNS fails.
3.5 LAN
3.5.1 LAN Settings
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separated  by  periods.  The  first  three  fields  are  the  network 
portion  ranging  from  0  to  255,  while  the  last  field  is  the  host 
portion ranging from 1 to 254.
IP  address:  This  is  the  router’s  LAN  port  IP  address  (Your 
LAN clients' default gateway IP address)
S u b n e t   M a s k :   S p e c i f y   a   S u b n e t   M a s k   f o r   y o u r   L A N 
segment.
The  Gateway  acts  as  DHCP  Server:   You  can  enable  or 
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Lease Time: Enter the number of hours that a client can use 
the assigned IP address.
DNS Proxy: To enable or disable DNS Proxy .
3.5.2 DHCP Client List
The  DHCP  client  list  allows  you  to  see  which  clients  are 
connected to the router via IP address, host name, and MAC 
address.
DHCP  Client  List:  This  page  shows  all  DHCP  clients  (LAN 
PCs)  currently  connected  to  your  network.  It  displays  the  IP 
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LAN client. Use the Refresh button to get the latetly updated 
situation
3.6 NAT
3.6.1 Virtual Server
If  you  configure  the  router  as  a  virtual  server,  remote  users 
access  services  such  as  Web  or  FTP  at  your  local  site  via 
public  IP  addresses  can  be  automatically  redirected  to 
local  servers  configured  with  private  IP  address.  In  other 
words,  depending  on  the  requested  service  (TCP/UDP  port 
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Private  IP:  This  is  the  LAN  client/host  IP  address  to  which 
the Public Port number packet will be sent.
Private  Port:  This  is  the  port  number  (of  the  above  Private 
IP  host)  to  wihich  the  Public  Port  number  below  will  be 
changed  when  the  packet  enters  your  LAN  (to  the  LAN 
Server/Client IP)
Type:  Select  the  port  number  protocol  type  (TCP,  UDP  or 
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3.6.2 Special Application
Some  applications  require  multiple  connections,  such  as 
Internet  gaming,  video  conferencing,  Internet  telephony 
and  others.  These  applications  cannot  work  when  Network 
Address  Translation  (NAT)  is  enabled.  If  you  need  to  run 
applications  that  require  multiple  connections,  specify  the 
port  associated  with  an  application  in  the  "Trigger  Port"  out 
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Trigger  Port: This  is  the  outgoing  (Outbound)  range  of  port 
numbers for this particular application.
Trigger  Type:  Select  the  type  of  outbound  port  protocol,  it 
may be “TCP”, “UDP” or Both.
Public Port: Enter the Incoming (Inbound) port or port range 
for this type of application (e.g. 2300-2400, 47624)
Public Type:  Select the type of Inbound port protocol : “TCP”, 
“UDP” or Both.
Comment: The description of this setting.
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Server IP: Enter the NAT server IP address.
Mapping  Ports: Enter  the  port  number  to  which  the  NAT 
server maps.
Type:  Select  the  type  of  the  Inbound  port  protocol:  “TCP”, 
“UDP” or Both.
Comment: The description of this setting.
Enabled: Enable the Port Mapping function.
3.6.4 ALG (Application Layer Gateway)
The ALG  window  allows  users  to  configure ALG  settings  for 
the router.