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Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS)
Enable the Wi-Fi Protected Setup feature. 
Locking the wireless security settings prevents the settings from 
being changed by the Wi-Fi Protected Setup feature of the router. 
Devices can still be added to the network using Wi-Fi Protected 
Setup.  However,  the  settings  of  the  network  will  not  change 
once this option is checked.
A PIN is a unique number that can be used to add the router to 
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Internet Ping Block
Internet Port Speed
Multicast Streams
To use the Universal Plug and Play (UPnP™) feature click on 
Enabled .  UPNP  provides  compatibility  with  networking 
equipment, software and peripherals.
Check  PPPoe Pass Through  to allow PPPoE authentication 
to the LAN Clients as an authenticating point.
Unchecking the box will not allow the DIR-857 to respond 
to pings. Blocking the Ping may provide some extra security 
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Guest Zone
Check to enable the Guest Zone feature. 
The schedule of time when the Guest Zone will be active. 
The  schedule  may  be  set  to  Always,  which  will  allow  the 
particular service to always be enabled. You can create your 
own times in the Tools > Schedules section.
Enter a wireless network name (SSID) that is different from 
your main wireless network.
Check to allow network connectivity between the different 
zones created. 
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IPv6 Firewall
On this page the user can configure the IPv6 firewall settings. The firewall settings section is an advance feature that is used to allow or deny 
traffic from passing through the device. It works in the same way as IP Filters with additional settings. You can create more detailed rules for the 
device.
Name:Enter a custom firewall rule name here. 
This name is used for identification.
Source 
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IPv6 Routing
On this page the user can specify custom routes that determine how data is moved around your IPv6 network.
Name: Enter the IPv6 routing rule name used here.
Metric: Enter the metric value for this rule here.
Interface: Use the drop-down menu to specify if the IP 
packet must use the WAN or LAN interface to tran-
sit out of the Router.
Destination IPv6: Enter the IPv6 address of the packets that will take 
this route.
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Administrator Settings
This page will allow you to change the Administrator and User passwords. You can also enable Remote Management. There are two accounts that 
can  access  the  management  interface  through  the  web  browser. The  accounts  are  admin  and  user.  Admin  has  read/write  access  while  user  has 
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Time Settings
Select the Time Zone from the drop-down menu.
To  select  Daylight  Saving  time  manually,  select  enabled  or 
disabled, and enter a start date and an end date for daylight 
saving time.
NTP  is  short  for  Network  Time  Protocol.  NTP  synchronizes 
computer clock times in a network of computers. Check this 
box to use a NTP server. This will only connect to a server on 
the Internet, not a local server.
Enter  the  NTP  server...

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SysLog
The Broadband Router keeps a running log of events and activities occurring on the Router. You may send these logs to a SysLog server on your 
network.
Enable Logging to 
SysLog Server:
SysLog Server IP  Address: Check this box to send the router logs to a SysLog Server.
The address of the SysLog server that will be used to send 
the  logs.  You  may  also  select  your  computer  from  the 
drop-down  menu  (only  if  receiving  an  IP...

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Email Settings
The Email feature can be used to send the system log files, router alert messages, and firmware update notification to your email address. 
Enable Email 
Notification: 
From Email Address:
To Email Address: SMTP Server Address:
Enable 
Authentication:
Account Name: Password:
On Log Full:
On Schedule: Schedule: When this option is enabled, router activity logs are e-mailed to 
a designated email address.
This email address will appear...

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Use  this  option  to  save  the  current  router  configuration 
settings  to  a  file  on  the  hard  disk  of  the  computer  you  are 
using.  First,  click  the  Save  button.  You  will  then  see  a  file 
dialog,  where  you  can  select  a  location  and  file  name  for 
the settings. 
Use this option to load previously saved router configuration 
settings. First, click the  Browse button to locate a previously 
saved  configuration  file...