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traffic out. 
 
Advanced        Click this button and you can set advanced 
Settings :    settings of the DoS prevention method listed above, 
please see section 3-3-3-1 ‘DoS – Advanced Settings’ 
below. 
 
After you finish with all settings, please click ‘Apply’    button, and the 
following message will be displayed on your web browser: 
 
 
 
Please click ‘Continue’ to back to previous setup menu; to continue on other 
setup procedures, or click ‘Apply’ to reboot the router so the settings will 
take effect (Please wait for about 50 seconds while router is rebooting). 
 
If you want to reset all settings in this page back to previously-saved value, 
please click ‘Cancel’ button. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
						

							 
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3-3-3-1 DoS - Advanced Settings 
When you click ‘Advanced’ button in DoS menu, the following message will 
be displayed on your web browser: 
 
 
 
Here are descriptions of every setup items: 
 
Ping of Death :    Set the threshold of when this DoS prevention 
mechanism will be activated. Please check the box of 
Ping of Death, and input the frequency of threshold 
(how many packets per second, minute, or hour), you 
can also input the ‘Burst’ value, which means when this 
number of ‘Ping of Death’ packet is received in very 
short time, this DoS prevention mechanism will be 
activated. 
 
Discard Ping      Check the box to activate this DoS 
From WAN:      prevention mechanism. 
 
Port Scan :    Many kind of port scan methods are listed here, please 
check one or more DoS attack methods you want to 
prevent. 
 
Sync Flood :    Like Ping of Death, you can set the threshold of when 
this DoS prevention mechanism will be activated. 
 
  
						

							 
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After you finish with all settings, please click ‘Apply’    button, and the   
 
following message will be displayed on your web browser: 
 
 
 
Please click ‘Continue’ to back to previous setup menu; to continue on other 
setup procedures, or click ‘Apply’ to reboot the router so the settings will 
take effect (Please wait for about 50 seconds while router is rebooting). 
 
If you want to reset all settings in this page back to previously-saved value, 
please click ‘Cancel’ button. 
 
 
 
 
 
3-3-4 Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) 
 
Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) refers to a special area in your local network. 
This area resides in local network, and all computers in this area uses private 
IP address, too. But these private IP addresses are mapped to a certain 
Internet IP address, so other people on Internet can fully access those 
computers in DMZ. 
 
Please follow the following instructions to set DMZ parameters: 
 
Please click ‘Firewall’ menu on the left of web management interface, then 
click ‘DMZ’, and the following message will be displayed on your web   
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Here are descriptions of every setup items: 
 
Enable DMZ :    Check this box to enable DMZ function, uncheck this 
box to disable DMZ function. 
 
Public IP        You can select ‘Dynamic IP’ or ‘Static IP’ here. 
address :    If you select ‘Dynamic IP’, you have to select an 
Internet connection session from dropdown menu; if 
you select ‘Static IP’, please input the IP address that 
you want to map to a specific private IP address. 
 
Client PC IP      Please input the private IP address that the 
address :      Internet IP address will be mapped to. 
 
Add :    Click ‘Add’ button to add the public IP address and 
associated private IP address to the DMZ table. 
 
Reset :    Click ‘Clear’ to remove the value you inputted in Public 
IP address and Client PC IP address field. 
 
Current        All existing public IP address and private IP 
DMZ table :      address mapping will be displayed here. 
 
Delete          If you want to delete a specific DMZ entry, check 
Selected :    the ‘select’ box of the DMZ entry you want to delete, 
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than one DMZ entries). 
 
Delete All :    If you want to delete all DMZ entries listed here, please 
click ‘Delete All’ button. 
 
Reset :    You can also click ‘Reset’ button to unselect all DMZ 
entries. 
 
After you finish with all settings, please click ‘Apply’    button, and the 
following message will be displayed on your web browser: 
 
 
 
Please click ‘Continue’ to back to previous setup menu; to continue on other 
setup procedures, or click ‘Apply’ to reboot the router so the settings will 
take effect (Please wait for about 50 seconds while router is rebooting). 
 
If you want to reset all settings in this page back to previously-saved value, 
please click ‘Cancel’ button. 
 
 
3-4 System Status 
 
The functions described here will provide you with system related 
information. To enter system status menu, please either click ‘Status’ link 
located at the upper-right corner of web management interface, or click 
‘Status’ button in main menu. 
 
 
  
						

							 
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3-4-1 System information and firmware version 
 
You can use this function to know the system information and firmware 
version of this router. 
 
Please click ‘Status’ link located at the upper-right corner of web 
management interface, and the following message will be displayed on your 
web browser 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3-4-2 Internet Connection Status 
 
You can use this function to know the status of current Internet connection. 
 
Please click ‘Internet Connection’ menu on the left of web management 
interface, and the following message will be displayed on your web browser: 
 
 
 
This information will vary depending on the connection status. 
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3-4-3 Device Status 
 
You can use this function to know the status of your router. 
 
Please click ‘Device Status’ menu on the left of web management interface, 
and the following message will be displayed on your web browser: 
 
 
 
This information will vary depending on the device status. 
 
 
3-4-4 System Log 
 
All important system events are logged. You can use this function to check 
the event log of your router. 
 
Please click ‘System Log’ menu on the left of web management interface, 
and the following message will be displayed on your web browser: 
 
  
						

							 
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The system events will be displayed in this page, and here are descriptions of 
every buttons: 
 
Save :        Save current event log to a text file. 
 
Clear :    Delete all event logs displayed here. 
 
Refresh :      Refresh the event log display. 
 
 
3-4-5 Security Log 
 
All information about network and system security is kept here, and you can 
use this function to check the security event log of your router. 
 
Please click ‘Security Log’ menu on the left of web management interface, 
and the following message will be displayed on your web browser: 
 
 
 
The system events will be displayed in this page, and here are descriptions of 
every buttons: 
 
Save :        Save current event log to a text file. 
 
Clear :    Delete all event logs displayed here. 
 
Refresh :      Refresh the event log display. 
  
						

							 
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3-4-6 Active DHCP client list 
 
If you’re using the DHCP server function of this router, you can use this 
function to check all active DHCP leases issued by this router. 
 
Please click ‘Active DHCP client’ menu on the left of web management 
interface, and the following message will be displayed on your web browser: 
 
 
 
All information about active DHCP leases issued by this router will be 
displayed here. You can click ‘Refresh’ button to display latest information. 
 
3-4-7 Statistics 
 
You can use this function to check the statistics of wireless, LAN, and WAN 
interface of this router. 
 
Please click ‘Statistics’ menu on the left of web management interface, and 
the following message will be displayed on your web browser: 
 
 
You can click ‘Refresh’ button to display latest information.  
						

							 
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3-5 Configuration Backup and Restore 
 
You can backup all configurations of this router to a file, so you can make 
several copied of router configuration for security reason. 
 
To backup or restore router configuration, please follow the following 
instructions: 
 
Please click ‘Tool’ located at the upper-right corner of web management 
interface, then click ‘Configuration Tools’ on the left of web management 
interface, then the following message will be displayed on your web browser: 
 
 
 
Here are descriptions of every buttons: 
 
Backup        Press ‘Save...’ button, and you’ll be prompted to 
Settings :    download the configuration as a file, default filename is 
‘default.bin’, you can please save it as another filename 
for different versions, and keep it in a safe place. 
 
Restore        Press ‘Browse…’ to pick a previously-saved 
Settings :    configuration file from your computer, and then click 
‘Upload’ to transfer the configuration file to router. 
After the configuration is uploaded, the router’s 
configuration will be replaced by the file you just 
uploaded. 
 
Restore to        Click this button to remove all settings 
Factory Default :  you made, and restore the configuration of this   
          router back to factory default settings.