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11.   Manage the WAN and LAN 
Network Settings
This chapter describes how you can manage the WAN and LAN network settings of the modem 
router.
The chapter includes the following sections:
•Change the Physical WAN Connection Preference
•Enable and Configure a VLAN
•Set Up a Bridge for a Port Group or VLAN Tag Group
•Enable Bridge Mode for an IPTV Device
•Manage the WAN Security Settings
•Set Up a Default DMZ Server
•Manage IGMP Proxying
•Manage NAT Filtering
•Manage the SIP Application-Level...

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Change the Physical WAN Connection Preference
The modem router can autodetect the type of WAN connection. However, you can also set 
the WAN connection preference manually to either the DSL port or the Ethernet WAN port.
Note:The modem router does not support load balancing over ADSL and 
Ethernet WAN interfaces. Only one WAN interface (either the DSL 
port or the Ethernet WAN port) can be active at any time.
To...

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If you enable a VLAN and if the network devices (hubs and switches) on\
 your LAN support 
the VLAN (802.1Q) standard, the VLAN ID for the wireless access point \
is associated with all 
traffic coming from the modem router.
If you are subscribed to IPTV service, the modem router might require VL\
AN tags to 
distinguish between the Internet traf

fic and IPTV traffic.
Note:If your ISP provides directions on how...

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6. Configure a VLAN for the virtual Internet interface:
a.From the menu above the Enable This Interface check box, select Internet.
b. Make sure that the Enable This Interface check box is selected.
By default, the check box is selected for the virtual Internet interface.
c. Select the Use VLANID check box.
d. Enter a VLAN ID that applies to the virtual Internet interface.
The VLAN ID can be in a range from 0 to...

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Set Up a Bridge for a Port Group
If the devices that are connected to the 
modem router’s Ethernet LAN port or WiFi network 
include an IPTV device, your ISP might require you to set up a bridge fo\
r a port group on the 
virtual Internet interface.
A bridge with a port group prevents packets that are sent between the IP\
TV device and the  modem router’s
  physical Internet port from being processed through the...

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8. Select a Wired Ports check box or a Wireless check box:
•If your device is connected to an Ethernet port on the modem router, select the Wired 
Ports check box that corresponds to the Ethernet port on the modem router to which 
the device is connected.
•If your device is connected to your modem router’s WiFi network, select the Wireless 
check box that corresponds to the modem router’s WiFi network to which...

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By default, the 
By VLAN tag group  radio button is selected.
7.  Click the  Add button.
8. Specify the settings as described in the following table.
FieldDescription
Name Enter a name for the VLAN tag group. 
The name can be up to 10 characters.
VLAN ID Enter a value from 1 to 4094.
Priority Enter a value from 0 to 7.
Select the check box for a wired LAN port or WiFi port.
If your device is connected to an...

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10. Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
Enable Bridge Mode for an IPTV Device
The modem router provides one physical DSL WAN interface and one physical Ethernet 
WAN interface; either one or the other is enabled for Internet service. Whichever physical 
WAN interface is enabled, it can be divided into two virtual interfaces: the Internet interface 
and the IPTV interface. This section refers to these...

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The user name is 
admin. The default password is password. The user name and 
password are case-sensitive.
4.  Click the  OK button.
The BASIC Home page displays.
5.  Select  Internet. 
6.  The Internet Setup page displays.
7.  From the menu above the Enable This Interface  check box, select IPTV.
The previous figure shows only the top of the Internet Setup page.
8.  Make sure that the  Enable This Interface...

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You can also enable the modem router to respond to a ping to its WAN (Internet) port. This 
feature allows your modem router to be discovered. Enable this feature only as a diagnostic 
tool or if a specific reason exists.
To change the default WAN security settings:
1. Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network.
2. Type http://www.routerlogin.net.
A login window opens....