Netgear N600 Wireless Router User Manual

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Local LAN IP Address
 
The remote VPN 
endpoint has to have 
these IP addresses 
entered as its remote 
addresses.
Subnet Mask
Enter the network mask.
Single PC - no 
Subnet Select this option if there is no LAN (only a single PC) at the 
remote endpoint. If this option is selected, no additional data is 
required. 
Single/Start IP 
Address •  
The IP address for a single address, or the starting address for 
an...

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8.   Advanced Settings
Configuring for unique situations
This chapter describes the advanced features of your wireless modem rout\
er. The information is for users with a solid understanding of networking concepts who want to \
set the router up for 
unique situations such as when remote access from the Internet by IP or \
domain name is 
needed.
This chapter contains the following sections: •     WAN Setup 
•     Dynamic DNS 
•     LAN Setup 
•     Set Up Quality of Service (QoS) 
•     Advanced...

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WAN Setup
Select Advanced > WAN Setup
 to display the following screen:
Figure 47. WAN Setup screen
WAN Preference
Configure whether the wireless modem router uses only one WAN port exclu\
sively (either 
ADSL WAN or Ethernet WAN) or detects automatically the WAN port to use.\
Disable Port Scan and DOS Protection
The firewall protects your LAN against port scans and denial of service \
(DOS) attacks. This 
protection...

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Incoming traffic from the Internet is usually discarded by the wireless \
modem router unless 
the traffic is a response to one of your local computers or a service th\
at you have configured 
in the Ports screen. Instead of discarding this traffic, you can have it\
 forwarded to one 
computer on your network. This computer is called the default DMZ server\
.
To assign a computer or server to be a default DMZ server: 
1....

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Disable SIP ALG
The Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Application Level Gateway (ALG)\
 is enabled by default 
to optimize VoIP phone calls that use the SIP. The Disable SIP ALG check\
 box allows you to 
disable the SIP ALG. Disabling the SIP ALG might be useful when running \
certain 
applications.
Dynamic DNS
If your network has a permanently assigned IP address, you can register \
a domain name and 
have that name...

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8. 
If your Dynamic DNS provider allows the use of wildcards in resolving yo\
ur URL, you can 
select the Use Wildcards check box to activate this feature. For example, the wildcard 
feature causes *.yourhost.dyndns.org to be aliased to the same IP addres\
s as 
yourhost.dyndns.org.
9.  Click  Apply to save your settings.
Note:  If your ISP assigns a private WAN IP address such as 192.168.x.x 
or 10.x.x.x, the Dynamic DNS...

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To set up a LAN:
1. 
Select  Advanced >  LAN Setup.
Figure 50.  LAN Setup screen
2. Enter the LAN Setup configuration and click  Apply to save your changes.
Note:  The default DHCP and TCP/IP values work for most users.
•     Device Name. This is an abbreviated name of the wireless modem router. You see  this name for the router in Network Explorer on Windows systems.
•     Use Auto IP . Select this check box if you want...

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To reserve an IP address:
1. 
Select  Advanced > LAN Setup and click the Add button.
2. In the IP Address  field, type the IP address to assign to the computer or server. Choose \
an 
IP
  address from the router’s LAN subnet, such as 192.168.0.x. 
3.  Type the MAC address of the computer or server. 
Tip:  If the computer is already present on your network, copy its MAC  address from the Attached Devices screen and paste...

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Configure QoS for Internet Access
To specify prioritization of traffic, you have to add or create a policy\
 for the type of traffic. 
To configure QoS for Internet access:
1. 
From the main menu, under Advanced, select  QoS Setup.
2. Click  Setup QoS rule. The QoS Priority Rule list displays:
3. To change a rule, select its radio button.
4.  Scroll down to the bottom of the screen: 

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5. 
To edit a rule, click  Edit. To add a custom rule, click Add Priority Rule .
6.  Click  Apply  to save this rule to the QoS Policy list and return to the QoS Setup scr\
een.
7.  In the QoS Setup screen, click  Apply.
Advanced Wireless Settings
To configure the advanced wireless settings:
1. Select  Advanced > Wireless Settings to display the following screen:
Figure 51.  Advanced Wireless Settings screen
Note:  The...