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¾ Connect Manually  - You can configure the  router to make it connect or disconnect manually. 
After a specified peri od of inactivity (Max Idle Time), the router will disconnect your Internet 
connection, and not be able to re -establish your connection automatically as soon as you 
attempt to access the Internet again. To use th is option, click the radio button. If you want 
your Internet connection to remain active at all times, enter  0 in the  Max...

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Figure 4-12 
¾  WAN MAC Address -  This field displays the current  MAC address of the WAN port, which is 
used for the WAN port. If your ISP requires that  you register the MAC address, please enter 
the correct MAC address into this fiel d. The format for the MAC address is 
XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX (for example: 00-0A-EB- E6-B9-49). 
¾  Your PCs MAC Address -  This field displays the MAC addr ess of the PC that is managing 
the router. If the MAC address is...

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Figure 4-13 
¾  WAN Index -  This shows the Routers WAN ports. 
¾  Port Status -  This shows the ports current  status: Enabled or Disabled, the default status is 
Enabled. 
¾  Flow Control -  This displays whether the Flow Cont rol is Enabled, Enabled means the 
function is enabled, Disabled  means the function ist enabled. 
¾  Negotiation Mode -  The options are: Auto Negotiati on, 10M Half Duplex, 10M Full 
Duplex,100M Half Duplex,100M Full Duplex. 
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explanations for each submenu are provided below. 
4.4.1 DHCP Settings 
Choose menu “ DHCP→DHCP Settings ”, you can configure the  DHCP in the next screen (shown 
in  Figure 4-15).   
The route
 r is set up by default as a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server, which 
provides the TCP/IP configurati on for all the PCs that are connec ted to the router on the LAN. 
 
Figure 4-15 
¾  DHCP Server - Enable  or disable the DHCP server. If you disable...

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) Note: 
To use the DHCP server function of the router,  you must configure all computers on the LAN as 
Obtain an IP Address automatically mode. This function will take effect until the router reboots. 
4.4.2  DHCP Clients List 
Choose menu “DHCP →DHCP Clients List ”, you can view the info rmation about the clients 
attached to the router in the next screen (shown in  Figure 4-16). Click the Refr
 esh button to 
update the information. 
 
Figure 4-16 
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reserve IP address. 
¾  Assigned IP Address -  This field displays the IP ad dress of the router reserved. 
¾  Status  - This field displays the status  of the virtual server entry. Enabled means that the 
entry will take effect,  Disabled means that the entry will not take effect. 
To add/modify a reserved IP address: 
Step 1:  Click Add New… /Modify  shown in  Figure 4-17, you will see a new screen shown in 
Figure 4-18. 
Step 2:  Enter the MAC addr

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Figure 4-19 
Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding  function. The detailed 
explanations for each submenu are provided below. 
4.5.1  Virtual Servers 
Choose menu “ Forwarding→Virtual Servers ”, you can view and add vi rtual servers in the next 
screen (shown in  Figure 4-20). 
Virtual servers 

can be used for setting up public se rvices on your LAN, such as DNS, Email and 
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contain the service that you want, please configure the Service Port, IP Address and 
Protocol manually. 
 
Figure 4-21 
Step 3:  After that, select  Enable to make the entry take effect. 
Step 4:  Click Save  button to save the configuration. 
) Note: 
6)  If you want to add more than one reserved IP, please go to  step 1 to continue. 
7)  It is possible that you confi gure more than one type of available service on a computer or 
server, it means the IP...

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for some of these applications that can work with an NAT router. 
 
Figure 4-22 
¾  Trigger Port  - This displays the port for outgoing traffic. An outgoing connection using this 
port will Trigger this rule. 
¾  Trigger Protocol  -  This displays the protocol used for Trigger Ports, either  TCP,UDP , or All 
(all protocols supported by the router). 
¾  Incoming Ports  -  This displays the port or port range  used by the remote system, they are 
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options manually. 
 
Figure 4-23 
Step 3:  After that, select  Enabled to make the entry take effect. 
Step 4:  Click Save  button to save the configuration. 
) Note: 
1)  If you want to add more than one reserved IP, please go to  step 1 to continue. 
2)  When the trigger connection is released, the according opening ports will be closed. 
3)  Each rule allowed to be used only by one host on LAN synchronously. The trigger 
connection of other hosts  on LAN...