User manual NETGEAR WNR1000

[. . . ] Registration is required before you can use our telephone support service. Setup documentation is available on the CD, on the support website, and on the documentation website. When the wireless router is connected to the Internet, click the Knowledge Base or the Documentation link under Web Support on the main menu to view support information. Trademarks NETGEAR and the NETGEAR logo are registered trademarks, and RangeMax and Smart Wizard are trademarks of NETGEAR. [. . . ] In this case, you can use a commercial Dynamic DNS service, which allows you to register your domain to their IP address, and forwards traffic directed at your domain to your frequently changing IP address. X), the Dynamic DNS service will not work because private addresses are not routed on the Internet. Your router contains a client that can connect to the Dynamic DNS service provided by DynDNS. Org and obtain an account and host name, which you specify in the router. Then, whenever your ISP-assigned IP address changes, your router automatically contacts the Dynamic DNS service provider, logs in to your account, and registers your new IP address. If your host name is hostname, for example, you can reach your router at hostname. Register for an account with one of the Dynamic DNS service providers whose names appear in the Service Provider list. Enter the host name (or domain name) that your Dynamic DNS service provider gave you. This is the name that you use to log in to your account, not your host name. If your Dynamic DNS provider allows the use of wildcards in resolving your URL, you can select the Use Wildcards check box to activate this feature. Configuring the WAN Setup Options The WAN Setup options let you configure a DMZ (demilitarized zone) server, change the Maximum Transmit Unit (MTU) size, and enable the wireless router to respond to a ping on the WAN (Internet) port. Figure 4-4 Disabling the SPI Firewall The Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI) firewall protects your network and computers against attacks and intrusions. A stateful packet firewall carefully inspects incoming traffic packets, looking for 4-6 v1. 0 , January 2009 Customizing Your Network Settings N150 Wireless Router WNR1000 User Manual known exploits such as malformed , oversized , or out-of-sequence packets. The firewall should be disabled only in special circumstances, such as when you are troubleshooting application issues. Setting Up a Default DMZ Server The default DMZ server feature is helpful when you are using some online games and videoconferencing applications that are incompatible with Network Address Translation (NAT). The router is programmed to recognize some of these applications and to work correctly with them, but there are other applications that might not function well. In some cases, one local computer can run the application correctly if that computer’s IP address is entered as the default DMZ server. A computer designated as the default DMZ server loses much of the protection of the firewall, and is exposed to exploits from the Internet. If compromised, the DMZ server computer can be used to attack other computers on your network. Incoming traffic from the Internet is usually discarded by the router unless the traffic is a response to one of your local computers or a service that you have configured in the Port Forwarding/Port Triggering screen. Instead of discarding this traffic, you can have it forwarded to one computer on your network. [. . . ] Restoring the Default Configuration and Password This section explains how to restore the factory default configuration settings that reset the router’s user name to admin, the password to password, and the IP address to 192. You can erase the current configuration and restore factory defaults in two ways: • • Use the Erase function of the router. To use the Erase function, see “Erasing the Configuration” on page 6-7. Use the restore factory settings button on the rear panel of the router. [. . . ]