User manual VTECH VT 8100 BASE

[. . . ] Table Of Contents GETTING STARTED. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Before you begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 GPL License Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Installation Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] If your ISP has registered the MAC address of your computer, select that MAC address from the list, click Copy, then click Apply to save the page settings. Clicking Restore takes you back to the default MAC address value. · 25 Basic Settings Secondary DNS Address: Enter the value assigned by your ISP. Advanced Settings These settings require advanced networking knowledge. Incorrectly changing these settings may interrupt your Internet or VoIP service. These setting affect devices connected to the PC/LAN port on your IP 8100-2/8100-3. Virtual Server Virtual Server, also known as port forwarding, allows you to enable other Internet users access to services running on your local network (such as your web server or FTP server). The IP 8100-2/8100-3 will redirect the Internet user requests to the appropriate server within your local network based on the configured IP address and port number. To create a new virtual server, fill in the fields on the screen and click Apply to save the page settings. You may also use settings for commonly used services in the Virtual Server table at the bottom of the screen by clicking an Edit button. Advanced Settings 26 Advanced Settings · Virtual Server: (Default Off): Click On to enable or Off to disable. This indicates whether the virtual server is initially enabled or disabled when it is created or modified. Destination IP: Enter the private IP address of the computer that is hosting the service/application. Note: It is recommended that Static IP is used as the ISP Connection Setting when Virtual Server is created. Protocol Type: Choose the type of protocol used to access your hosting service. Port: Enter a single port or a range of ports to forward to a computer on your local network. (Leave this field blank to deny access to all ports. ) · · · · 27 Advanced Settings Click Apply to save the page settings. Clicking Cancel aborts any changes you have made on the page. Advanced Settings Filters Filters allow you to restrict or permit Internet access for computers on your local network. The filter type supported on your IP 8100-2/8100-3 is IP Filter. Advanced Settings IP Filters IP filter is used to deny any specific computer from accessing the Internet using the computer's IP address. You can deny access by to specific services by port numbers or by blocking all ports for the specific computer. To add a new filter, fill in the fields above and click Apply to save the page settings. You can block access to several of the most commonly used services by clicking an Edit button in the IP Filter table at the bottom of the screen. You will only need to enter the IP address of the computer to be affected by the filter (you can find this number by displaying the DHCP screen under the Admin tab). 28 Advanced Settings IP Filters: (Default to On): Click On to enable or Off to disable. This indicates whether the IP filter is initially enabled or disabled when it is created or modified. · Destination IP: Enter the private IP address that will be affected by the filter. If left blank, any computers on your LAN will be blocked the Internet access. [. . . ] Included in the troubleshooting section of this manual is more detailed information on checking your IP address. 46 Troubleshooting How do I check my computer's IP address? NOTE: The following information assumes the computer is connected to the PC port on the IP 8100-2/8100-3. It also assumes the computer's TCP/IP settings are configured to obtain an IP address automatically. Included in the troubleshooting section of this manual is more detailed information on configuring your TCP/IP settings. Win98/ME: Step 1: Go to Start > Run and enter winipcfg. Your adapter should have an IP address in the same range as the IP 8100-2/8100-3, 192. 168. 15. [. . . ]