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Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614

6-4 Advanced Configuration

Some online games and videoconferencing applications are incompatible with NAT. The WGR614

router is programmed to recognize some of these applications and to work properly with them, but

there are other applications that may not function well. In some cases, one local PC can run the

application properly if that PC’s IP address is entered as the default in the PORTS Menu. If one

local PC acts as a game or videoconferencing host, enter its IP address as the default.

Configuring WAN Setup Options

The WAN Setup options let you configure a DMZ server, change the MTU size and enable the

router to respond to a Ping on the WAN port. These options are discussed below.

Figure 6-2: WAN Setup menu.

• Connect Automatically, as Required

Normally, this option should be Enabled, so that an Internet connection will be made

automatically, whenever Internet-bound traffic is detected. In locations where Internet access

is billed by the minute, if this causes high connection costs, you can disable this setting.

If disabled, you must connect manually, using the sub-screen accessed from the Router Status

menu “Show WAN Status” screen.

• Disable SPI Firewall

Normally, this option should be Enabled, so that your local network will be protected by the

Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI) firewall included in the WGR614. However, certain

communications functions like VPN may require turning off the SPI feature.

• Setting Up a Default DMZ Server

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