Network Configuration close
DMZ Setup
The De-Militarized Zone (DMZ) is a network which, when compared to the LAN, has fewer firewall restrictions, by default. This zone can be used to host servers and give public access to them. Port 8 on the LAN of the router can be dedicated as a hardware DMZ port and safely provide the Internet services without compromising security on your LAN.
DMZ Port Setup
The DMZ Port is not enabled by default. To enable it, select the Yes radio box under the Do you want to enable DMZ Port? option.
Type the IP address and subnet mask for the DMZ port in the respective IP Address and Subnet Mask fields.
Note: The IP subnet of the DMZ should be different from that of the LAN port and the WAN port(s).
Example:
WAN 1: 10.0.0.1 with subnet 255.0.0.0
WAN2: 20.0.0.1 with subnet 255.0.0.0
LAN: 192.168.1.1 with subnet 255.255.255.0
DMZ: 192.168.10.1 with subnet 255.255.255.0
DHCP for DMZ Connected Computers
If the computers on the DMZ network are configured with static IP addresses or configured to use another DHCP server, select the Disable DHCP option.
To use the router as a DHCP server, select DHCP Server and configure the following items:
Domain Name: Name of the domain (Optional)
Starting IP Address: First IP address in the range. Any new DHCP client joining the DMZ network will be assigned an IP address between this address and the Ending IP Address.
Ending IP Address: Last IP address in the range. Any new DHCP client joining the DMZ network will be assigned an IP address between the Starting IP Address and this IP address.
Note: The Starting and Ending DHCP addresses should be in the same “network” as the DMZ port TCP/IP address of the router (the IP Address field in DMZ TCP/IP Setup section).
Primary DNS Server: primary DNS Server IP.
Secondary DNS Server: Secondary DNS Server IP.
WINS Server: IP address of a WINS server (Optional). The Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS) is the equivalent of a DNS server but uses the NetBIOS protocol to resolve hostnames. If the network consists only of Windows based computers and you want to use a WINS server for name resolution, then enter the IP address of the WINS server. The router will include the WINS server IP address in the DHCP configuration when acknowledging a DHCP request from a DHCP client.
Lease Time: Duration (in hours) for which an IP address will be leased.
Enable DNS Proxy: Check the Enable radio box to configure the router as a DNS server for the LAN. The router will act as a proxy for all DNS requests and communicate with the ISP’s DNS servers (as configured on the WAN Settings page). When disabled, all DHCP clients receive the DNS IP addresses of the ISP. The feature is particularly useful in Auto Rollover mode. For example, if the DNS servers for each connection are different, then a link failure may render the DNS servers inaccessible. But when DNS proxy is enabled, clients make requests to the router and the router, in turn, sends those requests to the DNS servers of the active connection.
Click Apply to save the settings. The DMZ LED on LAN port 8 will light up to indicate that the DMZ port has been enabled.
Click Reset to revert to the previous settings.
 

2007 © Copyright NETGEAR®

close