User's Manual

Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wall-Plugged Router WGX102
Advanced Configuration of the Router 7-7
July 2004 202-10036-01
Some online games and videoconferencing applications are incompatible with NAT. The WGX102
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 computer can run
the application properly if that computer’s IP address is entered as the default in the PORTS Menu.
If one local computer acts as a game or videoconferencing host, enter its IP address as the default.
Configuring the WAN Setup Options
The WAN Setup options let you configure a DMZ server, change the MTU size and enable the
wireless router to respond to a Ping on the WAN port. These options are discussed below.
Figure 7-5: WAN Setup menu.
Connect Automatically, as Required
Normally, this option should be checked to enable it. An Internet connection will be made
automatically after each timeout, whenever Internet-bound traffic is detected. This provides
connection on demand and is potentially cost-saving in places in Europe for example where
Internet services charge by the minute.
If disabled, you must connect manually, using the “Connection Status” button on the Router Status
screen. This manual connection will stay up all the time without time outs.