Chapter 4 - MultiFRAD Software
IP Setup
The IP Setup dialog box enables you change the IP routing capabilities, add or delete logical WANs, enable the DHCP relay agent, assign DNS server addresses, and define static routes and a default route. The initial routing capabilities were established during the software installation. You can change IP routing parameters by clicking on the Advanced tab and changing, for example, the RIP Response Time or RIP Route Aging Time. The WAN tab enables you to change the WAN port IP address, the remote address, and if logical WAN ports need to be added for frame relay, you can add them here by merely clicking the Add button.
The Ethernet IP Setup dialog box displays the parameters for your Ethernet port with the IP Address that was established during software installation.
From the Ethernet IP Setup dialog box you can switch to the to either the WAN IP Setup dialog box or the Advanced IP Setup dialog box by clicking the respective tab.
The WAN IP Setup dialog box enables you to disable or enable IP routing on the WAN port, change the port IP Address, mask, or remote IP address. If the WAN port is configured for frame relay, this dialog box enables you to add logical WANs. General setup for the logical IP WAN ports is configured on the WAN Port Setup dialog box that opens when you click the WAN button on the Setup menu.
To add logical WAN in a frame relay configuration, click the Add(+) button and the next WAN number is displayed in the List of Logical WANs window in the lower left corner of the WAN IP Setup dialog box. To delete the last logical WAN assigned, click the Delete
The Advanced IP Setup dialog box controls the timers, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
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