Network Management
Use the Network menu to make network configuration settings as well as service support settings.
WAN Configuration
From the Network menu, choose WAN, and the WAN Configuration screen appears. This screen displays the network parameters of the WAN connection. You may change any of these items and press Apply to confirm your settings. See a description of each item in the following table:
WAN Configuration
Item | Description |
Host name | Host name that identifies the N8800 on the network. |
Domain name | Specifies the domain name of the N8800. |
MAC Address | MAC address of the network interface. |
Jumbo Frame Support | Enable or disable Jumbo Frame Support of the WAN interface on |
| your N8800. |
DHCP | Enable or disable the N8800 from obtaining in IP address via |
| DHCP server. If you require a static IP, disable this feature and |
| input your network configuration. |
IP | IP address of the WAN interface. |
Netmask | Network mask, which is generally: 255.255.255.0 |
Gateway | Default Gateway IP address. |
DNS Server | Domain Name Service (DNS) server IP address. |
IP Sharing Mode | When enabled, PCs connected to the LAN port will be able to |
| access the WAN. Default is Enabled. |
Link Aggregation | Specifies whether WAN and LAN ports will be aggregated and |
(N8800 only) | act as one port. |
| Failover: When one port fails, the other one will take over. |
| Load Balance: Ethernet traffic will flow alternative between two |
| Ethernet ports. |
| 802.3ad: Linkage two Ethernet ports in parallel to increase |
| throughput. |
NOTE
•Only use Jumbo Frame settings when operating in a Gigabit environment where all other clients have Jumbo Frame Setting enabled.
•Enabling DHCP automatically turns on
•If you are only using the WAN port, we suggest that you disable IP Sharing Mode. This will result in higher throughput.
•A correct DNS setting is vital to networks services, such as SMTP and NTP.
•To use the Link Aggregation with “802.3ad selected” feature, please make sure the networking equipment on the other end of Ethernet cable also supports 802.3ad protocol.
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