D-Link DFL-500 Configuring routing, Configuring the management interface Transparent mode

Configuring the management interface (Transparent mode)

In Transparent mode, you can configure the management interface for management access to the DFL-500 NPG.

•Go to System > Network > Management .

•Change the Management IP and Mask as required.

These must be valid addresses for the network from which you will manage the DFL-500 NPG.

•Select the management Access methods for each interface.

By default in Transparent mode, you manage the DFL-500 NPG by connecting to the internal interface. However, you can configure the management interface so that you can manage the DFL- 500 NPG by connecting to any interface.

•Select Apply to save your changes.

Setting DNS server addresses

Several DFL-500 NPG functions, including sending email alerts and URL blocking, use DNS.

•Go to System > Network > DNS .

•Change the primary and secondary DNS server addresses as required.

•Select Apply to save your changes.

Configuring routing

You can configure routing to add static routes from the DFL-500 NPG to local routers. You can also use routing to add multiple routing gateways. This section describes:

•Adding routing gateways

•Adding a default route

•Adding routes to the routing table

•Configuring the routing table

•Enabling RIP server support

•Adding routes (Transparent mode)

Adding routing gateways

The first step in configuring DFL-500 NPG routing is to add routing gateways. Routing gateways are the gateways on your network that you want to route DFL-500 NPG traffic to. You can add the IP address of each routing gateway, and you can also optionally configure the DFL-500 NPG to ping the routing gateway at a specified time interval to make sure that the DFL-500 NPG can communicate with the routing gateway.

To add a routing gateway:

•Go to System > Network > Routing Gateway .

•Select New to add a new routing gateway.

•Enter the IP address of the routing gateway.

This IP address should be on the same subnet as the DFL-500 NPG interface that connects to this gateway.

•Select Dead gateway detection if you want the DFL-500 NPG to confirm connectivity with the gateway.

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