Enable

Click this radio button to invoke this function. However,

 

IP/MAC which is not listed in IP Bind List also can connect to

 

Internet.

Disable

Click this radio button to disable this function. All the settings

 

on this page will be invalid.

Strict Bind

Click this radio button to block the connection of the IP/MAC

 

which is not listed in IP Bind List.

ARP Table

This table is the LAN ARP table of this router. The information

 

for IP and MAC will be displayed in this field. Each pair of IP

 

and MAC address listed in ARP table can be selected and added

 

to IP Bind List by clicking Add below.

Add and Edit

IP Address Type the IP address that will be used for the

 

specified MAC address.

 

Mac Address Type the MAC address that is used to bind

 

with the assigned IP address.

Refresh

It is used to refresh the ARP table. When there is one new PC

 

added to the LAN, you can click this link to obtain the newly

 

ARP table information.

IP Bind List

It displays a list for the IP bind to MAC information.

Add

It allows you to add the one you choose from the ARP table or

 

the IP/MAC address typed in Add and Edit to the table of IP

 

Bind List.

Edit

It allows you to edit and modify the selected IP address and

 

MAC address that you create before.

Remove

You can remove any item listed in IP Bind List. Simply click

 

and select the one, and click Remove. The selected item will be

 

removed from the IP Bind List.

Note: Before you select Strict Bind, you have to bind one set of IP/MAC address for one PC. If not, no one of the PCs can access into Internet. And the web configurator of the router might not be accessed.

3.3 NAT

Usually, the router serves as an NAT (Network Address Translation) router. NAT is a mechanism that one or more private IP addresses can be mapped into a single public one. Public IP address is usually assigned by your ISP, for which you may get charged. Private IP addresses are recognized only among internal hosts.

When the outgoing packets destined to some public server on the Internet reach the NAT router, the router will change its source address into the public IP address of the router, select the available public port, and then forward it. At the same time, the router shall list an entry in a table to memorize this address/port-mapping relationship. When the public server response, the incoming traffic, of course, is destined to the router’s public IP address and the router will do the inversion based on its table. Therefore, the internal host can communicate with external host smoothly.

The benefit of the NAT includes:

zSave cost on applying public IP address and apply efficient usage of IP address. NAT allows the internal IP addresses of local hosts to be translated into one public IP address, thus you can have only one IP address on behalf of the entire internal hosts.

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2130 specifications

The DrayTek Vigor 2130 is a versatile and powerful router known for its robust features and performance, making it ideal for small to medium-sized businesses and home offices. This dual WAN router stands out due to its reliability and extensive management capabilities, which cater to users seeking both performance and flexibility.

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