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Introducing the ELSA MicroLink Cable

ELSA MicroLink Cable

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Main Page Preface Page V Content VI VII Page Introducing the ELSA MicroLink Cable ELSA MicroLink Cable The takes the stage What does the unit look like? Page ABC EFGD 4 Node or hub? Look at the link status LED (Link) to check if the node/hub switch is set correctly. The highlights of the ELSA MicroLink Cable Fast Internet Internet at all timesalways online More than just Internet Page 7 CE conformity and FCC radiation standard Page Installation and configuration First Steps Quick Start: Quick configurations Preparations Configuration as a bridge Page Configuration as a router Installation and configuration 14 Set up the workstation computers (Windows 95 or 98) Page Configuration modes The user-friendly method: inband Requirements for inband configuration Alternatively: addresses can be managed by the DHCP server Starting inband configuration using ELSA LANconfig Start up inband configuration using telnet English Configuration commands Page 21 What's happening on the line? Trace Outputs 22 You will find notes on the interpretation of trace outputs in the reference section of this guide. New firmware with FirmSafe This is how FirmSafe works How to load new software Configuration using SNMP General Accessing tables and parameters using SNMP Page 27 The Management Information Base (MIB) Page Operating modes and functions Security for your configuration Password protection Login barring Access control via TCP/IP Security for your LAN Encryption TCP/IP packet filters The hiding placeIP masquerading (NAT, PAT) 32 IP routing The IP routing table Page Dynamic routing with IP/RIP Local routing IP masquerading (NAT, PAT) 37 You can view these tables in detail in the router statistics (see also 'Status'). DNS forwarding Bridging 40 Automatic address administration with DHCP The DHCP client The DHCP server DHCP 'on', 'off' or 'auto'? How are the addresses assigned? 43 Page Page Page Technical basics Cable modem technology Standards Access Registration in the cable network Page Network technology The network and its components Connection modes Page Kinds of networks IP addressing Page Page IP routing and hierarchical IP addressing Page Expansion through local networks Page Page Page Page Page Appendix Technical data ELSA LANconfig ELSA MicroLink Cable Page Warranty conditions Page Declaration of conformity KONFORMITTSERKLRUNG MicroLink Cable Page Index Page Page Page Description of the menu options R74 Overview of the menus R75 Status R76 Status/Operating-time Status/Current-time Status/Cable-statistics R77 Status/LAN-statistics R78 Status/Bridge-statistics R79 Status/TCP-IP-statistics R80 Status/TCP-IP-statistics/IP-statistics Status/TCP-IP-statistics/ICMP-statistics R81 Status/TCP-IP-statistics/TCP-statistics Status/TCP-IP-statistics/TFTP-statistics R82 Status/TCP-IP-statistics/DHCP-statistics R83 Table-DHCP This menu groups together the statistics from the IP router module. Status/IP-router-statistics R84 R85 Status/Config-statistics Status/Queue-statistics R86 R87 Status/MCNS-statistics Status/Init-status R88 Status/DHCP-client-statistics Setup R89 Setup/Cable-module Setup/LAN-module R90 Setup/Bridge-module If the device is used just as an IP router connection, the bridge should be deactivated. Setup/TCP-IP-module Page Page R94 Setup/IP-router-module Activating the IP router module also activates the TCP/IP module. R95 R96 Enable local routing for this function. R97 R98 R99 R100 R101 Setup/SNMP-module Setup/DHCP-server-module R102 R103 Setup/Config-module R104 Firmware R105 R106 Other