ELSA Cable manual Configuration as a router

Installation and configuration 13

The ELSA MicroLink Cable is now ready for use in bridge mode. Open your Web browser,

and off you go into the Web with a whole new sensation of speed...

If you can only access the Internet with a single computer while using this configuration, your cable network operator may have placed a limit on the maximum number of connected computers. Either ask your network operator to increase the number, or configure your ELSA MicroLink Cable as a router (with DHCP server and IP masquerading).

If necessary, filters can be defined to restrict the exchange of data packets between the local network and the Internet.

Configuration as a router

In addition to bridge mode, the ELSA MicroLink Cable can also serve as an IP router. In this mode, the ELSA MicroLink Cable pays careful attention to the IP addresses of the computers exchanging data with the Internet. The exchange of data with the Internet can thus be set up with much greater precision in this mode. The DHCP server and IP masquerading functions will assist you with the administration of IP addresses in the LAN.

	Computer workstation in
Internet	LAN
	IP address assignment

IP address assignment

MCNS/

DOCSIS

Server with	Headend	Cable TV net-	ELSA MicroLink Cable Hub
DHCP		work	as router with DHCP server

In this example, several computers are connected to the ELSA MicroLink Cable, and thus to the Internet, using a hub. In principle however, a single computer can also be connected directly to the ELSA MicroLink Cable.

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