Netopia 3300-ENT manual WAN and System Configuration

WAN and System Configuration 2-3

•The WAN Ethernet Speed Setting is now configurable via a pop-up menu. Options are: Auto-Negotiation (the default), 100 Mbps Full Duplex, 100 Mbps Half Duplex, 10 Mbps Full Duplex, and 10 Mbps Half Duplex. This may be useful in mixed networks, where multiple routers have different ethernet speed capability. If you want to maintain a single speed setting for compatibility with multiple routers on your LAN, you can select a speed/duplex combination that all of your routers can match.

•The Wan Ethernet MAC Address is the hardware address of the Netopia device. Some service providers require a specific MAC address as part of their authentication process. In such a case, you can enter the MAC address that your service provider requires. If your service provider doesn’t use this method, you don’t need to change this field.

•The DHCP Client Mode setting depends on the type of access concentrator equipment your service provider uses. Most use Standards-Based. Alternatively, your provider may instruct you to select Copper Mountain Specific.

•The RIP Options selection displays the WAN Ethernet RIP Parameters screen.

	WAN Ethernet RIP Parameters
	+----------------	+
	+----------------	+
Receive RIP:	Off
	v1
Transmit RIP:	v2
	Both
	+----------------	+

•The Receive RIP pop-up menu controls the reception and transmission of Routing Information Protocol (RIP) packets on the Ethernet WAN port. The default is Both.

The Transmit RIP pop-up menu is hidden if NAT is enabled.

Routing Information Protocol (RIP) is needed if there are IP routers on other segments of your Ethernet network that the Netopia Firmware Version 8.4 needs to recognize. Set to “Both” (the default) the Netopia Firmware Version 8.4 will accept information from either RIP v1 or v2 routers. Alternatively, select Receive RIP and select v1 or v2 from the popup menu. With Receive RIP set to “v1,” the Netopia Router’s Ethernet port will accept routing information provided by RIP packets from other routers that use the same subnet mask. Set to “v2,” the Netopia Firmware Version 8.4 will accept routing information provided by RIP packets from other routers that use different subnet masks.