WAN and System Configuration 7-9

To help you determine whether you need to use the System Configuration options, review the following requirements. If you have one or more of these needs, use the System Configuration options described in the later chapters.

Two or more outgoing connection profiles to connect to more than one remote location (for example, to connect to the Internet and to a network at another office).

System Configuration of dynamic IP address distribution through DHCP, MacIP, or BootP.

Customized incoming call profile to control received calls.

Scheduled connections.

Greater network security through the use of filters, CallerID, callback, and SecurID.

System Configuration of AppleTalk LAN settings.

System Configuration of connections to AppleTalk networks through the Internet or any IP network, using AURP (AppleTalk “tunneling”).

System Configuration of connection profiles. See the table below for a partial list of the options available through System Configuration.

Layer Category

Parameter Type

Options

Default settings

 

 

 

 

Protocol Layer

IP Parameters

Filter Sets:

Basic Firewall

 

 

 

NetBIOS Filter

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receive RIP:

Both

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transmit RIP:

Off

 

 

 

 

 

IPX Parameters

Path Delay:

1 second

 

 

 

 

 

 

NetBios Packet Forwarding:

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

Incoming/outgoing Packet &

On

 

 

SAP filter:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Periodic RIP/SAP timers:

60 seconds

 

 

 

 

Datalink Layer

PPP/MP Parameters

Data Compression:

Standard LZS

 

 

 

 

 

 

Send Authentication:

PAP

 

 

 

 

 

 

Channel Usage:

Dynamic

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bandwidth Allocation:

BAP

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maximum Packet Size:

1500

 

 

 

 

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Netopia R2020 manual Channel Usage Dynamic Bandwidth Allocation, Maximum Packet Size 1500