Patton electronic M-ATA Configuring Dynamic DNS, MAC Spoofing Configuration, WAN MAC Address Spoofed

SmartLink M-ATA Getting Started Guide 4 • Network—LAN

The DNS server used for registration is operated by Dynamic Network Services, Inc., Dynamic DNS (DynDNS). You can find detailed information about the company and the services it offers on the webpage www.dyndns.org. The company offers different levels of service. The basic services are offered free of charge, while the more advanced services are fee-based.

Figure 7. Dynamic DNS Service window

Configuring Dynamic DNS

1.Select System > Configuration.

2.Choose Sever: To enable DynamicDNS, select the name of the DYNDNS service from the drop- down menu (see figure 7).

3.Host Name: The host name is the name of the SL4020 as registered on the DYNDNS service.

4.Username: The user name is the user name as registered on the Dynamic DNS service.

5.Password: The password is the password as registered on the Dynamic DNS service.

MAC Spoofing Configuration

Figure 8. MAC Spoofing Configuration section of the Settings window

WAN MAC Address (Spoofed)

Only available when the unit is using the M-ATA mode. The spoofed MAC address to be used by the device’s LAN interfaces, the Ethernet address of the outgoing packets from the LAN interface would be replaced with this address. If blank, the LAN interfaces will use the hardware value of MAC

VLAN Configuration

The SmartLink M-ATA can mark outgoing Ethernet frames on the LAN interface with VLAN and priority tags. Other devices on the LAN can use the tags to control how frames from the SmartLink M-ATA are pro-

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