Chapter 5:Connection Mode
Bridging
If the type you choose is Bridging, please refer to the following information.
The bridging mode can configure your router to send packets received on any port such as ATM PVC or Ethernet with a broadcast MAC address to all other ports.
Choose Bridging and click Next.
None:
If it is not necessary to set the WAN IP address, please click this button.
Obtain an IP address automatically: Click this button to make the system get an IP address automatically.
WAN IP Address:
Type in the IP address that you got from ISP for the WAN interface.
WAN Subnet Mask:
Type in the subnet mask address that you got from ISP for the WAN interface.
Obtain DNS server address automatically: Click this button to make the system get DNS server automatically.
Use the following DNS server address: If you want to set DNS server by yourself, you have to click on this button to invoke the following entries.
Primary DNS server:
Type in your preferred DNS server that you got from ISP.
Secondary DNS server:
Type in the alternate DNS server that you got from ISP.
Click Enable NAT if you want. As for the detailed NAT settings, it will be described in later sections.
Click Enable QoS for your necessity.
It can improve the performance for selected classes of applications. Before you check this item, please assign the priorities for various applications from the Quality of Service menu of Advanced web page. Be aware that IP QoS also consumes system resources, the number of created PVCs will be reduced consequently.
In the Configure LAN side Settings web page, you have to fill in the data requested here.
