SMC Networks SMC7204BRA manual Modifying Basic System Information

Getting Started with the Configuration Manager

Services Summary

This table displays the status of various services that the ADSL Barricade performs to help you manage your network. A green check mark indicates that the service is active and a red X indicates that it is inactive.

[NAT] : to translate private IP addresses to your public IP address (Configuring Network Address Translation).

[IP Filter] : to set up the filtering rules that accept or deny incoming or outgoing data (Configuring IP Filters and Blocking Protocols).

[RIP] : to enable router-to-router communication (Configuring the Routing Information Protocol).

[DHCP Relay] : to enable dynamic assignment of IP information from your ISP to your computers (Configuring Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol).

[DHCP Client] : to enable dynamic assignment of IP information from your ISP or another computer on your network to the device’s LAN port (Configuring the LAN Ports).

[DHCP Server]: to enable dynamic assignment of IP information from the device’s built-in DHCP server to your LAN computers (Configuring Dynamic Host Configuration).

[IGMP] : to enable message forwarding from external sources such as your ISP, based on Internet Group Management Protocol (not configurable).

Modifying Basic System Information

You can modify the basic system information, which includes the system date and time, the names assigned to the ADSL Barricade and the network domain in which it exists.

Note: Changing the ADSL Barricade date and time does not affect the date and time on your PCs.

Follow these instructions to change the basic system information.

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