WEB-BASED MANAGEMENT

 

Parameter

Default

Description

 

System Wide Settings

 

 

 

Default Gateway

0.0.0.0

This address is configured by the network

 

 

 

administrator and it informs each computer

 

 

 

or other network device where to send data

 

 

 

if the target station does not reside on the

 

 

 

same subnet as the source.

Per VC Settings

 

 

 

Enabled?

Yes

Enables or disables WAN connection.

 

VPI

8

Virtual Path Indicator. Each connection

 

 

 

must have a unique pair of <VPI, VCI>

 

 

 

settings.

 

VCI

32

Virtual Channel Indicator. Each connection

 

 

 

must have a unique pair of <VPI, VCI>

 

 

 

settings.

 

Static IP Address1

192.168.241.101

IP address of the ADSL port.

 

Subnet Mask1

255.255.255.0

Subnet mask of the ADSL port.

 

Service Category

UBR

Bit rate supported by your ISP:

 

 

 

UBR: Undefined Bit Rate

 

 

 

CBR: Constant Bit Rate

 

Bandwidth

 

Bandwidth supported by your ISP.

 

Encapsulation2,3

1483 Bridged IP

Specifies how to handle multiple protocols

 

 

LLC

at the ATM transport layer.

 

Bridge

Enabled

Sets the Barricade to function as a bridge to

 

 

 

connect two separate networks.

 

IGMP

Disabled

Enables or disables the multicast host

 

 

 

registration protocol.

 

PPP

 

Point-to-point transport protocol

 

Service Name

 

Service name provided by ISP.

 

Username

 

User name provided by ISP.

 

Password

 

Password provided by ISP.

 

Disconnect Timeout0

Time after which an inactive link is

 

 

 

terminated.

 

Authentication

Auto

Sets the authentication mode used to login

 

 

 

to your ISP.

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SMC Networks SMC7401BRA manual Parameter Default Description

SMC7401BRA specifications

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