This button… | Opens a page that lets you… |
DHCP | Specify Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol |
| (DHCP) settings to enable network administrators |
| to centrally manage the assignment and |
| distribution of IP information to computers on a |
| network. When you enable DHCP on a network, |
| you allow a device (such as your X3’s router or a |
| router located with your Internet service provider) |
| to assign temporary IP addresses to your |
| computers whenever they connect to your |
| network. |
IP Routing | Set up the routes on which you want the X3 to |
| send data it receives on a particular interface (for |
| example, LAN interface, Ethernet interface, etc.) |
| Routes specify the IP address of the next device |
| interface or Internet destination to forward data to, |
| given the ultimate destination of the data. |
Blocked | Select the protocols you want blocked from your |
Protocols | computer (for example, IP Milticast, NetBEUI, IPX, |
| APR, AppleTalk). |
Bridge Filter | Filter packets at the Ethernet protocol level. |
Firewall | Modify the default firewall settings. For example, |
| use this page to specify the email address(es) to |
| which you want an alert sent if your |
| computer/network is attacked. |
NAT | Specify Network Address Translation settings. |
| The most common reason for changing the |
| default settings is if you have a LAN and require |
| each computer to have its own public IP address. |
| Otherwise, the default NAT setting provides |
| sufficient protection for most users. |
RIP | Specify whether the X3 can communicate with |
| other routing devices and, if so, on which |
| interfaces. It also lets you specify how long routes |
| remain in memory. |
LAN | Specify the settings that control the connection |
| between the X3 modem and your Ethernet jack. |
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