Chapter 10 Interface

 

Table 80 Network > Interface > Bridge > Add (continued)

 

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

 

First WINS

Type the IP address of the WINS (Windows Internet Naming Service) server

 

Server, Second

that you want to send to the DHCP clients. The WINS server keeps a mapping

 

WINS Server

table of the computer names on your network and the IP addresses that they

 

 

are currently using.

 

 

 

 

 

Lease time

Specify how long each computer can use the information (especially the IP

 

 

address) before it has to request the information again. Choices are:

 

 

infinite - select this if IP addresses never expire

 

 

days, hours, and minutes - select this to enter how long IP addresses are

 

 

valid.

 

 

 

 

 

Edit static DHCP

Click this if you want the ZyWALL to assign static IP addresses to computers.

 

table

The Static DHCP screen appears.

 

 

Figure 183 Network > Interface > Edit > Edit static DHCP table

 

 

 

 

 

 

The ZyWALL checks this table when it assigns IP addresses. If the computer’s

 

 

MAC address is in the table, the ZyWALL assigns the corresponding IP

 

 

address. Otherwise, the ZyWALL assigns the IP address dynamically using the

 

 

IP Pool Start Address and Pool Size.

 

 

Note: You must click OK in the Static DHCP screen and then

 

 

click OK in this screen to save your changes.

 

 

 

 

 

Ping Check

The interface can regularly ping the gateway you specified to make sure it is still

 

 

available. You specify how often the interface pings the gateway, how long to

 

 

wait for a response before the attempt is a failure, and how many consecutive

 

 

failures are required before the ZyWALL stops routing to the gateway. The

 

 

ZyWALL resumes routing to the gateway the first time the gateway

 

 

acknowledges the ping.

 

 

 

 

 

Enable

Select this to enable the ping check.

 

 

 

 

 

Check Period

Enter the number of seconds between ping attempts.

 

 

 

 

 

Check Timeout

Enter the number of seconds to wait for a response before the attempt is a

 

 

failure.

 

 

 

 

 

Check Fail

Enter the number of consecutive failures before the ZyWALL stops routing

 

Tolerance

through the gateway.

 

 

 

 

 

Ping Default

Select this to ping the default gateway.

 

Gateway

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ping this

Select this to ping a specified domain name or IP address. Enter that domain

 

address

name or IP address in the field next to it.

 

 

 

 

 

OK

Click OK to save your changes back to the ZyWALL.

 

 

 

 

 

Cancel

Click Cancel to exit this screen without saving.

 

 

 

 

10.14 Auxiliary Interface Screen

Use the auxiliary interface as a backup WAN interface or a way to access the ZyWALL for remote management.

 

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