Chapter 2 Introducing the Web Configurator

 

Table 3 Web Configurator HOME Screen in Router Mode (continued)

 

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

 

IP Assignment

For the WAN, if the ZyWALL gets its IP address automatically from an ISP, this

 

 

displays DHCP client when you’re using Ethernet encapsulation and IPCP Client

 

 

when you’re using PPPoE or PPTP encapsulation. Static displays if the WAN

 

 

port is using a manually entered static (fixed) IP address.

 

 

For the LAN, DHCP server displays when the ZyWALL is set to automatically

 

 

give IP address information to the computers connected to the LAN. DHCP relay

 

 

displays when the ZyWALL is set to forward IP address assignment requests to

 

 

another DHCP server. Static displays if the LAN port is using a manually entered

 

 

static (fixed) IP address. In this case, you must have another DHCP server on

 

 

your LAN, or else the computers must be manually configured.

 

 

For the dial backup port, this shows N/A when dial backup is disabled and IPCP

 

 

client when dial backup is enabled.

 

Renew

If you are using Ethernet encapsulation and the WAN port is configured to get the

 

 

IP address automatically from the ISP, click Renew to release the WAN port’s

 

 

dynamically assigned IP address and get the IP address afresh. Click Dial to dial

 

 

up the PPTP, PPPoE or dial backup connection. Click Drop to disconnect the

 

 

PPTP, PPPoE or dial backup connection.

 

 

 

 

Security Services

 

 

 

 

 

Content Filter

This is the date the category-based content filtering service subscription expires.

 

Expiration Date

Click the field label to go to the screen where you can update your service

 

 

subscription.

 

 

 

 

Web Site Blocked

This displays how many web site hits the ZyWALL has blocked since it last

 

 

started up. N/A displays when the service subscription has expired.

 

 

 

 

Latest Alerts

This table displays the five most recent alerts recorded by the ZyWALL. You can

 

 

see more information in the View Log screen, such as the source and destination

 

 

IP addresses and port numbers of the incoming packets.

 

 

 

 

Date/Time

This is the date and time the alert was recorded.

 

 

 

 

Message

This is the reason for the alert.

 

 

 

 

System Status

 

 

 

 

 

Port Statistics

Click Port Statistics to see router performance statistics such as the number of

 

 

packets sent and number of packets received for each port.

 

 

 

 

DHCP Table

Click DHCP Table to show current DHCP client information.

 

 

 

 

VPN

Click VPN to display the active VPN connections.

 

 

 

 

Bandwidth

Click Bandwidth to view the ZyWALL’s bandwidth usage and allotments.

 

 

 

2.4.4 HOME Screen: Bridge Mode

The following screen displays when the ZyWALL is set to bridge mode. In bridge mode, the ZyWALL functions as a transparent firewall (also known as a bridge firewall). The ZyWALL bridges traffic traveling between the ZyWALL's interfaces and still filters and inspects packets. You do not need to change the configuration of your existing network.

In bridge mode, the ZyWALL cannot get an IP address from a DHCP server. The LAN, WAN, DMZ and WLAN interfaces all have the same (static) IP address and subnet mask. You can configure the ZyWALL's IP address in order to access the ZyWALL for management. If you connect your computer directly to the ZyWALL, you also need to assign your computer a static IP address in the same subnet as the ZyWALL's IP address in order to access the ZyWALL.

 

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