Chapter 2 Introducing the Web Configurator

Table 4 Web Configurator HOME Screen in Bridge Mode (continued)

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Port Status

For the WAN, LAN, DMZ, and WLAN Interfaces, this displays the port speed and

 

duplex setting. For the WAN port, it displays Down when the link is not ready or

 

has failed.

 

 

RSTP Status

This is the RSTP status of the corresponding port.

 

 

RSTP Active

This shows whether or not RSTP is active on the corresponding port.

 

 

RSTP Priority

This is the RSTP priority of the corresponding port.

 

 

RSTP Path Cost

This is the cost of transmitting a frame from the root bridge to the corresponding

 

port.

 

 

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

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

Blocked

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.

 

 

VPN

Click VPN to display the active VPN connections.

 

 

Bandwidth

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

 

 

2.4.5 Navigation Panel

After you enter the password, use the sub-menus on the navigation panel to configure ZyWALL features.

The following table lists the features available for each device mode. Not all ZyWALLs have all features listed in this table.

Table 5 Bridge and Router Mode Features Comparison

FEATURE

BRIDGE MODE

ROUTER MODE

Internet Access Wizard

 

Y

 

 

 

VPN Wizard

Y

Y

 

 

 

DHCP Table

 

Y

 

 

 

System Statistics

Y

Y

 

 

 

Registration

Y

Y

 

 

 

LAN

 

Y

 

 

 

WAN

 

Y

 

 

 

DMZ

 

Y

 

 

 

Bridge

Y

 

 

 

 

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