Chapter 6 LAN Screens

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 25 NETWORK > LAN > IP Alias

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Enable IP Alias 1,

Select the check box to configure another LAN network for the ZyWALL.

2

 

 

 

IP Address

Enter the IP address of your ZyWALL in dotted decimal notation.

 

Alternatively, click the right mouse button to copy and/or paste the IP address.

 

 

IP Subnet Mask

Your ZyWALL will automatically calculate the subnet mask based on the IP

 

address that you assign. Unless you are implementing subnetting, use the subnet

 

mask computed by the ZyWALL.

 

 

RIP Direction

RIP (Routing Information Protocol, RFC 1058 and RFC 1389) allows a router to

 

exchange routing information with other routers. The RIP Direction field controls

 

the sending and receiving of RIP packets. Select the RIP direction from Both/In

 

Only/Out Only/None. When set to Both or Out Only, the ZyWALL will broadcast

 

its routing table periodically. When set to Both or In Only, it will incorporate the

 

RIP information that it receives; when set to None, it will not send any RIP packets

 

and will ignore any RIP packets received.

 

 

RIP Version

The RIP Version field controls the format and the broadcasting method of the RIP

 

packets that the ZyWALL sends (it recognizes both formats when receiving). RIP-

 

1 is universally supported but RIP-2 carries more information. RIP-1 is probably

 

adequate for most networks, unless you have an unusual network topology. Both

 

RIP-2Band RIP-2Msends the routing data in RIP-2 format; the difference being

 

that RIP-2Buses subnet broadcasting while RIP-2Muses multicasting.

 

Multicasting can reduce the load on non-router machines since they generally do

 

not listen to the RIP multicast address and so will not receive the RIP packets.

 

However, if one router uses multicasting, then all routers on your network must

 

use multicasting, also. By default, RIP direction is set to Both and the Version set

 

to RIP-1.

Apply

Click Apply to save your changes back to the ZyWALL.

 

 

Reset

Click Reset to begin configuring this screen afresh.

 

 

6.10 LAN Port Roles

Use the Port Roles screen to set ports as part of the LAN, DMZ and/or WLAN interface. Ports 1~4 on the ZyWALL can be part of the LAN, DMZ or WLAN interface.

"Do the following if you are configuring from a computer connected to a LAN, DMZ or WLAN port and changing the port's role:

1A port's IP address varies as its role changes, make sure your computer's IP address is in the same subnet as the ZyWALL's LAN, DMZ or WLAN IP address.

2Use the appropriate LAN, DMZ or WLAN IP address to access the ZyWALL.

To change your ZyWALL’s port role settings, click NETWORK > LAN > Port Roles. The screen appears as shown.

The radio buttons correspond to Ethernet ports on the front panel of the ZyWALL. On the ZyWALL, ports 1 to 4 are all LAN ports by default.

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