Chapter 2 Introducing the Web Configurator

 

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

 

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

 

Rapid Spanning

This shows whether RSTP (Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol) is active or not. The

 

Tree Protocol

following labels or values relative to RSTP do not apply when RSTP is disabled.

 

 

 

 

Bridge Priority

This is the bridge priority of the ZyWALL. The bridge (or switch) with the lowest

 

 

bridge priority value in the network is the root bridge (the base of the spanning

 

 

tree).

 

 

 

 

Bridge Hello

This is the interval of BPDUs (Bridge Protocol Data Units) from the root bridge.

 

Time

 

 

 

 

 

Bridge Max Age

This is the predefined interval that a bridge waits to get a Hello message (BPDU)

 

 

from the root bridge.

 

 

 

 

Forward Delay

This is the forward delay interval.

 

 

 

 

Bridge Port

This is the port type. Port types are: WAN, LAN, Wireless Card, DMZ and WLAN

 

 

Interface.

 

 

 

 

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. For the wireless card, it displays the maximum transmission rate when

 

 

WLAN is enabled or Down when WLAN is disabled.

 

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

Wi-Fi Information

 

 

 

 

 

Wi-Fi status

This displays whether or not the wireless LAN card is activated.

 

 

 

 

SSID

This displays a descriptive name used to identify the ZyWALL in the wireless LAN.

 

 

 

 

Bridge to

This displays whether the wireless LAN card is used as part of the LAN, DMZ or

 

 

WLAN.

 

 

 

 

802.11 mode

This displays the wireless standard (802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g or 802.11b+g) of

 

 

the wireless LAN.

 

 

 

 

Channel

This displays the radio channel the ZyWALL is currently using for the wireless LAN.

 

 

 

 

Security mode

This shows the type of wireless security the ZyWALL is using.

 

 

 

 

# of Associated

This shows the number of the wireless client(s) connected to the ZyWALL.

 

Clients

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

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