ZyAIR G-2000 Plus User’s Guide

Figure 20 IP Alias

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 19 IP Alias

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

 

 

IP Alias 1,2

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

 

 

IP Address

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

 

 

IP Subnet Mask

Your ZyAIR 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 ZyAIR.

RIP Direction

RIP (Routing Information Protocol, RFC1058 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 ZyAIR 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 ZyAIR sends (it recognizes both formats when receiving).

 

RIP-1is 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 ZyAIR.

 

 

Reset

Click Reset to begin configuring this screen afresh.

 

 

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