ZyXEL Communications P-2302HW Using IP Alias, Prestige 2302 Support Notes, What is IP Alias ?

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Using IP Alias

Prestige 2302 Support Notes

Jul 19 11:43:55 192.168.1.1 ZyXEL Communications Corp.: ppp:BACP Opening

Jul 19 11:44:00 192.168.1.1 ZyXEL Communications Corp.: ppp:LCP Closing

Jul 19 11:44:05 192.168.1.1 ZyXEL Communications Corp.: ppp:IPCP Closing

Jul 19 11:44:09 192.168.1.1 ZyXEL Communications Corp.: ppp:CCP Closing

Jul 19 11:44:14 192.168.1.1 ZyXEL Communications Corp.: ppp:BACP Closing

Using IP Alias

What is IP Alias ?

In a typical network environment, a LAN router is required to connect two local networks. The Prestige can connect up to three local networks to the ISP or a remote node. This function is known as 'IP Alias'. You do not need to install another internal router if IP alias is enabled. The following figure shows a typical network example where the Prestige is used. In this example, the LAN network is divided into three sub networks which connect to the Internet through the Prestige. All computers on the LAN networks use the Single User Account on the Prestige to access the Internet.

The Prestige supports up to three virtual LAN interfaces on its single physical Ethernet interface. You can configure the first logical network in SMT menu 3.2. Configure the second and third networks (IP Alias 1 and IP Alias 2) in SMT Menu 3.2.1 – IP Alias Setup.

The three internal virtual networks are enif0 for the first logical network, enif0:0 for IP alias 1 and enif0:01 for IP alias 2. Three internal virtual LAN interfaces allow the Prestige to route the packets between the three networks correctly. When you have configured the three logical networks, the Prestige automatically creates

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ZyXEL Communications P-2302HW manual Using IP Alias, Prestige 2302 Support Notes, What is IP Alias ?