Chapter 8 LAN Setup

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 33 LAN IP Alias

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

IP Alias 1, 2

Select the check box to configure another LAN network for the ZyXEL Device.

 

 

IP Address

Enter the IP address of your ZyXEL Device in dotted decimal notation.

 

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

 

 

IP Subnet Mask

Your ZyXEL Device 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 ZyXEL Device.

 

 

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 ZyXEL Device 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 ZyXEL Device 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 ZyXEL Device.

 

 

Cancel

Click Cancel to begin configuring this screen afresh.

 

 

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