Prestige 324 Intelligent Broadband Sharing Gateway

Table 6-1 MAC Address Cloning in WAN Setup Menu

FIELD

DESCRIPTION

EXAMPLE

 

 

 

MAC Address:

 

 

 

 

 

Assigned By

Press [SPACE BAR] and then [ENTER] to choose one of two methods

IP address

 

to assign a MAC Address. Choose Factory Default to select the factory

attached on

 

assigned default MAC Address. Choose IP address attached on LAN

LAN

 

to use the MAC Address of that workstation whose IP you give in the

 

 

following field.

 

 

 

 

IP Address

This field is applicable only if you choose the IP address attached on

192.168.1.35

 

LAN method in the Assigned By field. Enter the IP address of the

 

 

computer on the LAN whose MAC you are cloning.

 

 

 

 

When you have completed this menu, press [ENTER] at the prompt “Press ENTER to Confirm…” to save your configuration, or press [ESC] at any time to cancel.

6.2Dial Backup

The AUX/CON port can be used in reserve, as a traditional dial-up connection should the broadband connection from the WAN port fail. To set up the auxiliary port (Dial Backup) for use in the event that the regular WAN connection is dropped, first make sure you have set up the CON/AUX switch and port connection (see the Hardware Installation chapter), then configure:

Menu 2 - WAN Setup,Menu 2.1 - Advanced WAN Setup andMenu 11.1 - Remote Node Profile (Backup ISP) as shown next.

Refer also to the traffic redirect section in this User’s Guide for information on an alternate backup WAN connection.

6.2.1 Configuring Dial Backup in Menu 2

6-2

WAN Setup and Dial Backup