Prestige 334 User’s Guide
Figure 17 IP AliasThe following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 14 IP AliasLABEL | DESCRIPTION |
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IP Alias 1,2 | Select the check box to configure another LAN network for the Prestige. |
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IP Address | Enter the IP address of your Prestige in dotted decimal notation. |
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IP Subnet Mask | Your Prestige 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 Prestige. |
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 Prestige 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 Prestige sends (it recognizes both formats when receiving). |
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| probably adequate for most networks, unless you have an unusual network |
| topology. Both |
| difference being that |
| multicasting. Multicasting can reduce the load on |
| 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 |
Apply | Click Apply to save your changes back to the Prestige. |
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Reset | Click Reset to begin configuring this screen afresh. |
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