Chapter 3: Network configuration
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Network configuration
Contents
Port configuration........................................................................................................3-3
LAN port configuration.........................................................................................3-4
Internet port configuration...................................................................................3-5
PPPoE client ..........................................................................................................3-6
DHCP client............................................................................................................3-8
Static addressing....................................................................................................3-9
Network profiles ........................................................................................................3-12
About the default network profiles...................................................................3-12
To define a network profile................................................................................3-12
Address allocation......................................................................................................3-13
DHCP server.........................................................................................................3-14
DHCP relay agent ................................................................................................3-16
VLAN support .............................................................................................................3-19
GRE tunnels ................................................................................................................3-19
Bandwidth control .....................................................................................................3-21
Internet port data rate limits..............................................................................3-22
Bandwidth levels .................................................................................................3-22
Example................................................................................................................3-23
Discovery protocols...................................................................................................3-24
LLDP agents .........................................................................................................3-24
CDP .......................................................................................................................3-24
DNS ..............................................................................................................................3-25
DNS servers..........................................................................................................3-26
DNS advanced settings .......................................................................................3-26