Chapter 7 Network Settings
HES-309M Series User’s Guide
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This screen contains the following fields:
Table 20 WAN
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Operation Mode Select the WiMAX Device’s operational mode.
• Bridge - This puts the WiMAX Device in bridge mode, acting as a
transparent middle man between devices on the LAN and the
devices on the WAN.
• NAT - This allows the WiMAX Device to tag frames for NAT, allowing
devices on the LAN to use their own internal IP addresses while
communicating with devices on the WAN.
WAN Protocol Select the protocol the WiMAX Device uses to connect to the WAN.
The options are:
• Ethernet - Select this if you have a persistent connection to the
network.
• PPPoE - Select this if must log into the network before initiating a
persistent connection.
• GRE Tunnel - Select this if you connect to the network using Point-
to-Point Protocol to create VPNs.
• EtherIP - Select this if you need to tunnel Ethernet and IEEE 802.3
MAC frames across an IP Internet.
Bridging LAN
ARP
This option enables or disables allow ARP requests to cross the WiMAX
Device.
Get IP Method Select how the WiMAX Device receives its IP address.
• User - Select this to manually enter the IP address the WiMAX
Device uses.
• From ISP - Select to automatically get the IP address the WiMAX
Device uses from the ISP.
WAN IP Request
Timeout
Enter the number of seconds the WiMAX Device waits for an IP from the
ISP before it times out.
WAN IP Address If the WiMAX Device gets its IP from the user, enter the IP address it is
to use.
WAN IP Subnet
Mask
If the WiMAX Device gets its IP from the ISP, enter the IP address it is
to use.
Gateway IP
Address
If the WiMAX Device gets its gateway IP address from the user, enter
the IP address it is to use.
MTU Enter the Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) for the WiMAX Device.
This is the largest protocol unit that the WiMAX Device allows to pass
through it.
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