Chapter 6 WAN Setup
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The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 15 Network > WAN > Internet Access Setup: Advanced Setup
LABEL DESCRIPTION
RIP & Multicast
Setup
This section is not available when you configure the P-79X to be in bridge
mode.
RIP Direction RIP (Routing Information Protocol) allows a router to exchange routing
information with other routers. Use this field to control how much routing
information the P-79X sends and receives on the subnet.
Select the RIP direction from None, Both, In Only and Out Only.
RIP Version This field is not configurable if you select None in the RIP Direction field.
Select the RIP version from RIP-1 and RIP-2.
Multicast Multicast packets are sent to a group of computers on the LAN and are an
alternative to unicast packets (packets sent to one computer) and broadcast
packets (packets sent to every computer).
Internet Group Multicast Protocol (IGMP) is a network-layer protocol used to
establish membership in a multicast group. The P-79X supports IGMP-v1,
IGMP-v2, IGMP-v3 and IGMP-all. Select None to disable it.
MTU
MTU The Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) defines the size of the largest packet
allowed on an interface or connection. Enter the MTU in this field.
For ENET ENCAP, the MTU value is 1500.
For PPPoE, the MTU value is 1492.
For PPPoA and RFC 1483, the MTU is 65535.
Packet Filter
Incoming Filter Sets
Protocol Filter Select the protocol filter(s) to control incoming traffic. You may choose up to 4
sets of filters.
You can configure packet filters in the Packet Filter screen. See Chapter 12 on
page 119 for more details.
Generic Filter Select the generic filter(s) to control incoming traffic. You may choose up to 4
sets of filters.
You can configure generic filters in the Packet Filter screen. See Chapter 12
on page 119 for more details.
Outgoing Filter Sets
Protocol Filter Select the protocol filter(s) to control outgoing traffic. You may choose up to 4
sets of filters.
You can configure protocol filters in the Packet Filter screen. See Chapter 12
on page 119 for more details.
Generic Filter Select the generic filter(s) to control outgoing traffic. You may choose up to 4
sets of filters.
You can configure generic filters in the Packet Filter screen. See Chapter 12
on page 119 for more details.
Back Click this to return to the previous screen without saving.
Apply Click this to save your changes.
Cancel Click this to restore your previously saved settings.