ZyXEL Communications PMG5317-T20A - Bridge Mode

Chapter 6 Broadband
PMG5317-T20A User’s Guide
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6.2.1.2 Bridge Mode
Figure 24 Click the Add new WAN Interface in the Network Setting > Broadband screen or
the Edit icon next to the connection you want to configure. Select Bridge as the encapsulation
mode. Network Setting > Broadband > Add New WAN Interface/Edit (Bridge Mode)
The following table describes the fields in this screen.
MLD Proxy
Enable
Select this checkbox to have the GPON Device act as an MLD proxy on this connection. This
allows the GPON Device to get subscription information and maintain a joined member list
for each multicast group. It can reduce multicast traffic significantly.
Apply as
Default
Gateway
Select this option to have the GPON Device use the WAN interface of this connection as the
system default gateway.
IPv6 DNS Server
This is available only when you select IPv4 IPv6 DualStack or IPv6 Only in the IPv4/IPv6 Mode field.
Configure the IPv6 DNS server in the following section.
Obtain IPv6
DNS Info
Automatically
Select Obtain IPv6 DNS Info Automatically to have the GPON Device get the IPv6 DNS
server addresses from the ISP automatically.
Use Following
Static IPv6 DNS
Address
Select Use Following Static IPv6 DNS Address to have the GPON Device use the IPv6
DNS server addresses you configure manually.
Primary DNS
Server
Enter the first IPv6 DNS server address assigned by the ISP.
Secondary DNS
Server
Enter the second IPv6 DNS server address assigned by the ISP.
Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the GPON Device.
Cancel Click Cancel to exit this screen without saving.
Table 8 Network Setting > Broadband > Add New WAN Interface/Edit (Routing Mode) (continued)
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Table 9 Network Setting > Broadband > Add New WAN Interface/Edit (Bridge Mode)
LABEL DESCRIPTION
General
Name Enter a service name of the connection.
Type This shows it is a GPON connection.
Mode Select Bridge when your ISP provides you more than one IP address and you want the
connected computers to get individual IP address from ISP’s DHCP server directly. If you select
Bridge, you cannot use routing functions, such as QoS, Firewall, DHCP server and NAT on
traffic from the selected LAN port(s).