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Network Address
Translation
Network Address Translation (NAT) allows the translation of an Internet
protocol address used within one network (for example a private IP address
used in a local network) to a different IP address known within another network
(for example a public IP address used on the Internet).
Choose
None
to disable NAT
.
Choose
SUA Only
if you have a single public IP address. SUA (Single User
Account) is a subset of NAT that supports two types of mapping:
Many-to-One
and
Server
.
Choose
Full Feature
if you have multiple public IP addresses.
Full Feature
mapping types include:
One-to-One
,
Many-to-One
(SUA/PAT),
Many-to-
Many Overload
,
Many- One-to-One
and
Server
. When you select
Full
Feature
you must configure at least one address mapping set!
For more information about NAT refer to the
NAT
chapter in this
User's Guide
.
Metric (PPPoE and
PPTP only)
This field sets this route's priority among the routes the Prestige uses.
The metric represents the "cost of transmission". A router determines the best
route for transmission by choosing a path with the lowest "cost". RIP routing
uses hop count as the measurement of cost, with a minimum of "1" for directly
connected networks. The number must be between "1" and "15"; a number
greater than "15" means the link is down. The smaller the number, the lower
the "cost".
Private (PPPoE and
PPTP only)
This parameter determines if the Prestige will include the route to this remote
node in its RIP broadcasts. If set to Yes, this route is kept private and not
included in RIP broadcast. If No, the route to this remote node will be
propagated to other hosts through RIP broadcasts.
RIP Direction
RIP (Routing Information Protocol) allows a router to exchange routing
information with other routers. The
RIP Direction
field controls the sending
and receiving of RIP packets.
Choose
Both
,
None
,
In Only
or
Out Only
.
When set to
Both
or
Out Only
, the Prestige will broadcast its routing table
periodically.
When set to
Both
or
In Only
, the Prestige will incorporate RIP information that
it receives.
When set to
None
, the Prestige will not send any RIP packets and will ignore
any RIP packets received.
By default,
RIP Direction
is set to
Both
.
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).
Choose
RIP-1
,
RIP-2B
or
RIP-2M
.
RIP-1
is universally supported; but
RIP-2
carries more information. RIP-1 is
probably adequate for most networks, unless you have an unusual network
topology. Both
RIP-2B
and
RIP-2M
sends the routing data in RIP-2 format; the
difference being that RIP-2B uses subnet broadcasting while RIP-2M uses
multicasting. Multicasting can reduce the load on non-router machines since
they 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, the
RIP Version
field is
set to
RIP-1
.
Table 19
WAN: IP
LABEL
DESCRIPTION