User's Manual

Chapter 7 Network Setting
BM2022 Users Guide
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Click Network Setting > WAN to open this screen as shown next.
Figure 36 WAN Screen
This screen contains the following fields:
Table 25 WAN
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Operation Mode Select the BM2022s operational mode.
 Bridge - This puts the BM2022 in bridge mode, acting as a transparent
middle man between devices on the LAN and the devices on the WAN.
 Router - Select Router from the drop-down list box if your ISP gives you one
IP address only and you want multiple computers to share an Internet
account.
 NAT - This allows the BM2022 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 BM2022 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 BM2022.
Get IP Method Select how the BM2022 receives its IP address.
 User - Select this to manually enter the IP address the BM2022 uses.
 From ISP - Select to automatically get the IP address the BM2022 uses from
the ISP.