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3. Network Setup

This chapter describes the Network Setup sections of the web management console.

Here you can configure each of your SnapGear unit’s Ethernet, wireless and serial ports.

To access Network Setup, click the Network Setup under the Network Setup section

of the main web management console menu.

The QoS Traffic Shaping and IPv6 sections are also described towards the end of this

chapter.

An Ethernet network interface may be configured to connect to your LAN, DMZ, an

untrusted LAN, or the Internet as a primary, back-up or load-balacing connection. A

serial port may be configured to provide remote dial-in access, or connect to the Internet

as a primary or back-up connection. A wireless interface may be configured to connect

to your LAN, DMZ, or an untrusted LAN.

If you are using a SnapGear gateway or rack mount appliance, the section Set up the

PCs on your LAN to access the Internet in the chapter entitled Getting Started describes

how to configure the PCs on your LAN to share the connection once your Internet

connection has been established.

Configuring Connections

Under the Connections tab, each of your SnapGear unit’s network interfaces display

alongside its physical Port name and the Current Details of its configuration.

Initially, all network interfaces are unconfigured, aside from a single LAN connection on

the initial setup port (switch A on SnapGear rack mount appliances, SG560, SG565 and

SG580, the LAN port on other models).

Network Setup