Installation guide

Wave data routing 30-5
Chapter 30: Understanding Wave Data Networking
Wave Global Administrator Guide
The Wave Server uses RRAS, a software router, as a LAN-to-LAN, LAN-to-WAN, and
WAN-to-WAN router for IP traffic. RRAS IP routing is installed and enabled by default, so
LAN routing configuration is, for the most part, automatic. Depending on your particular Wave
configuration, you may need to configure routing protocols and/or LAN-to-WAN interfaces.
You can configure routing protocols, including the Routing Information Protocol (RIP) and
Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), as well as default and static routes, on Wave when multiple
routers are connected to your network. You can also configure Internet Packet Exchange (IPX),
which uses the routing protocols RIP and SAP, as an alternative to IP.
Note: By default, these routing protocols are installed but not configured, as they are not
required for typical configurations. If you need to configure these, see “Configuring network
routing protocols” on page 21-3.
IP addressing
All network interfaces on Wave must have valid static IP addresses assigned, even if Wave is
connected to a network server. In determining IP addresses, follow these guidelines:
• If you have a WAN connection and a reserved, registered address pool assigned through
an Internet license, use the beginning or ending range for static IP addresses. For
example, if you have a license with the range x.x.x.1 to x.x.x.254 assigned (x.x.x.0 and
x.x.x.255 are reserved), you might use x.x.x.1, x.x.x.2, x.x.x.3, and so on, to assign static
addresses to your network interface cards, and reserve x.x.x.245, x.x.x.246, x.x.x.247,
and so on, for devices that are DHCP clients.
• If you are connecting to an Internet Service Provider (ISP) through a modem, but not
otherwise routing to a WAN, and do not have a reserved, registered address pool of
Internet Protocol (IP) addresses through an Internet license, use the IP address assigned
by your ISP for the modem network interface.
For your other network interfaces, use the standardized, unregistered, non-connecting IP
addresses set aside in RFC 1918, “Address Allocation for Private Internets.” RFC 1918 is
published by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF); the IETF web address is
http://www.ietf.org.
RFC 1918 includes the following addresses:
• 10.0.0.0 to 10.255.255.255
• 172.16.0.0 to 172.31.255.255
• 192.168.0.0 to 192.168.255.255
Release 2.0
September 2010