User's Manual

SPEEDLAN 8500 Series Installation and Operation User Guide
Contents-2
The Menu Bar ....................................................................................................................4-4
Quick Overview of Other Menus..................................................................................4-5
Chapter 5 - Configuring SPEEDLAN .............................................................. 5-1
General Setup ...........................................................................................................................5-2
Interface & Advanced Interface Setup..........................................................................................5-5
Interface Setup ...................................................................................................................5-5
Advanced Interface Setup ....................................................................................................5-6
The Setup Buttons ......................................................................................................................5-6
Setup 1 Button - Ethernet Setup............................................................................................5-6
Setup 2 Button - 11 Mb RF Interface Setup ...........................................................................5-7
Transport Methods ......................................................................................................5-8
Advanced Button - 11 Mb RF Interface Setup...............................................................5-10
Frequency Button - 11 Mb Frequency Setup ................................................................5-11
Security Button - 11 Mb RF Security Setup ...................................................................5-12
Chapter 6 - Bridging Setup.............................................................................. 6-1
IDU Setup..................................................................................................................................6-2
Protocol Filtering ................................................................................................................6-3
Edit Button - Ethernet Protocols.....................................................................................6-3
MAC Filtering.....................................................................................................................6-4
Advanced Features Button ...................................................................................................6-5
Storm Thresholds Button......................................................................................................6-7
Tunnel Partners Button ........................................................................................................6-8
Chapter 7 - Setting Up the IP Addresses (IP Host Setup) ............................ 7-1
Part I - Quick Overview of IP Addressing ......................................................................................7-2
What is an IP address?........................................................................................................7-2
Internet Address Classes......................................................................................................7-3
In fact, IP defines five classes:.......................................................................................7-4
Subnetting a Network..........................................................................................................7-5
What is a Subnet? .......................................................................................................7-6
What is a Subnet Mask? ..............................................................................................7-6
Diagram of Subnetting a Network.................................................................................7-7
How does a network administrator assign an IP address? .......................................................7-8
What is DHCP? ..................................................................................................................7-8
Figure of DHCP Addressing .........................................................................................7-9
What is NAT?...................................................................................................................7-10
Diagram of Outgoing NAT................................................................................................7-11
Diagram of Incoming NAT ................................................................................................7-12
Part II - Setting Up the IP Address...............................................................................................7-13
Enabling the DHCP Client and Choosing the Appropriate Interface.......................................7-14
Enabling the DHCP Server on the SPEEDLAN ......................................................................7-15
Assigning a Static IP Address..............................................................................................7-18
Part III - Setting Up NAT............................................................................................................7-20
Outgoing NAT .................................................................................................................7-20
Incoming NAT ..................................................................................................................7-22