Motorola WiNG 5.5 Reference Manual page 299

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11. Define or override the following parameters from within the Properties field:
Description
Admin Status
12. Set or override the following network information from within the IP Addresses field:
Enable Zero
Configuration
Primary IP Address
Use DHCP to Obtain IP
Use DHCP to obtain
Gateway/DNS Servers
Secondary Addresses
13. Define or override the
Network Address Translation
Select either the Inside, Outside or None radio buttons.
• Inside - The inside network is transmitting data over the network to its intended destination. On the way out, the source
IP address is changed in the header and replaced by the (public) IP address.
• Outside - Packets passing through the NAT on the way back to the LAN are searched against the records kept by the NAT
engine. There the destination IP address is changed back to the specific private class IP address in order to reach the
LAN over the switch managed network.
• None - No NAT activity takes place. This is the default setting.
NOTE: Refer to
creating a profile's NAT configuration.
14. Select
OK
button to save the changes and overrides to the Basic Configuration screen. Select
saved configuration.
Provide or edit a description (up to 64 characters) for the Virtual Interface that helps
differentiate it from others with similar configurations.
Either select the Disabled or Enabled radio button to define this interface's current status
within the network. When set to Enabled, the Virtual Interface is operational and
available. The default value is disabled.
Zero Configuration (or Zero Config) is a wireless connection utility included with Microsoft
Windows XP and later as a service that dynamically selects a network to connect based
on a user's preference and various default settings. Zero config can be used instead of a
wireless network utility from the manufacturer of a computer's wireless networking
device.
The access point can use Zero Config for IP assignments on an individual virtual interface
basis. Select Primary to use Zero Config as the designated means of providing an IP
address, this eliminates the means to assign one manually. Selecting Secondary is
preferred when wanting the option to either use Zero Config or manual assignments.
Selecting None disables using Zero Config for IP assignments. None is the default setting.
Define the IP address for the VLAN associated Virtual Interface.
Select this option to allow DHCP to provide the IP address for the Virtual Interface.
Selecting this option disables the Primary IP address field.
Select this option to allow DHCP to obtain a default gateway address, and DNS resource
for one virtual interface. This setting is disabled by default and only available when the
Use DHCP to Obtain IP option is selected.
Use the Secondary Addresses parameter to define additional IP addresses to associate
with VLAN IDs. The address provided in this field is used if the primary IP address is
unreachable.
(NAT) direction.
Setting the Profile's NAT Configuration on page 5-125
Device Configuration 5 - 213
for instructions on
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