TRENDnet TDM-E400 - Manual (Page 7)

Table of Contents
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Configuring IPoA Interfaces................................................72
Adding IPoA Interfaces................................................74
6 Configuring the System Operating Modes ..........76
Overview of Bridges and Routers ......................................76
How Bridges Work .......................................................76
How Routers Work.......................................................77
Overview of System Operating Modes ..............................78
Configuring Routable and Bridgeable Interfaces...............79
Making Interfaces Routable (IP-Enabled)...................79
Making Interfaces Bridgeable (Bridge-
Enabled)....................................................................79
Enabling Bridging Mode ..............................................80
Common Scenarios ............................................................81
Scenario 1: Routed Connection to ISP .......................81
Scenario 2: Bridged Connection to ISP ......................82
Scenario 3: Routed and Bridged Connections
to ISP ........................................................................83
Configuring Special Bridging Features ..............................84
Configuring WAN-to-WAN Bridging ............................84
Configuring Bridge/Router AutoSense (BRAS)
Mode .........................................................................85
Configuring ZIPB Mode ...............................................86
Part 3
Routing and IP-Related Features
About Part 3 ........................................................................ 90
7 Viewing System IP Addresses and IP Performance
Statistics .................................................................91
Viewing the Ethernet Modem Router ’s IP
Addresses........................................................................91
Viewing IP Performance Statistics .....................................92
8 Configuring Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
.................................................................................93
Overview of DHCP..............................................................93
What is DHCP?............................................................93
Why use DHCP?..........................................................93
Ethernet Modem Router DHCP modes ......................94