Remote node bridging setup, 1 remote node bridging setup – ZyXEL Communications Prestige 645R User Manual
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Prestige P645 ADSL Internet Access Router
7-2
Bridging
Setup
The following table describes how to configure the Handle IPX field in menu 3.4.
Table 7-1 Bridge Ethernet Setup Menu - Handle IPX Field Configuration
HANDLE IPX
FIELD OPTIONS
DESCRIPTION
None
When there is no IPX traffic on the LAN or when you do not want to apply any
special handling for IPX.
Client
When there are only client computers on the LAN. RIP and SAP (Service
Advertising Protocol) response packets will not trigger calls.
Server
When there are only IPX servers on the LAN. No RIP or SAP packets will trigger
calls. In addition, during the time when the line is down, your Prestige 645R will
reply to watchdog messages from the servers on behalf of remote clients. The
period of time that your Prestige 645R will do this is linked to the Ethernet Address
Timeout parameter in each remote node (see Remote Node Configuration). When a
remote Ethernet address is aged out, there is no need to maintain its connection to
the IPX server.
7.2.1 Remote Node Bridging Setup
Follow the procedure in Chapter 5 to configure the protocol-independent parameters in Menu 11.1 - Remote
Node Profile. For bridging-specific parameters, you need to configure Menu 11.3 - Remote Node Network
Layer Options.
To set up Menu 11.3 - Remote Node Network Layer Options follow these steps:
Step 1. In menu 11.1, make sure the Bridge field is set to Yes.