Comtech EF Data turboIP-G2 - Manual (Page 159)

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Chapter 7. easyConnect™
7.1 Introduction
easyConnect™ is Comtech EF Data’s intelligent networking technology that is intended to allow
easy integration of turboIP-G2 into existing networks. It also simplifies design and installation of
a new network. It reduces network reconfiguration that is required when introducing turboIP-G2
into an existing link.
With easyConnect mode, the turboIP-G2 cannot be the default gateway or the
next hop for any locally attached devices. Instead, the turboIP-G2 will work as a
transparent bridge.
7.2 easyConnect™ ON
With easyConnect enabled, turboIP-G2 can be added to existing links without impacting existing
non-TCP traffic and without having to reconfigure existing network devices. It also reduces the
complexity when designing and installing a new network.
With easyConnect mode:
• All IP and Non-IP traffic is transparently bridged;
• IP multicast is transparently bridged;
• Unicast IP datagrams that do not contain TCP payload are transparently bridged, and can
be assigned a Priority or bandwidth restriction with Selective Acceleration Rules;
• Unicast IP datagrams that contain TCP payload can be assigned a Priority or bandwidth
restriction with Selective Acceleration Rules. Also, Selective Acceleration can be used to
designate which TCP traffic is accelerated and which is not accelerated.
With easyConnect mode, the unit has only one IP address (Management IP Address) to which
both the LAN and WAN ports will respond.