Comtech EF Data turboIP-45 - Manual (Page 23)

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Chapter 3. easyConnect™
easyConnect™ is Comtech EF Data’s intelligent networking technology intended to allow easy
integration of turboIP-45
™
into existing networks. It also simplifies design and installation of a new
network. It reduces network reconfiguration that is required when introducing turboIP-45 into an
existing link.
3.1 easyConnect™ ON
With easyConnect enabled, turboIP-45 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.
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) that both the LAN
and WAN port will respond to.
3.2 Important easyConnect™ Notes
IMPORTANT
With easyConnect mode, the turboIP-45 cannot be the default gateway or the next hop for any locally
attached devices. Instead, the turboIP-45 will work as a transparent bridge.