Westermo RedFox Series - Manual (Page 230)

Westermo OS Management Guide
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A common setup is use Falcon as broadband router when connecting your com-
pany network towards the Internet, see
fig. 11.2a .
An alternative is to use the Falcon as a xDSL/Ethernet bridge to connect a single
end device (such as a PC), or to use a separate router to connect your local
network, as shown in
fig. 11.2b .
Falcon
Internet
(via ISP DSLAM)
FW, NAT
Router,
vlan1
vlan1006 (pppoe0)
Network
Company Private
Falcon
Ethernet
ADSL/VDSL
Internet
(via ISP DSLAM)
ADSL/VDSL
Ethernet
Switch
(Bridge)
Network
Company Private
vlan1
vlan1
a) Using Falcon as broadband router b) Using Falcon as switch (bridge)
External Router
OR single
end device
Router
Figure 11.2: Common ADSL/VDSL topologies: a) Using Falcon as broadband
router, or b) using Falcon as an xDSL/Ethernet switch (bridge) with an external
router (or single end-device such as a PC) behind.
Section 11.1.4.1 focus on using Falcon as a router, while section 11.1.4.1 covers
on how to use Falcon as a switch (bridge). Both sections assume you have con-
figured the xDSL port settings appropriately for your xDSL subscription (see also
sections 11.1.1 and 11.1.2 ).
11.1.4.1 Using Falcon as a Router
By factory default, Falcon is configured as a router:
❼ Port Segmentation: The xDSL and Ethernet ports are mapped to two
VLANs.
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