PLANET CS-1000 - Manual (Page 45)

Multi-Homing Security Gateway User’s Manual
3.2.3 DMZ
The Administrator uses the DMZ Interface to set up the DMZ network. The DMZ network consists of server
computers such as FTP, SMTP, and HTTP (web). These server computers are put in the DMZ network so they
can be isolated from the LAN (LAN) network traffic. Broadcast messages from the LAN network will not cross
over to the DMZ network to cause congestions and slow down these servers. This allows the server computers
to work efficiently without any slowdowns.
DMZ Interface : Display NAT Mode or TRANSPARENT Mode functions of DMZ to show if they are enabled or
disabled.
IP Address: The private IP address of the Multi-Homing Security Gateway’s DMZ interface. This will be the IP
address of the DMZ port. If it is in NAT mode, the IP address will be a private one and cannot use the same
network as the WAN or LAN subnet.
NetMask: This will be the subnet mask of the DMZ network.
Ping: Select this to allow the DMZ network to ping the IP Address of the Multi-Homing Security Gateway. This
will allow people from the Internet to be able to ping the Multi-Homing Security Gateway. If set to enable, the
device will respond to echo request packets from the DMZ network.
HTTP: Select this to allow the device WebUI to be accessed from the DMZ network. This will allow the WebUI
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