PLANET CS-2001 User Manual
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Interface Designation
The system-assigned name based on the network interface type selected.
Interface Type
The network interface is categorized into three types:
Local Area Network (LAN)
Wide Area Network (WAN)
Demilitarized Zone (DMZ)
Connection Type (As Interface Type set to LAN)
It has three connection types, namely:
NAT Routing: Allows private IP addresses (not-in-use ones) to be
translated into public addresses based on network policy.
Transparent Bridging: Allows internal users to access a specific
networking device in a different network based on network policy through
the default gateway. Note: This mode requires configuring Interface Group
settings under Network.
Transparent Routing: Provides internal users with direct access to the
Internet due to being in the same subnet range.
IPv4 Settings
Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) is the fourth revision in the development of the
Internet Protocol (IP) and it is by far the most widely deployed Internet Layer
protocol.
IPv4 addresses are written in dot-decimal notation, which consists of the four
octets of the address expressed in decimal and separated by periods, such as
192.168.1.1.
Please configure the IPv4 Address, Netmask and MAC Address fields
according to your network topology.
IPv6 Settings
Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) is called the “IP Next Generation” (IPng),
which is designed to fix the shortcomings of IPv4, such as data security and
maximum number of user addresses. It is backward compatible and thus
expected to slowly replace IPv4, with the two existing side by side for many
years.