Efficient Networks 5100 Series - Manual (Page 88)

SpeedStream Router User Guide
Read-only mode:
Restricts the kind of access a UPnP client
can have into the router. Only requests in
the UPnP protocol that query the status of
the router are allowed. Any requests that
could potentially modify the router’s
behavior are blocked. •
Configure UPnP Settings
1. Select the UPnP mode.
2. Enable any options.
3. Click Apply.
Bridge Mode
The router supports two fundamental modes of operation with respect to connectivity between the Local
Area Network (LAN) and the Wide-Area Network (WAN). Under the normal mode of operation, referred
to as "bridge/routing" mode, the router provides typical routing functionality between the WAN side and
the LAN side. However, all LAN-side interfaces are "bridged."
In the second mode of operation, the router provides only bridging functionality. This applies to WAN-to-
LAN connectivity as well as to all LAN-side interfaces. Point-to-Point (PPP) connections are not
available under the bridge mode of operation.
Important! If you switch to Bridge mode, you will lose access to the Web management interface. To
return to router mode, you must reset the router to factory defaults.
Enable Bridge Mode
1. From the main menu, click Setup, and
then click Bridge Mode.
The Change to Bridge Mode window
displays.
2. Click Apply.
A confirmation window displays notification that the new setting will not take effect until you reboot
the router. You may do so at this point or later.
RIP (Routing Information Protocol)
Under normal circumstances, the SpeedStream router does not support routing protocols. However,
support for the Routing Information Protocol (RIP), versions 1, 2 or 1 and 2, may be activated through the
RIP page. This support may be configured for any WAN connection currently configured or for the LAN
in general.
Routers user RIP to automatically “learn” new routes to other places without human intervention. The
router uses a route to make decisions on how to forward Internet traffic. It will then use the routing table
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