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Configuration:
Basic
Advanced
TCP/IP
Wireless
WAN Setup for DHCP (Cable Modem)
Optional fields and buttons are:
Options
We recommend leaving the following selected:
NAT — Enables
Network Address Translation
Firewall — Enables the VT2542 firewall
Override MAC
If your cable or DSL provider associates a particular service to a specific device, such as your
computer, select this field and type that MAC address in the
MAC
field to use as a “virtual”
WAN MAC address
instead of the VT2542 MAC address. By default, the MAC address printed
on the VT2542 is displayed in this field.
Restore
Restores the actual VT2542 MAC address.
Renew
Requests a new WAN IP address for your VT2542 from the
DHCP
server at Vonage.
Release
Releases the VT2542 WAN IP address.
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TCP/IP
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LAN Configuration
If DHCP is enabled on all of the computers on your home network (LAN), you should not need to change any of
the default LAN settings. For information about enabling DHCP, see
“Configuring TCP/IP”
on page 51.
Unless you have sufficient networking knowledge, we recommend not changing any LAN settings.
LAN Configuration fields and buttons
Field or Button
Description
Subnet IP Address
Sets your
LAN subnetwork
IP address in
dotted-decimal format
.
We recommend not
changing the default
192.168.15.0.
Netmask
Sets the VT2542
subnet mask
, in dotted-decimal format. The default is 255.255.255.0, which
enables the VT2542 router to support up 253 users connected through multiple hubs,
switches, routers, or wireless access points.
Host
Name
Sets the voice gateway host name. It can contain any alphanumeric characters, except
spaces.
Domain
Sets the domain name. It is used in conjunction with the host name to uniquely identify the
voice gateway. To access the web pages of the voice gateway, you can type 192.168.15.1
(the IP address) or mygateway1.Motorola_VT (hostmame.domain).
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Enable DHCP Server
If selected, the
DHCP
server on the voice gateway assigns IP addresses to the computers
and other
hosts
on your network, if they have DHCP enabled (see
“Configuring TCP/IP”
on
page 51). By default, the voice gateway DHCP server is enabled.
If there is another DHCP server running on your network (on another router), you must
disable one of the DHCP servers.
Start IP
Sets the first IP address assigned by the DHCP server, in
dotted-decimal format
. It must be
greater than the IP address value of the voice gateway. For example, if the IP address of the
voice gateway is 192.168.15.1 (default), the starting IP address must be 192.168.15.2 (or
higher).
End IP
Sets the final IP address assigned by the DHCP server, in dotted-decimal format. It cannot
exceed the subnet limit of 254. For example, the default is 192.168.15.254. If the DHCP
server runs out of DHCP addresses, users cannot access network resources. If this happens,
increase the End IP (to the limit of 254) or reduce the Lease Time.
If you change Start IP or End IP, be sure they are in the range specified by the Subnet IP
Address and Netmask. For example, if the voice gateway IP address is 192.168.15.1 (the
default) and you set Start IP and End IP to 192.168.0.2 and 192.168.0.100 respectively,
computers with DHCP enabled cannot communicate with the voice gateway.
Lease Time
Sets the time, in seconds, that a network computer remains connected to the voice gateway
using its current assigned IP address. At the end of this time, the DHCP server renews the
lease or assigns the computer a new IP address. The default is 3600 seconds (1 hour). The
maximum is 999999 seconds (about 278 hours).
Enable DHCP Relay
If selected, the voice gateway forwards requests and responses between the computers on
your network (the DHCP clients) and the DHCP server you chose to use for your network.
Relay IP
If you select Enable DHCP Relay, type the IP address of the DHCP server in dotted-decimal
format.
Server and Relay Off
If selected, you must carefully configure the IP address, Subnet Mask, and DNS settings of
every
host
on your network. Do not assign the same IP address to more than one host. Your
voice gateway must be on the same subnet as the other hosts.
LAN Configuration fields and buttons (continued)
Field or Button
Description
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Advanced Configuration
The ADVANCED menu provides the following links:
UPnP —
Enables UPnP so traffic for applications using UPnP can pass through the voice gateway
IP QoS
— IP quality of service (QoS) enables you to assign priority to Internet traffic based on the source and
destination IP addresses, source and destination ports, packet length, and protocol
Port Forwarding
— direct incoming traffic to specific computers on your network
IP Filters
— block applications and services based on the IP address of a LAN device
LAN Clients
— determine how computers on your network receive an IP address
Web Filters
— specify whether proxies, cookies, Java applets, ActiveX controls, or pop-ups can pass through
your voice gateway
Dynamic DNS Client
— register your voice gateway with a DNS server to access the voice gateway each
time from the WAN using the host name
Multicast
— enable IGMP Multicast
Static Routing
— define up to 16 static routes in the voice gateway routing table
Dynamic Routing
— define dynamic routes using routing information protocol (RIP)
Remote Web Access
— enable access to the voice gateway remotely over the Web
Remote SSH Access
— access the voice gateway remotely via secure shell
Ethernet Switch
— specify ethernet switch settings
NOTES:
A red bullet point indicates that the feature is not enabled; a green bullet point indicates that the feature is
enabled.
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) requires one active WAN connection and the host should support this
feature.
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IP QoS
IP QoS fields and buttons
Field or Button
Description
Enable IPQoS
If selected, traffic prioritization is enabled (the default).
Trusted Mode
If enabled (the default), all IP QoS traffic rules are applied first, regardless of the TOS bit
settings. After the rules are exhausted, the existing TOS bit settings are honored.
If disabled, all rules are also applied, except if there is no match, a default rule of queuing
priority Low is used.
Add
Displays the
IP QoS Traffic Rule
window, where you can define rules.
This table
displays all
defined rules

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