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Chapter 5
Serial Port Configuration
This chapter describes how to configure the serial port options of your ProSafe Wireless 802.11g
Firewall/Print Server Model FWG114P v2. The FWG114P v2 serial port lets you share the
broadband connection of another FWG114P v2, share resources between two LANs, and take
advantage of the routing functions on the broadband (WAN), LAN, and serial network interfaces.
Note
: If you configure the serial port of the FWG114P v2 as the primary Internet connection, you
will not be able to configure the other serial port options. For instructions on configuring the serial
port as the primary Internet connection, please see
“How to Configure the Serial Port as the
Primary Internet Connection“ on page 3-15
.
The FWG114P v2 provides these serial port configuration options:
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Modem
Use this option to configure the serial modem settings for any of the features below.
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Auto-Rollover
Use this option to provide a backup connection for your broadband service. If the broadband
service you configured in the Basic Settings menu fails, the FWG114P v2 will automatically
connect to the Internet through the serial port. However, you will then be accessing the
Internet at a slower speed than you would through your broadband service.
•
Dial-in
Dial-in lets a single remote computer connect to the FWG114P v2 through the serial port to
gain access to LAN resources or a remote access server.
•
LAN-to-LAN
LAN-to-LAN enables direct communications between two FWG114P v2 wireless firewall/
print servers to:
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Share resources on the two LANs.
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Let users on one FWG114P v2 share the Internet connection of the other FWG114P v2.
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Let users on one FWG114P v2 connect to the Internet through the second FWG114P v2 in
case the broadband connection of the first FWG114P v2 fails.
The procedures for these configuration options are presented below.