Zyxel P8701T Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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4.4.1.4

NAT, IGMP Multicast and Firewall Activation

The screen is available only when you select

IP over Ethernet

in the

WAN Service

Configuration

screen or set the DSL link type to

IPoA

for the ATM interface and configure a WAN

connection using the ATM interface.

Figure 27

WAN Configuration: NAT, IGMP Multicast and Firewall Activation: IPoE/IPoA

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

4.4.1.5

Default Gateway

The screen is not available when you select

Bridging

in the

WAN Service Configuration

screen.

Back

Click this button

to return to the previous screen.

Table 22

WAN Configuration: IPoA

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Table 23

WAN Configuration: NAT, IGMP Multicast and Firewall Activation: IPoE

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Enable NAT

Select this check box to activate NAT on this connection.

Enable Fullcone NAT

Select this check box to activate full cone NAT on this connection.

This field is available only when you select

Enable NAT

.

Enable IGMP

Multicast Proxy

Select this check box to have the VDSL Router act as an IGMP proxy on this

connection. This allows the VDSL Router to get subscribing information and

maintain a joined member list for each multicast group. It can reduce multicast

traffic significantly.

Enable MLD

Multicast Proxy

Select

Enable

to have the VDSL Router act as an MLD proxy on this

connection.

This allows the VDSL Router to get subscription information and

maintain a joined member list for each multicast group.

It can reduce

multicast traffic significantly.

Back

Click this button

to return to the previous screen.

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Figure 28

WAN Configuration: Default Gateway: PPPoE, PPPoA, IPoE or IPoA

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

4.4.1.6

DNS Server

The screen is not available when you select

Bridging

in the

WAN Service Configuration

screen.

Note: If you configure only one IPoA or IPoE connection using the ATM interface on the

VDSL Router, you must enter the static DNS server address.

Table 24

WAN Configuration: Default Gateway: PPPoE or IPoE

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Selected Default

Gateway Interfaces

Select a WAN interface through which you want to forward the traffic.

You can select multiple WAN interfaces for the device to try. The VDSL Router tries the

WAN interfaces in the order listed and uses only the default gateway of the first WAN

interface that connects; there is no backup WAN function. To change the priority order

remove them all and add them back in again.

Available Routed

WAN Interfaces

These are the WAN interfaces you can select from.

Selected WAN

Interface

Select a WAN interface through which to forward IPv6 traffic.

Back

Click this button

to return to the previous screen.

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Figure 29

WAN Configuration: DNS Server: PPPoE, PPPoA, IPoE or IPoA

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 25

WAN Configuration: DNS Server: PPPoE or IPoE

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Select DNS Server

Interface from

available WAN

interfaces

Select this to have the VDSL Router get the DNS server addresses from one of the

VDSL Router’s WAN interfaces.

Selected DNS

Server

Interfaces

Select a WAN interface through which to get DNS server addresses.

You can select multiple WAN interfaces for the device to try. The VDSL Router tries the

WAN interfaces in the order listed and uses only the DNS server information of the first

WAN interface that connects; there is no backup WAN function. To change the priority

order remove them all and add them back in again.

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4.4.1.7

Configuration Summary

This read-only screen shows the current WAN connection settings.

Figure 30

WAN Configuration: Configuration Summary

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Available WAN

Interfaces

These are the WAN interfaces you can select from.

Use the following

Static DNS IP

address

Select this to have the VDSL Router use the DNS server addresses you configure

manually.

Primary DNS

server

Enter the first DNS server address assigned by the ISP.

Secondary DNS

server

Enter the second DNS server address assigned by the ISP.

Obtain IPv6 DNS

info from a WAN

interface

Select this to have the VDSL Router get the IPv6 DNS server addresses from the ISP

automatically.

WAN Interface

selected

Select a WAN interface through which you want to obtain the IPv6 DNS related

information.

Use the following

Static IPv6 DNS

address

Select this to have the VDSL Router use the IPv6 DNS server addresses you configure

manually.

Primary IPv6

DNS server

Enter the first IPv6 DNS server address assigned by the ISP.

Secondary IPv6

DNS server

Enter the second IPv6 DNS server address assigned by the ISP.

Back

Click this button

to return to the previous screen.

Table 25

WAN Configuration: DNS Server: PPPoE or IPoE

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Table 26

WAN Configuration: Configuration Summary

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Connection Type

This is the encapsulation method used by this connection.

NAT

This shows whether NAT is active or not for this connection.

Full Cone NAT

This shows whether full cone NAT is active or not for this connection.

IGMP Multicast

This shows whether IGMP multicasting is active or not for this connection.

Quality Of Service

This shows whether QoS is active or not for this connection.

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4.5

The 3G Backup Screen

Use this screen to configure your 3G settings. Click

Network > WAN > 3G Backup

. See

Section

2.3 on page 21

for the supported 3G USB dongles.

Note: The actual data rate you obtain varies depending the 3G card you use, the signal

strength to the service provider’s base station, and so on.

If the signal strength of a 3G network is too low, the 3G card may switch to an available 2.5G or

2.75G network. Refer to

Section 4.6 on page 97

for a comparison between 2G, 2.5G, 2.75G and 3G

wireless technologies.

Figure 31

3G Backup

Back

Click this button

to return to the previous screen.

Apply/Save

Click this button to save your changes.

Table 26

WAN Configuration: Configuration Summary

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

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