User Guide
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WAN Connection
Plug a
crossover cable
into the
port labeled Eth0 (WAN) on the
diagram at right and connect it
to the Firewall/Router. Eth0 is the
port on your LEFT as you face
the back of the machine, closest
to the power supply. If you have
an auto-sensing Firewall/Router,
you can use a straight cable or a
crossover cable.
LAN Connection
Plug a
straight cable
into the port
labeled Eth1 (LAN) on the
diagram and connect it to your
Network Switch. Eth1 is the port
on your RIGHT as you face the back of the machine, furthest from the power supply. If
whatever you are plugging into does not have a built-in switch, then you should use a
crossover cable.
Once your machine is on & connected, you should see green lights in the Power LED, Eth0,
and Eth1 LEDs, as in the above picture of the LED panel.
Note: We recommend that you install your NetEqualizer on a UPS, to protect from power
surges and outages.
(optional): Access Point Configuration in a Wireless Network
Put your radios in bridging mode and set your Firewall/Router at your headend to do DHCP
and NAT, instead of doing DHCP and NAT at your Access Points.
(optional): Setting LAN Port Speed and Duplex
Occasionally, customers need to manually set LAN Port Speed and Duplex as some
Firewall/Routers do not auto-negotiate correctly with the NetEqualizer. If this is happening
in your environment, you will see a large number of collisions and dropped packets as well
as reduced network throughput. Although dropped packets are not a good thing, if you are
seeing less than 1/10 of a percent (< 0.1%) of the total packets transmitted it will have no
adverse effect on your network. If it starts to approach 1 percent (1%), you should follow
Appendix #2
to set this in your environment.
(optional): Firewalling off the NetEqualizer
If you do not install the NetEqualizer behind a firewall, you should use the
Manage Firewall
Settings
to firewall off the NetEqualizer. See
Appendix #7
for detailed instructions.
