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- 128 - PARTNER ACS 1600 DSL module User Guide
7. Router configuration
This chapter describes how to configure the PARTNER ACS
1600 DSL module as a router. For more information on the
menus, submenus and commands in this chapter, see the
“Menu interface” chapter.
A router is a network layer device that uses one or more
metrics to determine the optimal path along which network
traffic should be forwarded. Routers forward packets from
one network to another based on network layer information.
Occasionally called a gateway (although this definition of
gateway is becoming increasingly outdated).
You must complete the following steps to configure the
PARTNER ACS 1600 DSL module as a router:
Configure IP addresses on the LAN and WAN ports
Enable the Routing Information Protocol (RIP)
poisoned reverse (recommended), add a static route or
add a default route
Disable bridging globally
Disable bridging by port
Disable the Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) globally
Disable STP by port
You can configure the PARTNER ACS 1600 DSL module as
both a router and a bridge – it depends on your application. A
router can improve overall efficiency for a complex network,
but a bridge provides better speed and flexibility for the overall
network.
Configuring an
IP address
To configure the PARTNER ACS 1600 DSL module as a
router, you must assign an IP address to both the LAN and
WAN ports – each with different subnet masks.
You can assign up to 8 IP addresses on each of the WAN and
LAN ports.
