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X4000 User’s Guide 175
Configuring WAN Partners
7
Creating a Routing Entry
Routing entry
creation
You have just entered a WAN partner in your X4000 . A routing entry is created
automatically in the routing table of your X4000 for every WAN partner. You can
edit existing routing entries and add new ones. For the connection to your
Internet Service Provider, you should always configure a default route.
Proceed as follows:
➤
Go to IP
➧
R
OUTING
:
If you are setting up access to the Internet, you do not normally know the IP
address of your Internet Service Provider (ISP). Either your
X4000 is assigned
its Local ISDN IP Address dynamically (for the duration of the connection) or
statically by the ISP. In such a case, make the following settings in
WAN
P
ARTNER
➧
ADD
➧
IP:
➤
IP address is assigned dynamically:
– Select IP Transit Network:
dynamic client.
➤
IP address is assigned statically:
– Select IP Transit Network: yes.
– Local ISDN IP Address: X4000 ’s static IP address you get from your
ISP (often termed your gateway or router address).
– Partner’s ISDN IP Address: Partner’s IP address (if known) or else
X4000 ’s static IP address you get from your ISP.
– No entries for Partner’s LAN IP Address and Partner’s LAN
Netmask.
If you want to know more about what a transit network actually is, for example,
and what you need it for, see chapter 8.2.6, page 222 .
To be able to use the Domain Name Server of the ISP while connected, make
the following settings in WAN P
ARTNER
➧
ADD
➧
IP
➧
A
DVANCED
S
ETTINGS
:
➤
Select Dynamic Name Server Negotiation: client (receive).
This setting is only necessary if you have not entered fixed IP addresses for
DNS on the PCs of your network.