RAM-6021 Wired Router
33
Network Tab
•
Click
on
the
“eth0”
menu
item
and
the
following
window
will
appear:
Enable
eth0
Interface:
This
field
determines
if
the
specified
Ethernet
port
is
enabled,
allowing
the
administrator
to
disable
the
port
if
necessary.
Interface
Speed/Duplex:
This
configuration
parameter
controls
the
speed
and
duplex
behavior
of
the
Ethernet
port.
Valid
selections
are:
•
Auto
Detect:
The
Ethernet
port
will
attempt
to
automatically
determine
both
the
speed
and
the
duplex
settings
of
the
device
to
which
it
is
connected.
Some
devices
to
which
Red
Lion
routers
are
connected
do
not
always
perform
at
proper
speed
and
duplex
negotiation.
In
the
event
that
throughput
and
performance
difficulties
are
encountered,
it
is
recom
‐
mended
that
speed
and
duplex
of
both
the
Red
Lion
router,
and
the
device
to
which
it
is
connected,
have
the
speed
and
duplex
configuration
explicitly
specified.
•
10Mbps/Half:
If
selected,
the
interface
will
communicate
at
10
Mbps
and
half
duplex.
•
100Mbps/Half:
If
selected,
the
interface
will
communicate
at
100
Mbps
and
half
duplex.
•
100Mbps/Full:
If
selected,
the
interface
will
communicate
at
100
Mbps
and
full
duplex.
Obtain
Network
Addresses
via
DHCP:
This
field
determines
how
an
IP
address
will
be
assigned
to
the
specified
Ether
‐
net
interface.
If
“NO”
is
selected,
the
interface
will
have
a
‘Static’
IP
Address
and
the
IP
address
will
be
manually
spec
‐
ified.
The
IP
Address,
Subnet
Mask
and
Remote
Gateway
fields
will
be
visible
so
that
the
Administrator
may
enter
the
appropriate
information.
If
“YES”
is
selected,
the
interface
will
have
a
‘Dynamic’
IP
Address,
the
router
will
employ
its
onboard
DHCP
client
to
issue
a
request
for
an
IP
address
to
the
network
in
order
to
obtain
and
IP
address,
netmask
and
remote
gateway
and,
optionally,
use
the
remote
gateway
as
the
default
route.
In
this
configuration,
the
IP
Address,
Subnet
Mask
and
Default
Gateway
fields
will
disappear
and
be
unavailable
to
the
Administrator.
