Chapter 5. Configuring the WAN Interfaces
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Field Description
Status
A green or red ball will display to indicate that the
interface is currently up or down, respectively. You
cannot manually enable or disable the interface; a red
ball may indicate a problem with the DSL connection
or the connection to the ISPs access server.
Action
Icons you can click on to edit ( ) or delete ( ) the
associated EoA interface.
Not all settings are available on the EoA Interface -
Modify page. To modify the other settings, you must
delete the interface and create a new one. Be sure to
submit and commit your changes if you make
modifications.
Adding EoA Interfaces
Follow these instructions to add an EoA interface:
1. Click the WAN tab, and then click
EOA in the task bar.
2. Click
.
The EoA Interface - Add page displays:
Figure 22. EoA Interface - Add Page
3. Select one of the predefined interface names from the EoA
Interface drop down list.
4. From the Interface Sec Type drop-down list, select the level
of IP Firewall to be used on this interface, as defined on
page
68.
5. In the Lower Interface field, select the lower-level interface
name over which this protocol is being configured.
If the interface will be used to provide only a bridged connection to
your ISP, skip to step
8.
6. If you are creating the EoA interface to provide a routed
Internet connection, enter the IP address for the interface in
the Conf. IP Address field, and enter the network mask.
This address serves as the public IP address for your entire
LAN and is usually assigned by your ISP.