User's Manual Part 1

User’s Guide Chapter 7 – Reference Manual
Network Interface
Network Interface | Configuration | Interface Configuration
The interfaces eth0 and ixp0 on 2.21 firmware are bridged therefore they will be
displayed as one eth0. The screen shots in this manual will not match with ones on
your device.
The Hotspot-in-a-Box contains up to three multi-purpose network interfaces: eth0, ixp0 and ixp1.
These interfaces can be configured to work as either local area network (LAN) or wide area network
(WAN) interfaces for Access Points. LAN is used to connect hubs, switches, Access Points and
subscribers. The WAN port connects to the Internet or the service provider’s backbone network.
All these interfaces are listed in the interface configuration page. All network interfaces available in
the Hotspot-in-a-Box are shown in the following table:
Figure 39 – Interface Configuration Table
To change network interface configuration properties click the edit button in the action column. The
status can be changed now:
Figure 40 – Edit Interface Configuration Settings part.1
Interface - standard interface name. This name cannot be edited and is assigned by the operating
system during startup. Interface name cannot be changed because the hardware drivers define it.
Status – select the status of interface: [enabled/disabled].
Do not disable the interface through which you are connected to the P-560.
Disabling such interface will lose your connection to the device.
Type – network type cannot be changed. There are two possible networking types:
LAN – interface is used as local area network (LAN) gateway, and is connected to a LAN;
WAN – interface is used to access the ISP network;
Change status or leave in the default state if no editing is necessary and click the continue button.
Then the following parameters can be changed:
Figure 41 – Edit Interface Configuration Settings part.2
IP Address – specify new interface IP address [in digits and dots notation, e.g. 192.168.5.1].
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