User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- 1. Set Up and Access the Router
- 2. Specify Your Internet Settings Manually
- Use the Internet Setup Wizard
- Manually set up the router Internet connection
- Specify IPv6 Internet connections
- Requirements for entering IPv6 addresses
- Use Auto Detect for an IPv6 Internet connection
- Use Auto Config for an IPv6 Internet connection
- Set up an IPv6 6to4 tunnel Internet connection
- Set up an IPv6 6rd Internet connection
- Set up an IPv6 fixed Internet connection
- Set up an IPv6 DHCP Internet connection
- Set up an IPv6 PPPoE Internet connection
- Change the MTU size
- Set Up and Manage Dynamic DNS
- 3. Manage the Firewall and Security
- 4. Manage the LAN and VLAN Settings
- 5. Optimize Performance
- 6. Maintain the Router
- 7. Monitor the router and the router network
- 8. Set Up VPN Connections
- Set up an IPSec VPN connection
- Set up an OpenVPN connection
- Enable and configure OpenVPN on the router
- Install OpenVPN client software on a remote client
- Install the OpenVPN client utility and VPN configuration files on a Windows-based computer
- Install the OpenVPN client utility and VPN configuration files on a Mac
- Install the OpenVPN client utility and VPN configuration files on an iOS device
- Install the OpenVPN client utility and VPN configuration files on an Android device
- 9. Manage Port Forwarding and Port Triggering Traffic Rules
- 10. Troubleshooting
- A. Supplemental information
Manage VLANs
The router supports virtual LANs (VLANs). This section describes how you can manage
them.
VLAN concepts
You can define a local area network (LAN) as a broadcast domain. Hubs, bridges,
switches, and WiFi access points in the same physical segment or segments connect
all end nodes. End nodes can communicate with each other without a router. Routers
connect LANs, routing the traffic to each appropriate port.
A virtual LAN (VLAN) is a local area network that maps devices on a basis other than
geographic location, for example, by department, type of user, or primary application.
Traffic that flows between different VLANs must go through a router, just as if the VLANs
were on two separate LANs.
A VLAN is a group of network devices (computers, servers, and other resources) that
behave as if they are connected to a single network segment, even though they might
not be. For example, the marketing personnel might be located throughout a building,
but if they are all assigned to a single VLAN, they can share resources and bandwidth
as if they are connected to the same segment. The resources of other departments can
be invisible to the marketing VLAN members, accessible to all, or accessible only to
specific individuals, depending on how you set up the VLAN.
VLANs provide a number of advantages:
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VLANs let you easily segment your network. You can group users who
communicate most frequently with each other in a common VLAN, regardless of
physical location. Each group’s traffic is contained largely within the VLAN, reducing
extraneous traffic and improving the efficiency of the whole network.
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VLANS are easy to manage. You can quickly add or change network nodes and
make other network changes through the Insight mobile app or Cloud Portal.
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VLANs provide increased performance. VLANs free up bandwidth by limiting
node-to-node and broadcast traffic throughout the network.
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VLANs enhance network security. VLANs create virtual boundaries that can be
crossed only through a router. Therefore, you can use standard, router-based security
measures to restrict access to a VLAN.
Port-based VLAN concepts
The router supports port-based VLANs. Port-based VLANs help to confine broadcast
traffic to the LAN ports. Even though a LAN port can be a member of more than one
User Manual78Manage the LAN and VLAN
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Insight Managed Business Router BR200