Operation Manual

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RIP
RIP is an Internet protocol you can set up to share routing table information with other routing devices on your
LAN, at your ISP’s location, or on remote networks connected to your network via the ADSL line.
Most small home or office networks do not need to use RIP; they have only one router, such as the ADSL
Router, and one path to an ISP. In these cases, there is no need to share routes, because all Internet data
from the network is sent to the same ISP gateway.
You may want to configure RIP if any of the following circumstances apply to your network:
− Your home network setup includes an additional router or RIP-enabled PC (other than the ADSL
Router). The ADSL Router and the router will need to communicate via RIP to share their routing
tables.
− Your network connects via the ADSL line to a remote network, such as a corporate network. In order
for your LAN to learn the routes used within your corporate network, they should both be configured
with RIP.
− Your ISP requests that you run RIP for communication with devices on their network..
Field Description
RIP Enable/disable RIP feature.
Apply Changes
Click to save the setting of this setting block to the system configuration
Fields on the second setting block:
Field Description
Interface The name of the interface on which you want to enable RIP.
Receive Mode Indicate the RIP version in which information must be passed to the DSL device in
order for it to be accepted into its routing table.
Send Mode Indicate the RIP version this interface will use when it sends its route information to
other devices.