Westell Technologies 2200 - Manual (Page 120)

030-300354 Rev. B 116 July 2003
Section 16-Help
Westell Dual Connect NAT Router User Guide
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Edit Connection Profiles
This screen facilitates the changing of connection profile parameters. The following settings are displayed.
Edit Connection Profiles
Connection Name This field is a description of the default connection profile that the Router will
use. Feel free to use whatever description you desire.
Account ID Your account ID is supplied by your ISP. This text string uniquely identifies
you with your ISP.
Account Password The Account Password is a key phrase or text string that verifies your identity to
the ISP.
Service Profile The Router stores several service profiles. A service profile is a collection of
settings for the built-in firewall and NAT. These settings control which
applications are enabled to talk through the Router. This selection specifies
which service profile is used when the Router is using this connection.
Manual/Auto/Always ON These radio buttons specify how this connection profile is used. A manual
setting requires that this connection must be manually established through the
“homepage” connection button. When this is set to auto, the Router will monitor
the network traffic and determine when a connection needs to be made. The
connection process will happen automatically the “Always ON” selection causes
the Router to aggressively establish a connection with your ISP. Whenever the
Router detects that the connection to your ISP is down, it will try to re-establish
that connection.
Time Out
Enable/Connection Time
Out Selecting this option will enable the disconnect timeout. If this option is enabled
the Router will monitor the ISP connection for activity. If there is no activity for
the timeout period, the Router will disconnect from the ISP.
Edit VC Connection This screen is an advanced screen. Modifying parameters identified on this
screen can cause severe disruption of your service. VC stands for “Virtual
Connection.” A VC identifies a connection through the service provider’s ATM
network to your ISP. It is not recommended that you change anything on these
pages unless explicitly instructed by your service provider.
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Firewall Settings
This screen is an advanced configuration screen. It allows you to set the level of security you wish to have on your
local network. All security levels except “None” protect against known Internet attacks and devices that attempt to
gain remote access to your Router. The following settings are displayed.
Firewall Settings
High This security level only allows basic Internet functionality. Only Mail, News,
Web, FTP, and IPSEC are allowed. No other traffic is allowed. Another
restriction of high security is that it can’t be modified by NAT configuration
options. With High security, you are guaranteed to only pass the previously
mentioned traffic.
Medium This security level only allows basic Internet functionality by default. Like High