Actiontec MI424WR (GigE) User Manual
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Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual
Routing
Select Advanced or Basic from the “Routing” drop-down list. If Advanced is
selected, additional options appear, as listed below.
Routing Mode Select one of the following Routing modes:
• Route - Select this option to cause the Router to act as a router between
two networks.
• NAT - Select this option to activate Network Address Translation (
NAT
),
which translates
IP
addresses to a valid, public address on the Internet.
NAT
adds security, since the
IP
addresses of the devices on the network are not
transmitted over the Internet. In addition,
NAT
allows many addresses to
exist behind a single valid address. Use the
NAT
routing mode only if the
local network consists of a single device, or collisions may occur if more than
one device attempts to communicate using the same port.
• NAPT - Select this option to activate
NAPT
(Network Address and Port
Translation), which refers to network address translation involving the
mapping of port numbers and allows multiple machines to share a single
IP
address. Use
NAPT
if the local network contains multiple devices, a topol-
ogy that necessitates port translation in addition to address translation.
Device Metric The device metric is a value used by the Router to determine
whether one route is superior to another, considering parameters such as band-
width, delay, and more.
Default Route Click in this check box to define the connection as a the default
route.
Multicast - IGMP Proxy Default Click in this check box to enable the Router to
issue
IGMP
(Internet Group Management Protocol) host messages on behalf of
hosts the Router discovers through standard
IGMP
interfaces.
IGMP
proxy enables
the routing of multicast packets according to the
IGMP
requests of local network
devices asking to join multicast groups.
Routing Table
Clicking New Route generates the “New Route” window, where a new route can
be configured.
Internet Connection Firewall
Click in the “Enabled” check box to activate the Router’s firewall on the
WAN
PPPoE
connection.