Datatek DT-4180 - Manual (Page 37)

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5.4 4000XA, 4180 IP-GATE PORT CONFIGURATION
A sequence of three commands:
ipgate route
ipgate path
ipgate port
configures the IP-GATE port on the 4000XA, or 4180.
The
ipgate route command configures the screening and routing table for the IP-GATE
port, which specifies a set of destination IP address ranges for which packets originating
on the LAN segment connected to the IP-GATE port should be forwarded or dropped.
The
ipgate path command defines the physical path to be used for forwarding packets.
A path can be thought of as a “private tunnel” through an IP infrastructure, public or
private. It is set up to either originate or receive a TCP/IP connection, specified by the
combination of an IP address and TCP port number. A path over TCP/IP is also secure,
because only one TCP connection is accepted at the specified IP-GATE destination
(unlike standard host TCP implementations), and this will be set up automatically by the
firmware.
The
ipgate port command specifies the interface configuration of the IP-GATE port on
the virtual private network formed by the interconnected LANs. It is a basic address and
mask so that the interface may be pinged.