ELSA Cable - Manual (Page 21)

Installation and configuration
ELSA MicroLink Cable
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The ELSA MicroLink Cable is now ready for use in bridge mode. Open your Web browser,
and off you go into the Web with a whole new sensation of speed...
If you can only access the Internet with a single computer while using this configuration,
your cable network operator may have placed a limit on the maximum number of
connected computers. Either ask your network operator to increase the number, or
configure your ELSA MicroLink Cable as a router (with DHCP server and IP
masquerading).
If necessary, filters can be defined to restrict the exchange of data packets between the
local network and the Internet.
Configuration as a router
In addition to bridge mode, the ELSA MicroLink Cable can also serve as an IP router. In
this mode, the ELSA MicroLink Cable pays careful attention to the IP addresses of the
computers exchanging data with the Internet. The exchange of data with the Internet can
thus be set up with much greater precision in this mode. The DHCP server and IP
masquerading functions will assist you with the administration of IP addresses in the
LAN.
In this example, several computers are connected to the ELSA MicroLink Cable, and thus
to the Internet, using a hub. In principle however, a single computer can also be
connected directly to the ELSA MicroLink Cable.
ቢ Start up ELSA LANconfig by clicking Start ̈
Programs
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ELSAlan
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ELSA
LANconfig.
Internet
MCNS/
DOCSIS
IP address assignment
Server with
DHCP Headend Cable TV net-
work ELSA MicroLink Cable
as router with DHCP server
Hub
Computer workstation in
LAN
IP address assignment