Coax broadband connection – Verizon MI424WR User Manual

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Wireless Broadband Router User Manual

3. Click in the “Default Route” check box to define this device as a the

default route.

4. Click in the “Multicast -

IGMP

Proxy Internal” check box to activate mul-

ticasting. Multicasting enables 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 multi-

cast 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 connection.

Additional IP Addresses
Clicking New IP Address generates the “Additional

IP

Address Settings” screen, where

additional

IP

addresses can be created to access the Router via the connection.

Coax Broadband Connection

A Coax Broadband connection connects the Router to the Internet using a coaxial
cable. Click Broadband Connection (Coax) in the Network Connections screen
to generate the “Broadband Connection (Coax) Properties” screen. This screen dis-
plays a list of the connection’s properties. The only modifications that can be made
from this screen are disabling the connection (by clicking Disable) or renaming
the connection (by entering a new name in the “Name” text box).

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