Comtech EF Data FX Series Administrator Guide - Manual (Page 100)

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FX Series Administration Guide - Version 6.1.1 100
Chapter: FX Series Remote Specific Settings
Section: FX Series Remote Configuration Settings
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In-Line Mode:
In In-lined mode, the LAN port is eth2 and the WAN port is eth3. Traffic is intercepted as a
transparently. If there is a service disruption then the units will “fail-to-wire”. For in-line mode,
you must assign an IP address to the in-path interface which bridges the LAN and WAN
interfaces. In FX nomenclature, the “WAN” interface is considered to be the interface which is
connected to the satellite modems and the LAN interface is connected to the internet or to
enterprise servers or clients.
Routed Mode:
In routed mode, traffic must be directed to these interfaces by a router. You must assign an IP
address to the in-path interface which will receive traffic from the router. There is no “fail-to-
wire” capability if there is a service disruption.
WCCP Mode:
In WCCP mode, traffic is redirected to the FX by a Cisco router via WCCP.
Disabled Mode:
If “Disabled” then traffic redirection is effectively shut off.
VLAN mode:
Controls how the FX will process VLAN tags. In 'Trunk' mode, the VLAN tags are already embedded in the
packets when they are intercepted by the FX. In 'Access' mode, the FX will add tags to untagged traffic.
The default setting is ‘Trunk’.
Note: Changing either the ‘Traffic interception mode’ or ‘VLAN mode’ settings will automatically
trigger a restart of the acceleration service.
Fail-to-wire mode:
If enabled, the FX will go into bypass mode it is not accelerating traffic or if it is powered off. If disabled, it
will not go into bypass mode which will prevent packets from being forwarded through the FX. If the FX is
adding the VLAN tags to the traffic, it may be desirable to disable 'Fail-to-wire' mode to prevent untagged
traffic from entering a network. The default setting is “Enabled”.
NOTE: The FX-1010 does not support fail-to-wire mode.
6.2.4 Administration
Use SSL for the administrative Web GUI:
If “enabled” then HTTP/S must be used when managing the FX from the Web graphical user interface.
This is a recommended practice to prevent passwords from being transmitted unencrypted.
The default value is “Enabled”.
6.2.5 Other
Use Spanning-Tree Protocol:
If enabled, then spanning-tree protocol (STP) will be used when operating in “bridged” mode. Otherwise
STP packets will be discarded. The default value is “Enabled”.
NOTE: If this setting is changed, it is necessary to restart the acceleration software on the “Status-
>Real-time Monitor” screen or disable and then re-enable each in-path interface.