Netgear GSM7212P GSM5212P/GSM7212P/GSM7212F/GSM7224P User Manual - Page 184

Web Management User Guide 1. Use Go To Interface to enter the Interface in unit/slot/port format and click Go. The entry corresponding to the specified interface is selected. 2. Use Port to select the interface for which data is to be displayed or configured. 3. Use Description to enter the description for the interface. 4. Use IP Address Configuration Method to enter the method by which an IP address is configured on the interface. There are three methods: None, Manual, and DHCP. By default the method is None. Method 'None' should be used to reset the DHCP method. Note: When the configuration method is changed from DHCP to None there will be a minor delay before the page refreshes. 5. Use IP Address to enter the IP address for the interface. 6. Use Subnet Mask to enter the subnet mask for the interface. This is also referred to as the subnet/network mask, and defines the portion of the interface's IP address that is used to identify the attached network. 7. Use Routing Mode to enable or disable routing for an interface. The default value is enable. 8. Use Administrative Mode to enable/disable the Administrative Mode of the interface. The default value is enable. This mode is not supported for Logical VLAN Interfaces. 9. Use Forward Net Directed Broadcasts to select how network directed broadcast packets should be handled. If you select enable from the pull-down menu, network directed broadcasts will be forwarded. If you select disable they will be dropped. The default value is disable. 10. Use Encapsulation Type to select the link layer encapsulation type for packets transmitted from the specified interface from the pull-down menu. The possible values are Ethernet and SNAP. The default is Ethernet. 184