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Chapter 9 Interfaces Each field is described in the following table. Table 98 Configuration > Network > Interface > Port Configuration LABEL DESCRIPTION Edit Select an entry, and click this button to configure the speed and the duplex mode of the Ethernet connection on this port. Name Interface This field displays the name of the port. This field displays the interface for the port. Type Settings This field displays the cable type that is used on the port. Select the speed and the duplex mode of the Ethernet connection on this port. Choices are Auto Negotiate, 1000Mbps-Full Duplex, 100Mbps-Full Duplex, 100Mbps-Half Duplex, 10Mbps-Full Duplex, and 10Mbps-Half Duplex. Status Selecting Auto Negotiate allows one port to negotiate with a peer port automatically to obtain the connection speed (of up to 1000M) and duplex mode that both ends support. When auto-negotiation is turned on, a port on the Zyxel Device negotiates with the peer automatically to determine the connection speed and duplex mode. If the peer port does not support auto-negotiation or turns off this feature, the Zyxel Device determines the connection speed by detecting the signal on the cable and using half duplex mode. When the Zyxel Device's auto-negotiation is turned off, a port uses the pre-configured speed and duplex mode when making a connection, thus requiring you to make sure that the settings of the peer port are the same in order to connect. This field displays the speed and the duplex mode of the Ethernet connection on the port. Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the Zyxel Device. Reset Click Reset to return the screen to its last-saved settings. 9.4 Ethernet Summary Screen This screen lists every Ethernet interface and virtual interface created on top of Ethernet interfaces. If you enabled IPv6 on the Configuration > System > IPv6 screen, you can also configure Ethernet interfaces used for your IPv6 networks on this screen. To access this screen, click Configuration > Network > Interface > Ethernet. Unlike other types of interfaces, you cannot create new Ethernet interfaces nor can you delete any of them. If an Ethernet interface does not have any physical ports assigned to it, the Ethernet interface is effectively removed from the Zyxel Device, but you can still configure it. Ethernet interfaces are similar to other types of interfaces in many ways. They have an IP address, subnet mask, and gateway used to make routing decisions. They restrict the amount of bandwidth and packet size. They can provide DHCP services, and they can verify the gateway is available. Use Ethernet interfaces to control which physical ports exchange routing information with other routers and how much information is exchanged through each one. The more routing information is exchanged, the more efficient the routers should be. However, the routers also generate more network traffic, and some routing protocols require a significant amount of configuration and management. The Zyxel Device supports the following routing protocols: RIP, OSPF and BGP. See Chapter 10 on page 346 for background information about these routing protocols. ZyWALL ATP Series User's Guide 245