ZyXEL Communications P-660R-T Series User Manual

P-660R-T Series User’s Guide

Chapter 20 Bridging Setup

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Similar to network layer static routes, a bridging static route tells the Prestige the route to a 
node before a connection is established. You configure bridge static routes in menu 12.3.1 (go 
to menu 12, choose option 3, then choose a static route to edit) as shown next.

Figure 92   Menu 12.3.1 Edit Bridge Static Route

Menu 12.3.1 - Edit Bridge Static Route

Route #: 1
Route Name=
Active= No
Ether Address= ?
IP Address=
Gateway Node= 1

Press ENTER to Confirm or ESC to Cancel:

The following table describes the Edit Bridge Static Route menu.

Table 49   Menu 12.3.1 Edit Bridge Static Route 

Route #

This is the route index number you typed in Menu 12.3 – Bridge Static Route Setup.

Route Name

Type a name for the bridge static route for identification purposes.

Active

Indicates whether the static route is active (Yes) or not (No).

Ether Address

Type the MAC address of the destination computer that you want to bridge the 

packets to.

IP Address

If available, type the IP address of the destination computer that you want to bridge 

the packets to.

Gateway Node

Press [SPACE BAR] and then [ENTER] to select the number of the remote node (one 

to eight) that is the gateway of this static route.

When you have completed this menu, press [ENTER] at the prompt “

Press ENTER to Confirm 

or ESC to Cancel:

”  to save your configuration, or press [ESC] at any time to cancel.

Edit IP/Bridge (menu 11.1) Press [SPACE BAR] to select Yes and press [ENTER] to display menu 

11.3.

Ethernet Addr Timeout

 

(min.) (menu 11.3)

Type the time (in minutes) for the Prestige to retain the Ethernet Address 

information in its internal tables while the line is down. If this information is 

retained, your Prestige will not have to recompile the tables when the line 

comes back up.

Table 48   Remote Node Network Layer Options: Bridge Fields (continued)