Network Screens; Chapter 7 Network Screens; Network Screens Overview; What You Can Do In The Network Screens - ZyXEL Communications NSA-2401 User Manual

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This chapter discusses the network screens.

7.1 Network Screens Overview

Use the network screens to configure the NSA's network settings so computers can access it.

7.1.1 What You Can Do in the Network Screens

• Use the TCP/IP screen
connection settings such as the teaming mode and IP addresses.
• Use the Windows/CIFS screens
such as your Windows/CIFS server name and workgroup name so programs like Windows
Explorer can access the NSA.
• Use the NFS screens
using the NFS file system can access the NSA.

7.1.2 What You Need to Know About the Network Screens

Teaming Mode
The teaming mode sets how the NSA's two Gigabit Ethernet interfaces behave. They can act
independently, one can back up the other, they can share the traffic load, or they can be
trunked into a logical link.
IP Address
The NSA needs an IP address(es) to communicate with the computers on your network. The
NSA can get an IP address automatically if you have a device on your network that gives them
out. Or you can assign the NSA a static (fixed) IP address.
DNS Server Address
A DNS (Domain Name System) server maps domain names (like www.zyxel.com) to their
corresponding IP addresses. This lets you use domain names to access web sites without
having to know their IP addresses. The NSA can receive the IP address of a DNS server
automatically (along with the NSA's own IP address). You can also manually enter a DNS
server IP address in the NSA.
NSA-2401 User's Guide

Network Screens

(Section 7.2 on page 160) to configure the NSA's TCP/IP network
(Section 7.3 on page
(Section 7.4 on page 168) to configure NFS settings so computers
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