Chapter 5 Router And Transparent Mode; Router Mode - Watchguard V10 User Manual

Router and
CHAPTER 5
Transparent Mode
Vclass appliances can operate in two distinctly differ-
ent modes–Router Mode and Transparent Mode.
Descriptions of these modes and configuration infor-
mation are included in this chapter.

Router Mode

Router Mode is the default mode for Vclass appli-
ances. Vclass appliances running in Router Mode inte-
grate firewall, VPN, and routing functions in a single
appliance. In this mode, the Vclass appliance func-
tions as a security gateway, as shown in Figure 6,
"Vclass Router Mode operation," on page 80.
Depending on the Vclass model, up to four network
interfaces are provided, which you can use to route
traffic between a private network, the public network
or Internet, and DMZ networks. Private and DMZ net-
works are considered to be trusted, and the public net-
work is not trusted. Networks are on different
subnets.
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