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Information to Know Before Starting

Before starting to use these configuration notes, complete the following table to make sure you have the required information to complete the different steps.

IMPORTANT: If you are not familiar with the meaning of the fields and buttons, click Show Help, located at the upper right corner of the Web page. When activated, the fields and buttons that offer online help will change to green and if you hover over them, the description will bedisplayed.
IMPORTANT: The Mediatrix unit must be reinitialised to its factory default settings to make sure the configuration can be successfully executed.
Information Value Used in Step
IP address used by your Mediatrix unit to communicate with the Management Interface.
  • If your computer is connected to the Ethernet port meant to be connected to the Local Area Network (LAN), i.e. Eth2 on most devices
 Use this value: 192.168.0.10 Logging on to the Mediatrix Unit Web Interface
  • If your Mediatrix unit is configured to use a DHCP server, use the DHCP server- provided IP address.
Logging on to the Mediatrix Unit Web Interface
LAN IP address as defined in your network address range Configuring the Lan1 Network Interface
Name of your LAN interface Configuring the NAT Service
Name of your WAN interface Configuring the NAT Service
By default, the IP Routing Service is started in DGW. Make sure IPv4 Forwarding is enabled (Network/IP Routing). Please start any service that you need from the list below:
  • DHCP Server
  • IP Routing
  • Network Address Translation
  • Network Firewall
  • Network Traffic Control
Starting the Routing Services
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Enabling NAT and Routing in DGW

The routing-related services allow the Mediatrix unit to basically act as a router, a DHCP server, and a firewall. This means that you can now connect a PC, a switch, or any other Ethernet device in the LAN port of the Mediatrix unit and have access to services available on the WAN. In the following example, the Mediatrix unit is acting as a router and a DHCP server for end-users on the network.



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Logging on to the Mediatrix Unit Web Interface

Before you begin
The computer IP address must be in the same TCP/IP network as the Mediatrix unit.
About this task
For better performances, it is recommended to use the latest available version of Microsoft Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, or Mozilla Firefox.
Note: You may not be able to log on to the Mediatrix unit Web interface if you are using older browser versions.
Procedure
  1. In your Web browser, enter the IP address at which the Web interface of your Mediatrix unit can be reached.
    • If your network has an IPv4 DHCP server, connect the primary Ethernet port of the Mediatrix unit to the network (ETH1 port), use the provided DHCP server IP address.
    • You can also connect your computer to the secondary Ethernet port of the Mediatrix unit (ETH2), use the 192.168.0.10 IP address. However, the computer must also own an IP address in the 192.168.0.0/24 network.
  2. Enter admin as your username and administrator as the password.
    Note: You can also use public as a username and leave the password field empty; it has the full administration rights by default.
  3. Click Login.
Results
The Information page of the Web interface is displayed.
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Starting the Routing Services

Context
By default, routing is turned off and the five services related to routing are not started.
Steps
  1. Go to System/Services.
  2. From the Startup Type selection list located next to the following services, choose to start automatically when the system starts.
    1. DHCP Server
    2. IP Routing
    3. Network Address Translation
    4. Network Firewall
    5. Network Traffic Control
  3. In the User Service table, click .
Result
The status for each service will be Started.
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Configuring the Uplink Network Interface

Steps
  1. Go to Network/Interfaces.
  2. In the Network Interface Configuration table, from the Link selection list located next to Uplink, leave the default value.
  3. From the Type selection list, select the Connection type of your Uplink interface that best matches your network setup.
  4. From the Activation selection list, select Enable.
  5. Click Apply to apply all changes to the configuration.
Result


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Link Default Values for the Uplink Network Interface

Unit Type Link Default Value
Sentinel 400 eth1
Sentinel 100 eth1
Mediatrix G7 eth1
Mediatrix S7 eth1
Mediatrix C7 series eth1
Mediatrix 4102S Wan
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Configuring the Lan1 Network Interface

Steps
  1. Go to Network/Interfaces.
  2. From the Link list located next to Lan1, leave the default value.
  3. In the Static IP Address field, enter the LAN static IP address as defined in your network address range.
  4. Click Apply to apply all changes to the configuration.
    Note: A Warning message is displayed, but this is normal.
  5. Click Apply.
    Note: Once the changes are applied, the connection with the unit might be lost. You may need to reconnect to the web page using the new address.
Result
The Lan1 Network Interface will be available in all the lists of the Management Interface where a Network Interface needs to be selected. For example, in the Local Firewall, and Configuration pages.

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Link Default Values for the Lan1 Network Interface

Unit Type Link Default Value
Sentinel 400 eth2-5
Sentinel 100 eth2-5
Mediatrix G7 series eth2-5
Mediatrix S7 series eth2-5
Mediatrix C7 series eth2
Mediatrix 4102 lan
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Configuring the DHCP Server

Steps
  1. Go to Network/DHCP Server.
  2. In the Select Subnet drop down menu, select Lan1.
  3. In the DHCP Server Configuration table, set the following:
    1. Set DHCP Server Enable to Enable.
    2. Set your desired IP range using Start IP Address and End IP Address.
    3. Set Automatic Configuration Interface to either Lan1 or Uplink.
      Note: It will be the network interface that will provide automatic configuration for other options (DNS servers, Default Gateway, NTP servers, etc).
      Note: If set to Uplink, the NTP/DNS and other parameters will be the ones from the Uplink interface. If set to Lan1, you will have the option to configure them manually.
  4. More options are available in the DHCP Server Configuration.
  5. Click Apply.
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Configuring the IP Routing

Context

This step essentially turns the Mediatrix unit into a pure router, forwarding specified addresses to desired interfaces. Therefore if you are looking to configure your unit for DHCP and NAT, you can skip this step.

Steps
  1. Go to Network/IP Routing.
  2. In the IP Routing configuration table, set IPv4 Forwarding to Enable.
  3. In the Advanced IP Routes table, click on .
  4. Set the following parameters:
    1. Set Priority Activation to Enable.
    2. Leave Source Address field blank.
    3. Set Source Link to your Lan Network Interface.
    4. Set Forward To Network to Uplink.
  5. Click Save & Apply.
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Configuring the NAT Service

Before you begin
You need to know the name of the desired LAN and WAN interfaces you want to configure.
Steps
  1. Go to Network/NAT.
  2. In the Source Network Address Translation Rules table, click .
  3. Set the following parameters:
    1. Set Activation to Enable.
    2. In the Source Address field, type the name of your LAN interface followed with the character "/".
    3. In the New Address field, type the name of your WAN interface.
  4. Click Save & Apply.
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Setting Port Forwarding

Steps
  1. Go to Network/NAT.
  2. In the Destination Network Address Translation Rules table, click .
  3. Set the following parameters:
    1. Set Activation to Enable.
    2. Leave Source Address field blank.
    3. Set Destination Address to Uplink.
    4. Set the Protocol to reflect your desired configuration.
    5. Set the Destination Port to the desired port you want to forward to.
    6. Set the New Address to the desired location.
  4. Click Save & Apply.
  5. Repeat the steps 2 to 4 for additional routes.
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