Setting up an Internet connection with static address assignment on a LANCOM R&S®Unified Firewall (cable Internet or SDSL)

Description:

This article describes how to set up an Internet connection with a static IP address on a Unified Firewall (e.g. cable Internet or SDSL) and assign it to an Internet object on the desktop.

Requirements:

LANCOM R&S® Unified Firewall with firmware as of version 10.2

Web browser for configuring the Unified Firewall.

The following browsers are supported:
- Google Chrome
- Chromium
- Mozilla Firefox

Internet access via upstream provider router

Procedure:

1) Setting up the network connection for Internet access:

1.1) Open the configuration interface of the Unified Firewall in your browser, change to the menu Network -> Connections -> Network Connections and click on the chevron icon to enter the advanced view.

1.2) Delete the entry for the interface eth0.

Info:

eth0

DHCP

1.3) Click on the “+” icon to create a new connection.

1.4) Modify the following parameters:

Name: Enter a descriptive name.

Interface: From the drop-down menu, select the interface eth0.

Type: Select Static from the drop-down menu.

IP Addresses: Enter the IP address assigned by the provider along with the subnet mask. This has to be entered in CIDR notation (Classless Inter-Domain Routing) (e.g. 81.81.81.2/29).

1.5) Change to the WAN tab and modify the following parameters:

Set a checkmark next to Set default gateway.

Default Gateway: Enter the provider router’s IP address, which you have received from your provider.

2) Create a desktop object for the Internet connection:

2.1) Click the button to Create an Internet object.

2.2) Enter the following parameters:

Object Name: Enter a descriptive name.

Connections: From the drop-down menu, select the WAN Object created in steps 1.4 – 1.5 and click on the “+” icon to add the object.

3) Saving and activating the configuration steps:

3.1) Click on the Activate button to accept the changes and enable filtering.

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