The UTM-1 appliance enables you to quickly and easily assign its ports to different uses, as shown in the following table. If desired, you can also disable ports.
Ports and Assignments
You can assign this port... |
To these uses... |
|---|---|
LAN 1-4 |
LAN network A WAN Internet connection A port-based VLAN A VLAN that is dynamically assigned by a RADIUS server, as part of an 802.1x port-based security scheme |
DMZ/WAN2 |
DMZ network A WAN Internet connection VLAN trunk A port-based VLAN A VLAN that is dynamically assigned by a RADIUS server, as part of an 802.1x port-based security scheme |
DSL |
An ADSL Internet connection |
WAN |
A WAN Internet connection |
Serial |
RS232 modem Serial console Terminal server |
ExC |
An ExpressCard cellular modem |
USB |
Printers USB-based modems |
The UTM-1 appliance also allows you to restrict each port to a specific link speed and duplex setting and to configure its security scheme. For information on port-based security, see Using Port-Based Security.