NAT Loopback no longer a requirement for Linked Capacity Plus.
As of firmware release R02.20.02, a router which support NAT loopback is no longer a requirement for Linked Capacity Plus. NAT is still required but is generally supported by all routers.
So what does this mean?
In terms of configuration, the Peer repeaters on the same LAN as the Master only need to be provisioned with the LAN IP Address of the Master repeater (and not the WAN IP Address of the Router as was the case prior to R2.2).
The Peers on the other sites, still need to be provisioned with the Master sites' WAN IP address (i.e. the WAN IP Address of the Router to which the Master is connected). The Master also still needs to be provisioned with the Routers' WAN IP address (see the CPS feild Master IP, under Network, in the Master Repeater codeplug).
So what does this mean?
In terms of configuration, the Peer repeaters on the same LAN as the Master only need to be provisioned with the LAN IP Address of the Master repeater (and not the WAN IP Address of the Router as was the case prior to R2.2).
The Peers on the other sites, still need to be provisioned with the Master sites' WAN IP address (i.e. the WAN IP Address of the Router to which the Master is connected). The Master also still needs to be provisioned with the Routers' WAN IP address (see the CPS feild Master IP, under Network, in the Master Repeater codeplug).
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| Figure 1 - A two site LCP system showing the network settings. Note the IP addresses and Port numbers. |
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