5.2.3.4 ARP Table
ARP is the Address Resolution Protocol. Its job is to match MAC addresses to IP addresses and vice versa (matching IP addresses to MAC addresses). This screen lists the IP addresses and the matched MAC addresses in the network.
5.2.3.5 Bridging
You can enable/disable the Spanning Tree Protocol and set the MAC address aging time on this screen.
Parameter | Description |
Aging Time | Set the Ethernet address ageing time. After the aging |
| time of not having seen a frame coming from a certain |
| address, the bridge will time out (delete) and not forward |
| the frame. |
802.1d Spanning Tree | Enable/disable the Spanning Tree Protocol. When this |
| feature is enabled, this router will use the Spanning Tree |
| Protocol to prevent a network loop from forming in the |
| network (LAN side). |
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