802.1d Spanning Tree | Disabled | If 802.1d Spanning Tree function is enabled, this |
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| router will use the spanning tree protocol to |
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| prevent from network loop happened in the LAN |
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| ports. |
DHCP Server | Enabled | You can enable or disable the DHCP server. By |
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| enabling the DHCP server the router will |
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| automatically give your LAN clients an IP |
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| address. If the DHCP is not enabled then you’ll |
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| have to manually set your LAN client’s IP |
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| addresses; make sure the LAN Client is in the |
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| same subnet as this broadband router if you |
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| want the router to be your LAN client’s default |
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| gateway |
Lease Time |
| The DHCP when enabled will temporarily give |
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| your LAN clients an IP address. In the Lease |
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| Time setting you can specify the time period that |
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| the DHCP lends an IP address to your LAN |
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| clients. The DHCP will change your LAN client’s |
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| IP address when this time threshold period is |
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| reached |
DHCP server |
| You can select a particular IP address range for |
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| your DHCP server to issue IP addresses to your |
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| LAN Clients. |
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| Note: By default the IP range is from: Start IP |
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| 192.168.0.100 to End IP 192.168.0.200. If you |
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| want your PC to have a static/fixed IP address |
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| then you’ll have to choose an IP address outside |
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| this IP address Pool |
Domain Name |
| You can specify a Domain Name for your LAN |
Click <Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. You can now configure other advance sections or start using the router (with the advance settings in place)
3.4 NAT
Network Address Translation (NAT) allows multiple users at your local site to access the Internet through a single Public IP Address or multiple Public IP Addresses. NAT provides Firewall protection from hacker attacks and has the flexibility to allow you to map Private IP Addresses to Public IP Addresses for key services such as Websites and FTP. To meet various field applications,
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