User guide

030-300505 Rev. A 76 April 2007
User GuideVersaLink Wireless Gatewa
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Model 327W
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13.2.3.3 Editing the VC Protocol Settings for WAN Uplink Port
After you have configured the Router for WAN Uplink port, in the preceding steps, select My Network from the
top navigational menu, and then select Network Connections from the menu options at the left of the screen. The
following screen will appear.
To edit the Uplink settings, do the following:
• To enable Spanning Tree Protocol, click the adjacent check box (a check mark will appear in the box).
Then click Apply to allow the setting to take effect.
NOTE: Spanning Tree Protocol is a link management protocol that provides path redundancy while
preventing undesirable loops in the network. For Ethernet network to function properly, only one active
path can exist between two stations. When Spanning Tree Protocol is enabled, two bridges are used to
interconnect the same two computer network segments. Spanning Tree Protocol will allow the bridges to
exchange information so that only one of them will handle a given message that is being sent between two
computers within the network. Spanning Tree cannot be enabled if VLAN is enabled. Details on VLAN
will be discussed later in this User Guide.
• To edit the Uplink Settings, select the desired protocol from the Protocol drop-down menu.
NOTE: If you experience any problems, reset the Router by pressing the reset button on the rear of the Router. Or
follow the instructions in section 15.2, “Restore Defaults,” to restore the Router to factory default settings. The
actual information displayed in this screen may vary, depending on network connection established.