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SPEEDLAN 8500 Series Installation and Operation User Guide
5-2 Configuring SPEEDLAN
General Setup
This dialog box activates the features to configure your IDUs. To select this dialog box, choose
General Setup from the Setup menu of the SPEEDLAN Configurator. Select the appropriate check
boxes as described below:
Enable Bridging
The transparent bridging function will be enabled when this is item is selected. If you want
the IDUs to perform the bridging function, you must select this check box. When bridging is
enabled, the IDU Setup dialog box will be accessible. Bridging should be enabled for nearly
all applications of the IDU. The default is ON.
Enable IP Routing
The transparent routing function will be enabled when this is item is selected. IP Routing will
work properly only if the routes are set up in the IP Route dialog box. If the routes are not
set up properly before you save the configuration, the router will become
inoperable. The default is OFF.