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connected with the router.
DHCP Lease Time: the IP addresses given out by the DHCP server will only be valid for
the duration specified by the lease time. Increasing the time ensure client operation without
interrupt, but could introduce potential conflicts. Lowering the lease time will avoid potential
address conflicts, but might cause more slight interruptions to the client while it will acquire
new IP addresses from the DHCP server. The time is expressed in seconds.
Static DHCP: click the Set Static DHCP button to go to the Static DHCP setup interface.
Domain name: this represents the name of your IP address.
802.1d Spanning Tree: Multiple interconnected bridges create larger networks using the
IEEE 802.1d Spanning Tree Protocol (STP), which is used for finding the shortest path
within the network and to eliminate loops from the topology. If the STP is turned on, the
router will communicate with other network devices by sending and receiving Bridge
Protocol Data Units (BPDU). STP should be turned off (selected by default) when this
router is the only bridge on the LAN or when there are no loops in the topology as there is
no sense for the bridge to participate in the Spanning Tree Protocol in this case.
For IP Routing Usage: you can enable or disable this function for IP routing usage. When
you enable this function, please enter the second IP address and subnet mask in the
corresponding field.
It will come out the Static DHCP Setup interface after you click the Set Static DHCP
button.
Check the box to enable static DHCP, it allows you to reserve IP addresses and assign the
same IP address to the network device with the specified MAC address any time it requests
an IP address.
5.1.2 WAN Interface
This part allows you to configure the WAN port parameters so that your computer can