ADC 400F User Manual
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Configuring RFC 1483 Bridging/Routing Sessions
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Enter the LAN configuration parameters.
Select
Enable
to use
Bridging
mode which forwards Ethernet data based on
MAC addresses, as indicated by the service provider (see
Assign a port priority when you enable
Bridging
mode and
Spanning Tree
(on the
EasySession
page). The port priority is a number you assign to each
Bridging
mode
session to determine which has higher priority when there are sessions active
simultaneously. Spanning Tree protocol does not allow loops which would
occur with simultaneous sessions on the same network. See the configuration on
for whether or not
Spanning Tree
is enabled.
Select
Enable
to use
Routing
mode which forwards IP datagrams based on
IP addresses, as indicated by the service provider (see
).