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EnableSTP:TheSpanningTreeProtocol(STP)isanetworkprotocolthatensuresaloop‐freetopologyfor
Ethernetnetworks.ThebasicfunctionofSTPistopreventbridgeloopsandthebroadcastradiationthat
resultsfromthem.Evenifyoudon’tthinkyouwillberunningintoasituationwhereloopsmaybecreated
inyournetwork,activatingthisoptionisstillconsideredbestpractice.
Interface:ThisaretheinterfacesofyourIntellinetaccesspoint.Bydefaultyouwillonlyseethetwo
“physical”interfaces,whicharetheLANporteth0andtheWi‐Fi radio“Intellinet300NPoE”.Ifyouhave
addedotherinterfaces,they,too,willshowupinthissection.
TheFirewallSettingsdonotapplytothefunctionoftheIntellinetaccesspoint.Thedefaultsettingis
“lan”.
TheDynamicHostConfigurationProtocol(DHCP)isastandardizednetworkprotocolusedonInternet
Protocol(IP)networksfordynamicallydistributingnetworkconfigurationparameters,suchasIP
addressesforinterfacesandservices.WithDHCP,computersrequestIPaddressesandnetworking
parametersautomaticallyfromaDHCPserver,reducingtheneedforanetworkadministratororauserto
configurethesesettingsmanually.ThemostcommonexampleofaDHCPserverisarouter,which
connectslocalnetworkclientstotheInternet.
Ignoreinterface:EnableordisablethisoptiontoactivateordeactivatetheDHCPservicefortheinterface.
IfyouenableDHCP,thenyouneedtoprovidethreeadditionalparameters:
1.Start:
WhatisthelowestIPaddressoftheblockofIPaddressestheDHCPwillhandout.