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EKI-6331AN-BE/EKI-6332GN-AE User Manual
Chapter 3
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asic Settings
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Network Mode:
Specify the network mode, including Bridge and Router. It is easy to configure
parameters in Bridge Mode; however, users must pay extra attention to the way
they configure the device when it is set to Router Mode. For details, please refer
to TCP/IP Settings”.
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Spanning Tree:
Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) is a link management protocol for AP which pro-
vides path redundancy while preventing loops in a network. STP allows only
one active path at a time between the Access Points but establish the redundant
link as a backup if the initial link fails.
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STP Forward Delay:
STP Forward Delay is the time spent in detecting and learning network tree
topology state before entering the forward state. Default time value is 1 sec.
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802.1Q VLAN:
To allow users on the VLAN to access the WEB page of EKI-6332GN-AE/EKI-
6331AN-BE, you need to enable “Enable 802.1Q VLAN” and assign a manage-
ment VLAN ID for your device. Make sure the assigned management VLAN ID
is identical to your network VLAN ID to avoid failures of accessing the Web page
of EKI-6332GN-AE/EKI-6331AN-BE.
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IP Address Assignment:
Users may change the settings for IP Address, Subnet Mask, and DHCP
Server.
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Obtain IP Address Automatically:
If a DHCP server exists in your network, you can check this option, thus EKI-
6332GN-AE/EKI-6331AN-BE is able to obtain IP settings automatically from
that DHCP server.
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Use Fixed IP Address:
Check this option. You have to specify a static IP address, subnet mask, default
gateway and DNS server for the Access Point manually. Make sure the speci-
fied IP address is unique on your network in order to prevent IP conflict.
If EKI-6332GN-AE/EKI-6331AN-BE configured as Router mode, you need to
configure some additional TCP/IP parameters for accessing the Internet.
Note!
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When the IP address of the Access Point is changed, the clients on
the network often need to wait for a while or even reboot before
they can access the new IP address. For an immediate access to
the bridge, please flush the netbios cache on the client computer
by running the “nbtstat –r” command before using the device name
of the Access Point to access its Web Management page.
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In case EKI-6332GN-AE/EKI-6331AN-BE is unable to obtain an IP
address from a valid DHCP server, it will fall back to default static
IP address.