Adding Internet Connections to Bridges

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To add an Internet connection to a bridge

Click Network in the main menu, and click the Internet tab.
The Internet page appears.
Next to the desired Internet connection, click Edit.
The Internet Setup page appears.
In the Port drop-down list, specify the port that the Internet connection should use, by doing one of the following:
- To use the ADSL port, select ADSL.
  This option is available in ADSL models only.
- To use the WAN port, select WAN.
  This option is available in non-ADSL models only.
- To use the DMZ/WAN2 port, select WAN2.
Do one of the following:
- To configure a Bridged PPPoA connection, in the Connection Type field, select PPPoA.
  This option is available in ADSL models only.
- Otherwise, in the Connection Type field, select Bridged.
New fields appear.
Complete the fields specified in the table below.
Complete the rest of the fields using the relevant information in Internet Setup Fields.
New fields appear, depending on the selected options, and whether the selected bridge uses STP.
Click Apply.
The Safe@Office appliance attempts to connect to the Internet, and the Status Bar displays the Internet status “Connecting”. This may take several seconds.

Once the connection is made, the Status Bar displays the Internet status “Connected”.

Bridged Connection Fields

In this field…	Do this…
Bridge Mode	Select this option to configure a Bridged PPPoA connection. The Bridge To field appears. This field is relevant for Bridged PPPoA connections only.
Bridge To	Select the bridge to which you want to add the PPPoA connection. This field is relevant for Bridged PPPoA connections only.
Assign to Bridge	Select the bridge to which the connection should be assigned. This field is relevant for regular bridged connections only.
Spanning Tree Protocol - Port Cost	Type the port's cost. STP uses the available port with the lowest cost to forward frames to the root port. All other ports are blocked. It is recommended to set a lower value for faster links. This field only appears if the selected bridge uses STP. It is relevant for regular bridged connections only.
Spanning Tree Protocol - Port Priority	Select the port's priority. The port's priority is combined with the port's logical number to create the port's ID. The port with the lowest ID is elected as the root port, which forwards frames out of the bridge. The other ports in the bridge calculate the least-cost path to the root port, in order to eliminate loops in the topology and provide fault tolerance. To increase the chance of this port being elected as the root port, select a lower priority. Note: If you select the same priority for all ports, the root port will be elected based on the port's logical number. The default value is 128. This field only appears if the selected bridge uses STP. It is relevant for regular bridged connections only.