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WR1500
IP Address and Subnet Mask
Similar to the way houses on a street share a common street name, so too do computers on a LAN share one common network number. Where you obtain your network number depends on your particular situation. If the ISP or your network administrator assigns you a block of registered IP addresses, follow their instructions in selecting the IP addresses and the subnet mask.
If the ISP did not explicitly give you an IP network number, then most likely you have a single user account and the ISP will assign you
a dynamic IP address when the connection is established. If this is the case, it is recommended that you select a network number from 192.168.0.0 to 192.168.255.0 and you must enable the Network Address Translation (NAT) feature of the WR1500 Wireless Router. The Internet Assigned Number Authority (IANA) reserved this block of addresses specifi cally for private use; please do not use any other number unless you are told otherwise. Let’s say you select 192.168.1.0 as the network number; which covers 254 individual addresses, from 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.1.254 (zero and 255 are reserved). In other words, the fi rst three numbers specify the network number while the last number identifi es an individual computer on that network.
Once you have decided on the network number, pick an IP address that is easy to remember, for instance, 192.168.1.1, for your WR1500 Wireless Router, but make sure that no other device on your network is using that IP address.
The subnet mask specifi es the network number portion of an IP address. Your WR1500 Wireless Router will compute the subnet mask automatically based on the IP address that you entered. You don’t need to change the subnet mask computed by the WR1500 Wireless Router unless you are instructed to do otherwise.