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When changing the IP Address of the Gateway choose an
address that will be unique in your network and in your
network’s subnet. The default IP Address of the Gateway is
192.168.1.1.
When you change the IP Address of the Gateway you must
reboot all computers that gain their IP address from the Gateway
before they will be able to access the Internet.
If you are using static addresses for your PCs you must alter the
network configuration on each PC so that they have an IP
address within the same subnet as the Gateway and have their
default Gateway set as the Gateway’s IP address.
If you reconfigure your network you may need to change your
Subnet Mask. The Subnet Mask detemines how many addresses
are available to your network. The default Subnet Mask is
255.255.255.0.
For example if the IP Address of your Gateway is 192.168.1.1
and the Subnet Mask of your network is 255.255.255.0 then
your network can have a maximum of 254 addresses from
192.168.1.1 to 192.168.1.254 (192.168.1.0 and 192.168.1.255
are reserved by the subnet and are not available for use).
When you change the IP Address or Subnet Mask of the
Gateway you should review the DHCP Server settings as
described below.
Changing the DHCP Server Settings
This section allows to you enable, disable and configure the
settings of the Gateway’s DHCP server.
If you intend to use the Gateway to control the permissions of
individual machines on your network then you must use the
Gateway’s DHCP server to allocate addresses (or use static
addressing). If you use another DHCP server you may get
unexpected results. See PC Privileges on page47.
To enable the DHCP Server ensure that the Enable check box is
ticked. To disable the DHCP Server ensure that the Enable check
box is cleared.
Set the IP Pool Start Address and IP Pool End Address to the first
and last address you want the Gateway to allocate to computers.
The IP address pool must be contained within the subnet as
defined in Changing the LAN Settings on page 35. The default
start and end addresses are 192.168.1.100 and 192.168.1.200.
The Local Domain Server is set to Domain as default.
If you have a WINS Server on your network enter its IP address in
the WINS Server box. The gateway will pass this information on
to all Windows PCs that obtain an address from its DHCP server.
If you have a 3Com NBX Call Processor on your network enter its
IP address in the 3Com NBX Call Processor box. The 3Com NBX
Call Processor acts as a switchboard for voice-over-IP phones and
the gateway will pass on this information.
If you will be using One-to-One NAT you must set up a range
that is one less than the number of public addresses allocated to
you by your ISP. The DHCP range must also be identical to the
range specified when you set up One-to-One NAT. See Setting
up One-to-One NAT on page45.
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