Configuring the LAN

Information

Description

 

 

DHCP

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. Used to assign dynamic IP addresses.

Enable

Enables/Disables the modem's DHCP server.

Lease IP Address Range

Range of IP addresses to lease out. The starting address is one address higher

 

than the LAN IP address. The pool size is 256.

Primary DNS

IP address of the primary Domain Name Service (DNS) device that translates

 

names into IP addresses.

Secondary DNS

IP address of the secondary Domain Name Service (DNS) device that translates

 

names into IP addresses.

Default Gateway

Default router set to the IP address of the LAN port.

 

 

2Enter the IP address and the Net Mask.

3Click on the box adjacent to the letters DHCP. A check mark in the box indicates the modem's DHCP server is enabled. No check mark in the box indicates the modem's DHCP server is not enabled.

4Click Apply.

Saving the Configuration

Although you have submitted your new system settings, the parameters are not permanent until you write them to NVRAM. See “Saving the Configuration” on page 28 when you want to save to NVRAM.

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