Setting Up the WAN

LAN Parameter

Valid parameter Values

 

 

DHCP Range Low Address

Enter the IP address supplied by your LAN administrator.

 

This is the lowest IP address value that the MM701F can

 

serve when configured as a DHCP server.

DHCP Range High Address

Enter the IP address supplied by your LAN administrator.

 

This is the highest IP address value that the MM701F can

 

serve when configured as a DHCP server.

DHCP Gateway Address

Enter the IP address of the default gateway that is provided

 

by the LAN administrator for devices on the LAN. The

 

MM701F must be configured as a DHCP server and

 

provides this gateway IP address to requesting DHCP

 

clients (such as PCs) on the LAN.

DHCP DNS

Enter the IP address of the Domain Name System (DNS)

 

server that is provided by either the service provider or the

 

LAN administrator. The MM701F must be configured as a

 

DHCP server and provides this DNS IP address to

 

requesting DHCP clients (such as PCs) on the LAN.

 

The DNS server maps human-readable addresses to IP

 

addresses. A human-readable address is one such as:

 

maggie.copro.company.com.

 

The DNS resolver on the server translates this to a numeric

 

value.

Apply

Apply Settings.

 

 

Setting Up DHCP

This procedure is optional. Follow this procedure to enable or disable DHCP on the modem.

From the Main Menu, select LAN Setup screen and enter values for the following DHCP parameters:

1To enable DHCP, select DHCP and type 2 or 3 to choose either Client or Server (respectively) on the LAN Setup menu. If DHCP Client is selected, you do not need to configure an IP address. None disables DHCP.

2Type 6 to enter the low range of the DHCP IP addresses as supplied by your LAN administrator.

3Type 7 to enter the high range of the DHCP IP addresses as supplied by your LAN administrator.

4Type 8 to enter the default gateway address that is provided to the requesting DHCP client—only if you are operating in server mode. This IP Address is also available from your LAN administrator.

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