The Webshare 111U automatically tests the connection to the computer(s) connected to the LAN ports. To test the connection from the ADSL Router to the ISP, click Maintenance then Diagnose.
6. LAN Setup
This chapter describes how to configure LAN settings.
6.1 LAN Overview
A Local Area Network (LAN) is a shared communication system to which many computers are attached. A LAN is a computer network limited to the immediate area, usually the same building or floor of a building.
The LAN screens can help you configure a LAN DHCP server and manage IP addresses.
6.1.1 LANs, WANs and the ADSL Router
The actual physical connection determines whether the ADSL Router ports are LAN or WAN ports. There are two separate IP networks, one inside, the LAN network; the other outside: the WAN network as shown next:
6.2 DNS Server Address
DNS (Domain Name System) is for mapping a domain name to its corresponding IP address and vice versa, for example, the IP address of
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