D-Link DSL-500G manual Change LAN IP Settings, System Mode, Get LAN IP Address, LAN Network Mask

DSL-500G ADSL Router User’s Guide

Change LAN IP Settings

The LAN IP address identifies the LAN port (eth-0) as a node on your network; that is, its LAN IP address must be in the same subnet as the computers on your LAN.

You can change the default LAN IP address and Net Mask to suit the IP address arrangement you want to set up for your LAN. Click the LAN hyperlink view the LAN Configuration menu. This menu can also be accessed from the Routing or Bridging folders.

Figure 7. LAN Configuration

To change the Router Ethernet IP address, click the Refresh button and type in the new settings as described below.

System Mode	Read-only, lists the current mode of operation for the device.
	Choose the source the Router uses to obtain its own IP settings for
	operation on the Ethernet LAN. By default the Router’s IP settings are
	set to Manual.
Get LAN IP Address	You may select External DHCP to use a DHCP server from outside the
	LAN. An external DHCP server will send DHCP settings through the
	WAN port. The external DHCP server may be part of the ISP’s network.
	The remaining alternative, Internal DHCP Server is used to obtain IP
	settings from a DHCP server within the Ethernet LAN. The IP settings
	will sent through the LAN port.
	The IP address your computers use to identify the device’s LAN port.
	Note that the public IP address assigned to you by your ISP is not your
LAN IP Address	LAN IP address. The public IP address identifies the WAN (ADSL) port
	on your Router to the Internet.
	Type in the IP address for the Ethernet LAN interface.
	Default = 10.1.1.1
	The LAN Network mask identifies which parts of the LAN IP Address
	refer to your network as a whole and which parts refer specifically to
LAN Network Mask	nodes on the network.
	Type in the Subnet Mask for the Ethernet LAN IP interface.
	Default = 255.0.0.0

Click the Submit button to save the settings in temporary memory. If you are changing the IP address you will need to login again to access the web manager. If you are getting IP settings from DHCP, the new IP settings will be applied after you submit, commit and reboot. You must Commit & Reboot the device to save your changes to permanent memory.

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