Below shows the LAN menu:

3.2.1 General Setup

This page provides you the general settings for LAN.

Click LAN to open the LAN settings page and choose General Setup.

IP Address

Type in private IP address for connecting to a local private

 

network (Default: 192.168.1.1).

Subnet Mask

Type in an address code that determines the size of the network.

 

(Default: 255.255.255.0/ 24)

Enable DHCP

DHCP stands for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. The

 

router by factory default acts a DHCP server for your network

 

so it automatically dispatch related IP settings to any local user

 

configured as a DHCP client. It is highly recommended that you

 

leave the router enabled as a DHCP server if you do not have a

 

DHCP server for your network.

 

You can configure the router to serve as a DHCP server for the

 

2nd subnet. Check the box to enable DHCP server setting.

Start IP Address

Enter a value of the IP address pool for the DHCP server to start

 

with when issuing IP addresses. If the 2nd IP address of your

 

router is 220.135.240.1, the starting IP address must be

 

220.135.240.2 or greater, but smaller than 220.135.240.254.

IP Pool Counts

Enter the number of IP addresses in the pool. The maximum is

 

10. For example, if you type 3 and the 2nd IP address of your

 

router is 220.135.240.1, the range of IP address by the DHCP

 

server will be from 220.135.240.2 to 220.135.240.11.

Lease Time

It allows you to set the leased time for the specified PC.

After finishing all the settings here, please click OK to activate them.

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2130 specifications

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