Section 3 | Configuration |
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LAN Page – All Configuration Options
Options related to: SELECTING THE WR850 LOCAL AREA NETWORK PROTOCOL
Field | Description |
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MAC Address: | Shows the Media Access Control (MAC) address of the WR850 LAN |
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(DISPLAY ONLY) | connections. This is the physical address of these LAN connections. |
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Protocol: | Sets the method by which an IP address is assigned to the WR850’s |
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(ADVANCED) | LAN connections. |
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| • Selecting Static requires that a unique and permanent IP |
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| address be assigned, in the IP Address field just below. |
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| • Selecting DHCP assumes that a Dynamic Host Configuration |
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| Protocol server is on your LAN and can assign the WR850 |
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| an IP address. You will want to disable the WR850 DHCP |
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| server below. |
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| NOTE: If Operation Mode on the BASIC Page is set to Router, this field |
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| is set to Static (and you will not be able to select DHCP). |
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| FACTORY DEFAULT: Static |
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IP Address: | Sets the IP address for the WR850 LAN connections, when the |
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(ADVANCED) | Protocol field is set to Static. |
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| NOTE: Changing this IP Address will change the address at which you |
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| access the |
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| NOTE: Changing this IP Address should be coordinated with the IP |
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| addresses you assign to devices that will connect to the WR850. |
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| NOTE: If Protocol (above) is set to DHCP, this field will be greyed out, |
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| and any data entered will not be used. |
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| FACTORY DEFAULT: 192.168.10.1 |
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Subnet Mask: | Sets the subnet mask for the WR850 LAN connections, when the |
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(ADVANCED) | Protocol field is set to Static. The subnet mask is used to divide your |
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| LAN into multiple “subnets.” |
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| NOTE: If Protocol (above) is set to DHCP, this field will be greyed out, |
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| and any data entered will not be used. |
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| FACTORY DEFAULT: 255.255.255.0 |
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