Manage the WAN and LAN Network Settings
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N150 and N300 WiFi DSL Modem Routers
The user name is admin. The default password is password. The user name and
password are case-sensitive.
4. Click the OK button.
The BASIC Home screen displays.
5. Select ADVANCED > Setup > LAN Setup.
The LAN Setup screen displays.
6. Clear the Use Router as DHCP Server check box.
7. Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
8. (Optional) If you disable the DHCP server and no other DHCP server is available on your
network, set your computer IP addresses manually so that they can access the modem
router.
Set Up and Manage Static Routes
Static routes provide detailed routing information to your modem router. Typically, you do not
need to add static routes. You must configure static routes only for unusual cases such as
multiple modem routers or multiple IP subnets on your network.
As an example of when a static route is needed, consider the following case:
•Your primary Internet access is through an ADSL modem to an ISP.
•You use an ISDN router on your home network for connecting to the company where you
are employed. This router’s address on your LAN is 192.168.0.100.
•Your company’s network address is 134.177.0.0.
When you first configured your modem router, two implicit static routes were created. A
default route was created with your ISP as the gateway and a second static route was
created to your local network for all 192.168.0.x addresses. With this configuration, if you
attempt to access a device on the 134.177.0.0 network, your modem router forwards your
request to the ISP. The ISP forwards your request to the company where you are employed,
and the request is likely to be denied by the company’s firewall.
In this case, you must define a static route, instructing your modem router that 134.177.0.0 is
accessed through the ISDN modem router at 192.168.0.100. Here is an example:
•Through the destination IP address and IP subnet mask, specify that this static route
applies to all 134.177.x.x addresses.
•Through the gateway IP address, specify that all traffic for these addresses is forwarded
to the ISDN modem router at 192.168.0.100.
•A metric value of 1 works fine because the ISDN modem router is on the LAN.