Reference Guide for the Model RP114 Web Safe Router

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Table 7-5.

Menu 3.2 - TCP/IP and DHCP Setup Fields

 

 

 

Field

 

Description

 

 

 

DHCP:

 

If set to Server, the router acts as a DHCP server.

 

 

If set to None, the router’s DHCP server is disabled.

DHCP Configuration:

 

Client IP Pool Starting

This field is the beginning of the range of addresses to assign.

Address

 

 

Size of Client IP Pool

This field is the number of sequential addresses available for

 

 

assignment to attached hosts. The maximum is 32.

Primary DNS Server

If you want the router to provide the Primary DNS Server address to

 

 

attached hosts, enter the DNS address in this field. If this field is 0.0.0.0,

 

 

the router assigns its own address as DNS Server, and performs a DNS

 

 

Proxy if it can obtain a DNS address from the ISP.

Secondary DNS Server

If you want the router to assign the Secondary DNS Server address

 

 

to attached hosts, enter the address in this field.

 

 

 

TCP/IP Setup:

 

 

IP Address

 

Enter the IP address of the LAN interface of the router in dotted-decimal

 

 

notation (four 8-bit numbers, between 0 and 255, separated by periods,

 

 

for example, 192.168.0.1). Every device on the TCP/IP network must

 

 

have a unique IP address.

IP Subnet Mask

An IP address consists of two parts, the network ID and the host ID. The

 

 

IP Subnet Mask specifies the network ID portion of the address, written

 

 

in dotted-decimal notation. The router automatically calculates this mask

 

 

for the class of the IP address that you assign. Unless you have a

 

 

special need for subnetting, use the default subnet mask calculated by

 

 

the router. All hosts on the LAN segment should use the same mask.

RIP Direction

 

This parameter determines how the router handles RIP (Routing

 

 

Information Protocol). RIP allows the router to exchange routing

 

 

information with other routers. If set to None (default), the router does

 

 

not participate in any RIP exchange with other routers. If set to Both, the

 

 

router broadcasts the routing table of the router on the LAN and

 

 

incorporates RIP broadcasts by other routers into its routing table. If set

 

 

to In Only, the router broadcasts its routing table on the LAN. If set to

 

 

Out Only, the router broadcasts its routing table, but it ignores any RIP

 

 

broadcast packets that it receives. Usually, you should leave this

 

 

parameter at the default (None).

 

 

 

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Using the Manager Interface for Initial Router Configuration

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NETGEAR RP114 manual Menu 3.2 TCP/IP and Dhcp Setup Fields