ADSL Wireless Firewall Router User Guide
PC Database (Admin)
This screen is displayed if the "Advanced Administration" button on the PC Database is clicked. It provides more control than the standard PC Database screen.
Figure 40: PC Database (Admin)
Data - PC Database ( Admin) Screen
Known PCs | This lists all current entries. Data displayed is name (IP Address) |
| type. The "type" indicates whether the PC is connected to the |
| LAN. |
PC Properties |
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Name | If adding a new PC to the list, enter its name here. It is best if this |
| matches the PC's "hostname". |
IP Address Select the appropriate option:
∙Automatic - The PC is set to be a DHCP client (Windows: "Obtain an IP address automatically"). The ADSL Wireless Firewall Router will allocate an IP address to this PC when requested to do so. The IP address could change, but nor- mally won't.
∙DCHP Client - Reserved IP Address - Select this if the PC is set to be a DCHP client, and you wish to guarantee that the ADSL Wireless Firewall Router will always allocate the same IP Address to this PC.
Enter the required IP address.
∙Fixed IP Address - Select this if the PC is using a Fixed (Static) IP address. Enter the IP address allocated to the PC. (The PC itself must be configured to use this IP address.)
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