Configuration with Advanced Setup
◆IP Pool Range
In IP Pool Range enter the range of IP addresses which the router should use for automatically assigning IP addresses to the PC's.
Enter the first and last addresses.
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The first three fields of the first and last IP address always have the first three fields of the router's IP address as their default setting because the subnet mask is always 255.255.255.x. This means that the first three address segments for all network components must be identical.
In the bottom half of the screen you can create a list of PC's to which the DHCP server will always assign the same IP address. This function is useful when you wish to define filter rules for certain PC's or forward ports to certain PC's (refer to "Filtering Internet access" on page 84 or "Port Forwarding" on page 88). The relevant PC must always have the same IP address.
You can create the list of PC's in two ways:
◆From the list of
You should use this option when the appropriate PC's are logged on.
–To do this, select the List of logged on PC's option in the Define New Entry window.
–From the list, select the PC's you wish to add to the list, then click on Add to list.
◆By entering their MAC address
You should use this option when the PC's you wish to add to the list are not currently logged onto the router.
Note: You can find out the MAC addresses of the wireless network adapters of the PC's with the command ipconfig /all on the relevant PC's.
–In the Define New Entry window, select MAC Address.
–Now enter the MAC addresses of the PC's you wish to add to the list. To improve clarity, type in a name for the PC, then click on Add to list.
◆To remove an entry from the list, click on Delete in the right hand column of the list entry.
◆Click on APPLY to apply the settings.
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