DSL/Cable Router User Guide
LAN Screen
Use the LAN link on the main menu to reach the LAN screen An example screen is shown below.
Figure 5: LAN Screen
Data - LAN Screen
TCP/IP
IP Address | IP address for the DSL/Cable Router, as seen from the local LAN. Use | |
| the default value unless the address is already in use or your LAN is | |
| using a different IP address range. In the latter case, enter an unused IP | |
| Address from within the range used by your LAN. | |
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Subnet Mask | The default value 255.255.255.0 is standard for small (class "C") | |
| networks. For other networks, use the Subnet Mask for the LAN | |
| segment to which the DSL/Cable Router is attached (the same value as | |
| the PCs on that LAN segment). | |
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DHCP Server | • | If Enabled, the DSL/Cable Router will allocate IP Addresses to |
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| PCs (DHCP clients) on your LAN when they start up. The default |
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| (and recommended) value is Enabled. |
| • | If you are already using a DHCP Server, this setting must be |
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| Disabled, and the existing DHCP server must be |
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| treat the DSL/Cable Router as the Gateway. See the following sec- |
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| tion for further details. |
| • | The Start IP Address and Finish IP Address fields set the values |
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| used by the DHCP server when allocating IP Addresses to DHCP |
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| clients. This range also determines the number of DHCP clients |
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| supported. |
| See the following section for further details on using DHCP. | |
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Buttons |
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Save | Save the data on screen. | |
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Cancel | The "Cancel" button will discard any data you have entered and reload | |
| the file from the DSL/Cable Router. | |
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