SMC Networks SMC7204BRA manual Configuring the LAN Port IP Address

Configuring the LAN Port IP Address

The LAN Configuration table displays the following settings:

Setting	Description
System Mode:	This setting is preconfigured for your device, such as [Routing
	mode], [Bridging mode], or both modes simultaneously.
	This setting is not user-configurable.
Get LAN	This setting provides options for how the device’s LAN port
Address:	is assigned an IP address:
	[Manual] indicates that you will be assigning a static IP address,
	which you can enter in the fields below.
	[External DHCP Server] indicates that your ISP will be assigning
	an IP address from their own DHCP server to the port, dynamically
	each time you log on.
	[Internal DHCP Server] indicates that you have a DHCP server
	device on your network that will assign an address to the port.
	If you choose either the internal or external server option, the
	LAN port is called a DHCP client of the server.
	Note: The public IP address assigned to you by your ISP is not
	your LAN IP address. The public IP address identifies the WAN
	(ADSL) port on your ADSL Barricade to the Internet.
LAN	The IP address and Network Mask for the port. See IP Addresses,
IP Address:	Network Masks, and Subnets for and overview of IP addresses
LAN	and masks.
Network Mask:

2.Enter an IP address and mask in the fields provided and choose [Disabled] in the [Use DHCP] field, or enable either a remote or local DHCP server. Keep these points in mind:

•Manually specifying an address:

If you are using routing services on your LAN such as DHCP and NAT, you will want to assign a fixed LAN IP address and mask. This ensures that your LAN computers have a fixed address that they use to communicate with the device.

The IP address you assign must be in the same subnet as your LAN computers that connect to this port (that is, the network ID portion of their IP addresses and their subnet

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