4. Getting Started
Right out of the box, with its default settings, the
For the price of a single IP Address from your Broadband Internet Service provider you can share the Internet with all the computers on your local network, without sacrificing speed or security, using TRENDware networking products.
IP ADDRESS
Please note: If you have a
If you need to assign IP Addresses to the computers on the network,
please remember that the IP Address for each computer must be in
the same IP Address range as all the computers in the network, and the Subnet mask must be exactly the same for all the computers in the network.
For example: If the first computer is assigned an IP Address of 192.168.0.2 with a Subnet Mask of 255.255.255.0, then the second computer can be assigned an IP Address of 192.168.0.3 with a Subnet Mask of 255.255.255.0, etc.
IMPORTANT: If computers or other devices are assigned the same IP Address, one or more of the devices may not be visible on the network.
An Infrastructure network contains an Access Point. The Infrastructure Network example shown on the below contains the following TRENDnet network devices:
Wireless Access Point
Ethernet Broadband Router
Notebook computer with a wireless adapter
Desktop computer with a wireless adapter 
Cable modem or DSL Modem
DHCP stands for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. It is a protocol for assigning dynamic IP addresses “automatically”. With a DHCP- capable gateway/router, there is no need to manually assign an IP address to each computer in the network.
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