Prestige 794M User’s Guide

of addresses specifically for private use; please do not use any other number unless you are told otherwise. Let's say you select 192.168.1.0 as the network number; which covers 254 individual addresses, from 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.1.254 (zero and 255 are reserved). In other words, the first three numbers specify the network number while the last number identifies an individual computer on that network.

Once you have decided on the network number, pick an IP address that is easy to remember, for instance, 192.168.1.1, for your Prestige, but make sure that no other device on your network is using that IP address.

The subnet mask specifies the network number portion of an IP address. Your Prestige will compute the subnet mask automatically based on the IP address that you entered. You don't need to change the subnet mask computed by the Prestige unless you are instructed to do otherwise.

3.2.3 RIP

RIP (Routing Information Protocol, RFC 1058 and RFC 1389) allows a router to exchange routing information with other routers. By default, the Prestige sends and receives RIP packets.

RIP version controls the format and the broadcasting method of the RIP packets that the Prestige sends (it recognizes both formats when receiving). The follow lists the RIP versions that your Prestige supports:

•RIP v1 is universally supported (and is probably adequate for most networks, unless you have an unusual network topology).

•RIP v2 carries more information.

•RIP v2 Multicast sends routing data in RIP-2 format using multicasting. Multicasting can reduce the load on non-router machines since they generally do not listen to the RIP multicast address and so will not receive the RIP packets. However, if one router uses multicasting, then all routers on your network must use multicasting, also.

3.3The Ethernet Screen

To set the LAN TCP/IP settings, click Configuration, LAN and Ethernet in the navigation panel to display the screen as shown next.

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