Chapter 8 Home Networking

The following table describes the fields in this screen.

Table 24 Network Settings > Home Networking > LAN Setup

LABEL

 

DESCRIPTION

Group Name

 

Select the interface group name for which you want to configure LAN

 

 

settings. See Chapter 15 on page 211 for how to create a new

 

 

interface group.

 

 

 

LAN IP Setup

 

 

 

IP Address

 

Enter the LAN IP address you want to assign to your ZyXEL Device in

 

 

dotted decimal notation, for example, 192.168.1.1 (factory default).

 

 

 

Subnet Mask

 

Type the subnet mask of your network in dotted decimal notation, for

 

 

example 255.255.255.0 (factory default). Your ZyXEL Device

 

 

automatically computes the subnet mask based on the IP Address you

 

 

enter, so do not change this field unless you are instructed to do so.

 

 

 

DHCP Server State

 

 

 

DHCP

 

Select Enable to have the ZyXEL Device act as a DHCP server or DHCP

 

 

relay agent.

 

 

Select Disable to stop the DHCP server on the ZyXEL Device.

 

 

Select DHCP Relay to have the ZyXEL Device forward DHCP request

 

 

to the DHCP server.

 

 

 

DHCP Relay

 

This field is only available when you select DHCP Relay in the DHCP

Server Address

 

field.

 

 

 

IP Address

 

Enter the IP address of the actual remote DHCP server in this field.

 

 

 

IP Addressing

 

This field is only available when you select Enable in the DHCP field.

Values

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning IP

 

This field specifies the first of the contiguous addresses in the IP

Address

 

address pool.

 

 

 

Ending IP

 

This field specifies the last of the contiguous addresses in the IP

Address

 

address pool.

 

 

 

DHCP Server

 

This is the period of time DHCP-assigned addresses is used. DHCP

Lease Time

 

automatically assigns IP addresses to clients when they log in. DHCP

 

 

centralizes IP address management on central computers that run the

 

 

DHCP server program. DHCP leases addresses, for a period of time,

 

 

which means that past addresses are “recycled” and made available

 

 

for future reassignment to other systems.

 

 

This field is only available when you select Enable in the DHCP field.

 

 

 

Days/Hours/

 

Enter the lease time of the DHCP server.

Minutes

 

 

 

 

 

DNS Values

 

This field is only available when you select Enable in the DHCP field.

 

 

 

DNS

 

Select the type of service that you are registered for from your

 

 

Dynamic DNS service provider.

 

 

Select Dynamic if you have the Dynamic DNS service.

 

 

Select Static if you have the Static DNS service.

 

 

 

DNS Server 1

 

Enter the first and second DNS (Domain Name System) server IP

DNS Server 2

 

address the ZyXEL Device passes to the DHCP clients.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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