ADC 410F, User Manual

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Configuring the LAN and WAN
50 Megabit Modem 410F and 420F User Manual
5 Enter the DHCP configuration parameters:
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6 Click Submit to accept the Brouter LAN-WAN configuration.
7 Some parameter changes are not permanent until you write them to NVRAM and do not
take effect until you reset the modem. See
“Saving the Configuration and
Effecting Changes” on page 36 .
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For the LAN and WAN RIP Direction , select the direction you want RIP (Routing
Information Protocol) activated in
Routing
mode. See “Routing” on page 71 for more
information on RIP.
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For the LAN and WAN RIP Version , select the version of RIP used for intergateway
transmissions in
Routing
mode. See “Routing” on page 71 for more information
on RIP.
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Enter the LAN Default Gateway Address (IP address) for the modem to access other
LAN segments or IP addresses not in its routing table.
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Enter the
LAN Default Gateway Mask
(subnet IP mask) for the modem to access other
LAN segments or IP addresses not in its routing table.
DHCP can be enabled only when routing is enabled. If you select DHCP Enable
when routing is not enabled, the modem deselects DHCP Enable when you
click Submit. If you disable routing, the modem deselects DHCP Enable when
you click Submit.
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Select DHCP Enable to enable the modem to act as a DHCP server to automatically
assign IP addresses to devices on the LAN. If you select DHCP, ensure that all
devices on the LAN have the TCP/IP stack set to
obtain an IP address automatically
(see “Setting Up the PC to Access the Modem Web Pages” on page 27 ).
The modem automatically enters the
Start IP Address
for the first device on the LAN
as one address higher than the Ethernet port on the modem with DHCP enabled.
You cannot edit this field.
Enter an IP address for a device that will provide
Primary DNS
. DNS translates
human-readable machine names into IP addresses.
Enter an IP address for a device that will provide Secondary DNS . DNS translates
human-readable machine names into IP addresses (optional).
The modem enters a default
Gateway
IP address, which is the same IP address as the
Ethernet 10/100BASE-T port of the modem. You can edit this field.