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Chapter 4
LAN Setup
802.11b is only supported for the BIPAC-5100W
This chapter describes how to configure LAN settings.
4.1 LAN Overview
A Local Area Network (LAN) is a shared communication system to which many computers are
attached. A LAN is a computer network limited to the immediate area, usually the same
building or floor of a building.
The LAN screens can help you configure a LAN DHCP server and manage IP addresses.
4.1.1 LANs, WANs and the BIPAC-5100/5100W
The actual physical connection determines whether the BIPAC-5100/5100W ports are LAN or
WAN ports. There are two separate IP networks, one inside, the LAN network; the other
outside: the WAN network as shown next:
4.2 DNS Server Address
DNS (Domain Name System) is for mapping a domain name to its corresponding IP address
