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Basic Router Settings
7
To do Proceed as follows to configure X4000 ’s LAN interface:
➤
Enter Local IP Number of X4000 , e.g. 192.168.1.254 .
➤
Enter Local Netmask, e.g. 255.255.255.0 .
➤
If applicable, enter Second Local IP Number and Second Local
Netmask.
➤
Select Encapsulation, e.g. Ethernet II .
➤
Select Mode, e.g. Auto .
➤
Press SAVE.
You have returned to the main menu and the entries have been saved.
Advanced
configuration
If you wish to use the IPX
➤➤
protocol , you will find an explanation of how to
configure the LAN interface for IPX in chapter 8.4, page 268 .
Information about bridging can be found in the Software Reference .
The menu
CM-100BT, F
AST
E
THERNET
➧
A
DVANCED
S
ETTINGS
contains settings
for the Routing Information Protocol RIP (see chapter 8.2.8, page 229 ), IP
Accounting, Proxy ARP (see chapter 8.2.10, page 234 ) and Back Route
Verification (see chapter 10.2.10, page 352 ).
How to use the LAN interface for ADSL connections over the T-DSL connection
of Deutsche Telekom is described in chapter 7.2.3, page 155 .
7.1.4 Configuring X4000 as DHCP Server
IP addresses in the
LAN
Each PC in your
➤➤
LAN and X4000 requires its own IP address. If you
configure X4000 as a
➤➤
DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)
server, X4000 automatically assigns
➤➤
IP addresses from a defined IP
address pool to requesting PCs in the LAN. A PC sends out an ARP request
and in turn receives its IP address assigned by X4000 . You do not need to
assign fixed IP addresses to PCs, which reduces the amount of configuration
work in your network. To do this, you set up a pool of IP addresses, from which
X4000 assigns IP addresses to hosts in the LAN for a defined period of time. A
DHCP server also transfers the addresses of the Domain Name Server entered