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Setting Up: Advanced
Linksys E800
4. 6rd Tunnel
—Allows your router to send IPv6 IP addresses over IPv4
networks To enable this option,
IPv6 - Automatic
must be set to
Disabled
To let your router handle the 6rd Tunnel settings (such as
prefixes and address masks), change the 6rd Tunnel setting to
Automatic
Configuration
Select
Manual Configuration
to change these settings
manually
•
Prefix
—Enter the prefix address used for the tunnel provided by your
ISP
•
Prefix Length —Enter the prefix length used for the tunnel provided
by your ISP
•
Border Relay
—Enter the border relay address used for the tunnel
provided by your ISP
•
IPv4 Address Mask —Enter the IPv4 address mask length used for the
tunnel provided by your ISP
5. Click Save Settings at the bottom of the page
How to set up the DHCP server on your
router
Your router can be used as a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)
server to automatically assign an IP address to each computer or device on
your network The DHCP server is enabled by default If you already have a
DHCP server on your network, or if you do not want to use your router as a
DHCP server, you should disable this setting
To configure your router’s DHCP server settings:
Setup > Basic Setup > DHCP Server Settings
1.
Log into the browser-based utility (see “How to open the browser-based
utility” on page 25)
2. Click the Setup tab, then click the Basic Setup page
3.
Review the DHCP Server Setting fields (in the middle of the screen) You
can:
• Enable or disable the DHCP server
•
Change the starting address for the DHCP server
• Change the number of users (253 maximum)
4.
If you change any of the settings, click
Save Settings
at the bottom of
the page
TIP
For field descriptions, click
Help
on the right side of the screen
How to set up DHCP reservation
Why would I use it? DHCP reservation allows you to assign a unique, fixed IP
address to a specific device on your network Assigning a fixed IP address is
a good way to manage devices such as print servers, web cameras, network
printers, and game consoles A fixed IP address is also recommended if you
want to use port forwarding for devices that need to receive inbound traffic
from the Internet (“How to set up port forwarding” on page 57)
To configure DHCP reservation:
Setup > Basic Setup > DHCP Reservation
1.
Log into the browser-based utility (see “How to open the browser-based
utility” on page 25)
2. Click the Setup tab, then click the Basic Setup page
3.
Click
DHCP Reservation
(in the middle of the screen)
4.
Click
Select
next to the client you want to create a DHCP reservation for
5. Click Add Clients The client you selected is added to the Clients Already
Reserved table
You can also manually enter a client name, IP address, and MAC address
of a device to create a DHCP reservation