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LAN
You can configure the LAN IP address to suit your preference. Many users will find it convenient
to use the default settings together with DHCP service to manage the IP settings for their private
network. The IP address of the router is the base address used for DHCP. In order to use the
router for DHCP on your LAN, the IP address pool used for DHCP must be compatible with the
IP address of the router. The IP addresses available in the DHCP IP address pool will change
automatically if you change the IP address of the router. See the next section for information on
DHCP setup.
To access the
LAN IP
menu, click the
LAN
link in the
Home
directory.
LAN Settings – Router IP address menu
To change the LAN
IP Address
or
Subnet Mask
, type in the desired values and click the
Apply
button. Your web browser should automatically be redirected to the new IP address. You will
asked to login again to the router’s web manager.
This IP address is private to your internal network and cannot be seen on the Internet. The
default
IP Address
is 192.168.1.1 and the
Subnet Mask
is 255.255.255.0.
In addition, the router can be configured to relay DNS from your ISP or another available service
to workstations on your LAN. When
DNS Relay
is
Enabled
, the router will accept DNS requests
from hosts on the LAN and forward them to the ISP (or alternative) DNS servers. Alternatively,
you may also disable the DNS relay and configure hosts on your LAN to use DNS servers
directly. Most users who are using the router for DHCP service on the LAN and are using DNS
servers on the ISP’s network, will leave DNS relay enabled.