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configuration is required.
y
The DHCP Server function in the Router must be disabled.
y
Your DHCP Server must be configured to provide the Router's LAN IP address as the
"Default Gateway".
y
Your DHCP Server must provide correct DNS addresses to the PCs.
Figure: LAN & DHCP
Settings – LAN & DHCP
LAN IP
Configuration
•
IP address
–
This is the Router IP address to the local
LAN. Use the default value unless the address is already in
use or your LAN is using a different IP address range. In the
latter case, enter an unused IP Address from within the
range used by your LAN.
•
Subnet Mask
-
The default value 255.255.255.0 is
standard for small (class "C") networks. For other networks,
use the Subnet Mask for the LAN segment to which the
Router is attached (the same value as the PCs on that LAN
segment).
Optional
Configuration
y
DHCP Server Setup
- If
Enabled
, the Router will allocate
IP Addresses to PCs (DHCP clients) on your LAN when
they start up. The default and recommended value is
"Enabled". (Windows systems, by default, act as DHCP
clients. This setting is called
Obtain an IP address
automatically
.) If you are already using a DHCP Server,
the DHCP Server setting must be
Disabled
, and the
existing DHCP server must be set to provide the IP address
of the Router as the
Default Gateway
.
y
LAN Any IP
–By default, it is disabled. If you enable “LAN
