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Chapter 5
LAN Screens
This chapter describes how to configure LAN settings.
5.1
LAN Overview
Local Area Network (LAN) is a shared communication system to which many computers are at-
tached. The LAN screens can help you configure a LAN DHCP server, manage IP addresses, and
partition your physical network into logical networks.
Please see the Wizard Setup chapter for the background information about Primary and Secondary
DNS Server and IP Address and Subnet Mask.
5.2
LANs and WANs
A LAN is a computer network limited to the immediate area, usually the same building or floor of a
building. A WAN (Wide Area Network), on the other hand, is an outside connection to another net-
work or the Internet.
5.2.1 LANs, WANs and the 1500WR Wireless Router
The actual physical connection determines whether the 1500WR Wireless Router 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: