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MAC Address:
the physical address of the router.
IP Address:
this is the IP address to be represented by the LAN (including WLAN)
interface that is connected to the internal network. This IP will be used for the routing of the
internal network (it will be the Gateway IP for all the devices connected on the internal
network).
Subnet Mask:
this is used to define the device IP classification for the chosen IP address
range. 255.255.255.0 is a typical netmask value for Class C networks which support IP
address range from 192.0.0.x to 223.255.255.x. Class C network netmask uses 24 bits to
identify the network and 8 bits to identify the host.
DHCP Server:
you can disable/enable this function. If you enable DHCP server, all the
computers connected to this router will get the IP address dynamically.
DHCP Pool:
the range of IP addresses that will be assigned to each PC connected with the
router.
Default Gateway:
this is the IP address of the router.
Lease Time:
the IP addresses given out by the DHCP server will only be valid for the
duration specified by the lease time. Increasing the time ensure client operation without
interrupt, but could introduce potential conflicts. Lowering the lease time will avoid potential
address conflicts, but might cause more slight interruptions to the client while it will acquire
new IP addresses from the DHCP server. The time is expressed in seconds.
6.2.3 Static DHCP Setting
This page allows you reserve IP addresses, and assign the same IP address to the
network device with the specified MAC address any time it requests an IP address.
Note:
If this IP address changed, you can log into the WEB configuration interface only using the
new IP address. AND if the new IP address and the original IP address are not in the same segment,
the Virtual Server and DMZ Host service will not work. If you need to enable these functions, you will
have to reset this IP address.
