ZyXEL Communications MAX-207HW2R, User Manual

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MAX-207HW2R User’s Guide
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The Setup Screens
3.1 Overview
Use these screens to configure or view LAN, DHCP Client and WAN settings.
3.1.1 What You Can Do in This Chapter
• The LAN Configuration screen ( Section 3.2 on page 32 ) lets you configure the
MAX-207HW2R’s IP address and subnet mask.
• The DHCP Client screen ( Section 3.3 on page 33 ) lets you view all DHCP client
information.
• The Time Setting screen ( Section 3.4 on page 35 ) lets you configure your
MAX-207HW2R’s time and date keeping settings.
3.1.2 What You Need to Know
The following terms and concepts may help as you read through this chapter.
LAN
A Local Area Network, or a shared communication system to which many
computers are attached. A LAN, as its name implies, is limited to a local area such
as a home or office environment. LANs have different topologies, the most
common being the linear bus and the star configuration.
IP Address
IP addresses identify individual devices on a network. Every networking device
(including computers, servers, routers, printers, etc.) needs an IP address to
communicate across the network. These networking devices are also known as
hosts.
Subnet Mask
The subnet mask specifies the network number portion of an IP address. Your
device will compute the subnet mask automatically based on the IP Address that