ZyXEL Communications MAX-207HW2R, User Manual

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Chapter 5 The LAN Configuration Screens
MAX-207HW2R User’s Guide
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Once you have decided on the network number, pick an IP address that is easy to
remember, for instance, 192.168.100.1, for your MAX-207HW2R, but make sure
that no other device on your network is using that IP address.
The subnet mask specifies the network number portion of an IP address. Your
MAX-207HW2R will compute the subnet mask automatically based on the IP
address that you entered. You don't need to change the subnet mask computed by
the MAX-207HW2R unless you are instructed to do otherwise.
5.6.2 DHCP Setup
DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, RFC 2131 and RFC 2132) allows
individual clients to obtain TCP/IP configuration at start-up from a server. You can
configure the MAX-207HW2R as a DHCP server or disable it. When configured as a
server, the MAX-207HW2R provides the TCP/IP configuration for the clients. If
DHCP service is disabled, you must have another DHCP server on your LAN, or
else each computer must be manually configured.
The MAX-207HW2R is pre-configured with a pool of IP addresses for the DHCP
clients (DHCP Pool). See the product specifications in the appendices. Do not
assign static IP addresses from the DHCP pool to your LAN computers.
These parameters should work for the majority of installations. If your ISP gives
you explicit DNS server address(es), see
Section 5.3 on page 45 .
5.6.3 LAN TCP/IP
The MAX-207HW2R has built-in DHCP server capability that assigns IP addresses
and DNS servers to systems that support DHCP client capability.
The LAN parameters of the MAX-207HW2R are preset in the factory with the
following values:
• IP address of 192.168.100.1 with subnet mask of 255.255.255.0 (24 bits)
• DHCP server enabled with 32 client IP addresses starting from 192.168.1.33.
These parameters should work for the majority of installations. If your ISP gives
you explicit DNS server address(es), see
Section 5.3 on page 45 .
5.6.4 DNS Server Address
DNS (Domain Name System) is for mapping a domain name to its corresponding
IP address and vice versa. The DNS server is extremely important because
without it, you must know the IP address of a machine before you can access it.