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8.1.2 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 ZyXEL
Device as a DHCP server or disable it. When configured as a server, the ZyXEL Device
provides the TCP/IP configuration for the clients. If you turn DHCP service off, you must
have another DHCP server on your LAN, or else the computer must be manually configured.
8.1.2.1 IP Pool Setup
The ZyXEL Device 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.
8.2 DNS Server Addresses
DNS (Domain Name System) maps 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 computer before you can access it. The DNS server addresses you enter when you
set up DHCP are passed to the client machines along with the assigned IP address and subnet
mask.
There are two ways that an ISP disseminates the DNS server addresses.
• The ISP tells you the DNS server addresses, usually in the form of an information sheet,
when you sign up. If your ISP gives you DNS server addresses, enter them in the DNS
Server fields in the
LAN Setup
screen.
• Some ISPs choose to disseminate the DNS server addresses using the DNS server
extensions of IPCP (IP Control Protocol) after the connection is up. If your ISP did not
give you explicit DNS servers, chances are the DNS servers are conveyed through IPCP
negotiation. The ZyXEL Device supports the IPCP DNS server extensions through the
DNS proxy feature.
The ZyXEL Device acts as a DNS proxy when the
Primary
and
Secondary
DNS Server
fields are left blank in the
LAN Setup
screen.
Please note that DNS proxy works only when the ISP uses the IPCP DNS server
extensions. It does not mean you can leave the DNS servers out of the DHCP setup under
all circumstances. If your ISP gives you explicit DNS servers, make sure that you enter
their IP addresses in the
LAN Setup
screen.
8.3 LAN TCP/IP
The ZyXEL Device has built-in DHCP server capability that assigns IP addresses and DNS
servers to systems that support DHCP client capability.
8.3.1 IP Address and Subnet Mask
Similar to the way houses on a street share a common street name, so too do computers on a
LAN share one common network number.
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Page 39: ...39 PART I Introduction Introducing the ZyXEL Device 41 Introducing the Web Configurator 49...
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Page 166: ...Chapter 10 Network Address Translation NAT Screens P 2602HWLNI User s Guide 166...
Page 167: ...167 PART IV VoIP Voice 169 VoIP Trunking 211 Phone Usage 227...
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Page 268: ...Chapter 16 Content Filtering P 2602HWLNI User s Guide 268...
Page 274: ...Chapter 17 Introduction to IPSec P 2602HWLNI User s Guide 274...
Page 309: ...Chapter 19 Certificates P 2602HWLNI User s Guide 309 Figure 173 My Certificate Details...
Page 320: ...Chapter 19 Certificates P 2602HWLNI User s Guide 320 Figure 181 Trusted Remote Host Details...
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Page 330: ...Chapter 20 Static Route P 2602HWLNI User s Guide 330...
Page 338: ...Chapter 21 Bandwidth Management P 2602HWLNI User s Guide 338...
Page 342: ...Chapter 22 Dynamic DNS Setup P 2602HWLNI User s Guide 342...
Page 360: ...Chapter 23 Remote Management Configuration P 2602HWLNI User s Guide 360...
Page 372: ...Chapter 24 Universal Plug and Play UPnP P 2602HWLNI User s Guide 372...
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Page 380: ...Chapter 25 System P 2602HWLNI User s Guide 380...
Page 406: ...Chapter 28 Troubleshooting P 2602HWLNI User s Guide 406...
Page 422: ...Chapter 30 Diagnostic P 2602HWLNI User s Guide 422...
Page 432: ...Chapter 31 Product Specifications P 2602HWLNI User s Guide 432...
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Page 446: ...Appendix A Setting up Your Computer s IP Address P 2602HWLNI User s Guide 446...
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