ZyXEL Communications Prestige 642M series, User Manual

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Prestige 642M Series ADSL Bridge
Internet Access 3-3
Size of Client
IP Pool
This field specifies the size or count of the IP address pool.
5
Primary DNS
Server
Enter the IP addresses of the DNS servers. The DNS servers are
passed to the DHCP clients along with the IP address and the subnet
mask. 0.0.0.0
Secondary
DNS Server
0.0.0.0
TCP/IP Setup
IP Address Enter the (LAN) IP address of your Prestige in dotted decimal
notation.
192.168.1.1
(default)
IP Subnet Mask Your Prestige will automatically calculate the subnet mask based on
the IP address that you assign. Unless you are implementing
subnetting, use the subnet mask computed by the Prestige.
255.255.255.0
When you have completed this menu, press [Enter] at the prompt [Press ENTER to Confirm…] to
save your configuration, or press [Esc] at any time to cancel.
3.4 LANs & WANs
A LAN (Local Area Network) 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 network or the Internet.
3.4.1 LANs, WANs and the Prestige
The actual physical connection determines whether the Prestige 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.
Figure 3-2 LAN & WAN