ZyXEL Communications VMG1312-B10C, User Manual

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Chapter 7 Home Networking
VMG1312-B10C User’s Guide
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IGMP Mode Select Standard Mode to have the Device forward multicast packets to a port that joins the
multicast group and broadcast unknown multicast packets from the WAN to all LAN ports.
Select Blocking Mode to have the Device block all unknown multicast packets from the
WAN.
DHCP Server State
DHCP Select Enable to have the Device act as a DHCP server or DHCP relay agent.
Select Disable to stop the DHCP server on the Device.
Select DHCP Relay to have the Device forward DHCP request to the DHCP server.
DHCP Relay
Server Address This field is only available when you select DHCP Relay in the DHCP field.
IP Address Enter the IP address of the actual remote DHCP server in this field.
IP Addressing
Values This field is only available when you select Enable in the DHCP field.
Beginning IP
Address This field specifies the first of the contiguous addresses in the IP address pool.
Ending IP
Address This field specifies the last of the contiguous addresses in the IP address pool.
DHCP Server
Lease Time This is the period of time DHCP-assigned addresses is used. DHCP automatically assigns IP
addresses to clients when they log in. DHCP centralizes IP address management on central
computers that run the DHCP server program. DHCP leases addresses, for a period of time,
which means that past addresses are “recycled” and made available for future reassignment
to other systems.
This field is only available when you select Enable in the DHCP field.
Days/Hours/
Minutes Enter the lease time of the DHCP server.
DNS Values This field is only available when you select Enable in the DHCP field.
DNS Specify which DNS server addresses the Device sends to LAN DHCP clients.
Select Dynamic to have the DHCP clients use the Device’s LAN IP address as the DNS
server address so the Device acts as a proxy for DNS queries.
Select Static to manually enter DNS server addresses.
Select Obtained from ISP to use the DNS server IP addresses the Device’s WAN
connection uses.
DNS Server 1
DNS Server 2
Enter the first and second DNS (Domain Name System) server IP address the Device passes
to the DHCP clients.
LAN IPv6 Mode Setup
IPv6 State Select Enable to activate the IPv6 mode and configure IPv6 settings on the Device.
LAN IPv6 Address Setup
Delegate prefix
from WAN Select this option to automatically obtain an IPv6 network prefix from the service provider
or an uplink router.
Static Select this option to configure a fixed IPv6 address for the Device’s LAN IPv6 address.
ULA Pseudo-
Random Global
ID A unique local address (ULA) is a unique IPv6 address for use in private networks but not
routable in the global IPv6 Internet.
Select this to have the Device automatically generate a globally unique address for the LAN
IPv6 address. The address format is like fdxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx::/64.
ULA IPv6 Address Setup
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Network Setting > Home Networking > LAN Setup (continued)
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