Chapter 8 Home Networking
VMG8825-B Series User’s Guide
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IGMP Mode
Select
Standard Mode
to have the VMG 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 VMG block all unknown multicast packets from the WAN.
DHCP Server State
DHCP
Select
Enable
to have the VMG act as a DHCP server or DHCP relay agent.
Select
Disable
to stop the DHCP server on the VMG.
Select
DHCP Relay
to have the VMG 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 IPv4 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.
Auto reserve IP
for the same
host
Select
Enable
to have the VMG record DHCP IP addresses with the MAC addresses the IP
addresses are assigned to. The VMG assigns the same IP address to the same MAC address
when the host requests an IP address again through DHCP.
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
Select the type of service that you are registered for from your DNS service provider (
From ISP
).
Select
DNS Proxy
if you have the DNS proxy service. The VMG redirects clients’ DNS queries to a
DNS server for resolving domain names.
Select
Static
if you have the Static DNS service.
DNS Server 1/2
Enter the first and second DNS (Domain Name System) server IP addresses the VMG passes to
the DHCP clients.
LAN IPv6 Mode Setup
IPv6 State
Select
Enable
to activate the IPv6 mode and configure IPv6 settings on the VMG.
Link Local Address Type
EUI64
Select this to have the VMG generate an interface ID for the LAN interface’s link-local address
using the EUI-64 format.
Manual
Select this
to manually enter an interface ID for the LAN interface’s link-local address.
LAN Global Identifier Type
EUI64
Select this to have the VMG generate an interface ID using the EUI-64 format for its global
address .
Manual
Select this
to manually enter an interface ID for the LAN interface’s global IPv6 address.
LAN IPv6 Prefix Setup
Table 31 Network Setting > Home Networking > LAN Setup (continued)
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