
VSG-1200 User’s Guide
Chapter 4 LAN, WAN and Server Setup
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LAN, WAN and Server Setup
This chapter shows you how to configure LAN and WAN ports and server settings.
4.1 Factory Ethernet Defaults
The Ethernet parameters of the VSG are preset to the following values:
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WAN IP address of 192.168.1.1 with subnet mask of 255.255.255.0.
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LAN IP address of 10.59.1.1.
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DHCP server enabled on the LAN with a 252 client IP address pool starting from
10.59.1.2
These parameters should work for the majority of installations. If you wish to change the
factory defaults or to learn more about TCP/IP, please read on.
4.2 LANs and 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.
4.3 IP Address Assignment
A static IP is a fixed IP that you configure on the VSG. A dynamic IP is not fixed; the DHCP
server provides an IP address to the VSG each time it connects to the network. When an
Ethernet device is configured to obtain a dynamic IP address from a DHCP server, it is known
as a DHCP client.
4.4 DHCP Configuration
DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) allows the individual clients (Ethernet device)
to obtain the TCP/IP configuration from a centralized DHCP server. The VSG has built-in
DHCP server capability, which means it can assign IP addresses, an IP default gateway and
DNS servers to computer systems that support the DHCP client when this feature is activated.
The VSG can also act as a surrogate DHCP server where it relays IP address assignment from
the actual DHCP server to the clients.
Summary of Contents for VSG-1200
Page 1: ...VSG 1200 Vantage Service Gateway User s Guide Version 1 08 1 2006 ...
Page 8: ...VSG 1200 User s Guide 8 Customer Support ...
Page 22: ...VSG 1200 User s Guide 22 List of Figures ...
Page 26: ...VSG 1200 User s Guide 26 List of Tables ...
Page 40: ...VSG 1200 User s Guide 40 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation and Connection ...
Page 45: ...VSG 1200 User s Guide Chapter 3 The Web Configurator 45 Figure 13 System Setting System ...
Page 52: ...VSG 1200 User s Guide 52 Chapter 3 The Web Configurator ...
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Page 74: ...VSG 1200 User s Guide 74 Chapter 6 Authentication Figure 29 System Setting Authentication ...
Page 102: ...VSG 1200 User s Guide 102 Chapter 9 Dynamic Subscriber Accounts ...
Page 128: ...VSG 1200 User s Guide 128 Chapter 13 Subscriber Information Window ...
Page 136: ...VSG 1200 User s Guide 136 Chapter 14 Account Printout ...
Page 140: ...VSG 1200 User s Guide 140 Chapter 15 User Agreement Page ...
Page 144: ...VSG 1200 User s Guide 144 Chapter 16 Bandwidth Management ...
Page 158: ...VSG 1200 User s Guide 158 Chapter 19 LAN Devices ...
Page 162: ...VSG 1200 User s Guide 162 Chapter 20 Static Route ...
Page 170: ...VSG 1200 User s Guide 170 Chapter 21 Syslog and Session Trace ...
Page 174: ...VSG 1200 User s Guide 174 Chapter 22 SNMP ...
Page 198: ...VSG 1200 User s Guide 198 Chapter 25 Secure Socket Layer ...
Page 206: ...VSG 1200 User s Guide 206 Chapter 26 The SMT ...
Page 214: ...VSG 1200 User s Guide 214 Chapter 27 LAN and WAN Setup Using the SMT ...
Page 226: ...VSG 1200 User s Guide 226 Chapter 28 Configuration and Firmware Maintenance ...
Page 236: ...VSG 1200 User s Guide 236 Appendix B IP Address Assignment Conflicts ...
Page 238: ...VSG 1200 User s Guide 238 Appendix C Subscriber Login ...
Page 242: ...VSG 1200 User s Guide 242 Appendix D Vendor Specific Attributes ...
Page 252: ...VSG 1200 User s Guide 252 Appendix F Cable Types and Cable Pin Assignments ...
Page 264: ...VSG 1200 User s Guide 264 Appendix G Setting up Your Computer s IP Address ...
Page 272: ...VSG 1200 User s Guide 272 Appendix H IP Subnetting ...