Prestige 310 Broadband Sharing Gateway
3-2
Internet Access
DNS Server Address
Use DNS (Domain Name System) to map a domain name to its corresponding IP address and vice versa, for
example, the IP address of www.zyxel.com is 204.217.0.2. The DNS server is extremely important because
without it, you must know the IP address of a computer before you can access it.
There are two ways that an ISP disseminates the DNS server addresses.
1.
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 DHCP Setup.
2.
Leave the DNS Server fields in DHCP Setup blank (for example 0.0.0.0). The Prestige acts as a DNS
proxy when this field is blank.
Table 3-1 Example of Network Properties for LAN Servers with Fixed IP Addresses
Choose an IP address
192.168.1.2 - 192.168.1.32
;
192.168.1.65 - 192.168.1.254.
Subnet mask
255.255.255.0
Gateway (or default route)
192.168.1.1 (Prestige LAN IP)
3.1.3 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.
Where you obtain your network number depends on your particular situation. If the ISP or your network
administrator assigns you a block of registered IP addresses, follow their instructions in selecting the IP
addresses and the subnet mask.
If the ISP did not explicitly give you an IP network number, then most likely you have a single user account
and the ISP will assign you a dynamic IP address when the connection is established. If this is the case, it is
recommended that you select a network number from 192.168.0.0 to 192.168.255.0 and you must enable the
Network Address Translation (NAT) feature of the Prestige. The Internet Assigned Number Authority
(IANA) reserved this block of addresses specifically for private use; please do not use any other number
unless you are told otherwise. Let's say you select 192.168.1.0 as the network number; which covers 254
individual addresses, from 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.1.254 (zero and 255 are reserved). In other words, the first
three numbers specify the network number while the last number identifies an individual workstation on that
network.
Once you have decided on the network number, pick an IP address that is easy to remember, for example,
192.168.1.1, for your Prestige, but make sure that no other device on your network is using that IP.
The subnet mask specifies the network number portion of an IP address. Your Prestige will compute the
subnet mask automatically based on the IP address that you entered. You don't need to change the subnet
mask computed by the Prestige unless you are instructed to do otherwise.
