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Figure: Host IP Setup
Settings – Host IP Setup
Host Network
Identity
This section identifies each Host (PC)
•
Host name
– Enter a suitable name. Generally, you should
use the "Hostname" (computer name) defined on the Host
itself.
•
MAC Address
– Also called
Physical Address
or
Network
Adapter Address
. Enter the MAC address of this host.
•
Select Group
– Select the group you wish to put this host
into.
•
Reserve in DHCP
– Select
Enable
to reserve a particular
(LAN) IP address for a particular PC on your LAN. This allows
the PC to use DHCP (Windows calls this "obtain an IP
address automatically") while having an IP address which
never changes.
•
Reserved IP
– Enter the IP address you wish to reserve if the
setting above is
Enable
. Otherwise, ignore this field.
Host Network
Binding
•
Bind WAN port/Session
– Select
Enable
if you wish to
associate this PC with a particular PPPoE Session. All traffic
for that PC will then use the selected PPPoE port and session.
•
Select PPPoE session
– If the setting above is
Enable
,
select the desired Session. Otherwise, ignore these settings.
Note
: Multiple PPPoE sessions are defined on the
Advanced
PPPoE
screen.
