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If the PC is USB-enabled, you can connect it directly to the
device's USB port. Only one computer can be connected in this
manner.
You can also use the USB and Ethernet interfaces
simultaneously, connecting your LAN to the Ethernet port and a
standalone PC to the USB port.
Follow the steps below in order to set up the LAN.
Get LAN Address:
Select
Manual
if you would like to enter
your own IP address. Select
External DHCP Server
if a
DHCP server other than this device assigns the IP
addresses. Select
Internal DHCP Server
if you would like
this device to assign the IP addresses.
LAN IP Address:
Enter the LAN IP address into these text
boxes. This is the IP address for the Ethernet port.
LAN Network Mask:
Enter the subnet mask of the LAN IP
address into these text boxes. This is the subnet mask for
the Ethernet port.
IGMP:
I
ndicates whether this interface is enabled with the
Internet Group Management Protocol. When enabled, the
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ADSL/Ethernet router collects and consolidates requests
from the LAN PCs to receive IGMP messages from
external computers. The interface also forwards IGMP
messages it receives on its WAN interface to the
appropriate hosts. The WAN interface must also be
enabled for the IGMP protocol Depending on your ISP’s
settings, choose to enable or disable IGMP.
MTU:
The Maximum Transmission Unit specifies the size in
bytes of the largest Ethernet packet that the interface will
accept. Packets larger than this size will be dropped.
Click on the
Submit
button when completed and make sure
to
Commit & Reboot
.
USB IP Address:
Enter the LAN IP address into these text
boxes. This is the IP address for the USB port.
USB Network Mask:
Enter the subnet mask of the LAN IP
address into these text boxes. This is the subnet mask for
the USB port.
IGMP:
I
ndicates whether this interface is enabled with the
Internet Group Management Protocol. When enabled, the
ADSL/Ethernet router collects and consolidates requests
from the LAN PCs to receive IGMP messages from
external computers. The interface also forwards IGMP
messages it receives on its WAN interface to the
appropriate hosts. The WAN interface must also be
enabled for the IGMP protocol Depending on your ISP’s
settings, choose to enable or disable IGMP.
