2-6
LAN Configuration
This section deals with the IP Address settings of the local network.
Normally there is no need to make any changes here. The default
values work fine for most applications; you can skip this chapter and
go directly to 2-7 WLAN configuration.
There are two ways to assign IP addresses to computers: static IP address
(set the IP address for every computer manually), and dynamic IP address
(IP address of computers will be assigned by the router automatically).
It's recommended for most of the computers to use a dynamic IP address,
as it will save a lot of time when setting IP addresses for every computer,
especially when there are a lot of computers in your network. For servers
and network devices which will provide services to other computer and
users that come from the Internet, a static IP address should be used, so
other computers can locate the server.
Suggestions on IP address numbering plan:
If you have no idea how to define an IP address plan for your
network, here are some suggestions.
1. A valid IP address has 4 fields: a.b.c.d for most home and
company users, it’s suggested to use 192.168.c.d, where c is
an integer between 0 and 254, and d is an integer between 1
and 254. This router is able to work with up to 253 clients, so
you can set the ‘d’ field of the IP address of the router as 1 or
254 (or any number between 1 and 254), and pick a number
between 0 and 254 for field ‘c’.
2. In most cases, you should use ‘255.255.255.0’ as the subnet
mask, which allows up to 253 clients (this also meets the
router’s capability of working with up to 253 clients).
3. For all servers and network devices which will provide
services to other people (like Internet service, print service,
and file service), they should use a static IP address. Give
each of them a unique number between 1 and 253, and
maintain a list, so everyone can locate those servers easily.
4. For computers which are not dedicated to providing specific
service to others, they should use a dynamic IP address.
If you don’t really understand the descriptions listed above, don’t
worry! We will provide recommended setup values below.
