NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual
Customizing Your Network Settings
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v1.0, February 2008
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IP Subnet Mask
. The LAN subnet mask of the router. Combined with the IP address, the IP
subnet mask allows a device to know which other addresses are local to it, and which must be
reached through a gateway or router.
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RIP Direction
. RIP allows a router to exchange routing information with other routers. The
RIP Direction selection controls how the router sends and receives RIP packets.
Both
is the
default.
–
When set to
Both
or
Out Only
, the router broadcasts its routing table periodically.
–
When set to
Both
or
In Only
, the router incorporates the RIP information that it receives.
–
When set to
None
, the router does not send any RIP packets and ignores any RIP packets
received.
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RIP Version
. This controls the format and the broadcasting method of the RIP packets sent by
the router. (It recognizes both formats when receiving.) The default setting is
RIP-1
.
–
RIP-1
is universally supported. RIP-1 is usually adequate unless you have an unusual
network setup.
–
RIP-2
carries more information.
RIP-2B
uses subnet broadcasting.
Using the Router as a DHCP Server
By default, the router functions as a DHCP server, allowing it to assign IP, DNS server, and default
gateway addresses to all computers connected to the router’s LAN. The assigned default gateway
address is the LAN address of the router. The router assigns IP addresses to the attached computers
from a pool of addresses specified in this screen. Each pool address is tested before it is assigned to
avoid duplicate addresses on the LAN.
For most applications, the default DHCP and TCP/IP settings of the router are satisfactory. Click
the link to the online document
“TCP/IP Networking Basics” in Appendix B
for an explanation of
DHCP and information about how to assign IP addresses for your network.
Specify the pool of IP addresses to be assigned by setting the starting IP address and ending IP
address. These addresses should be part of the same IP address subnet as the router’s LAN IP
address. Using the default addressing scheme, you should define a range between 192.168.1.2 and
192.168.1.254, although you might wish to save part of the range for devices with fixed addresses.
Note:
If you change the LAN IP address of the router while connected through the
browser, you will be disconnected. You must then open a new connection to the
new IP address and log in again.
19216811.live