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Setting

Description

Standard

If you are having problems establishing the

physical layer connection, you can try

selecting the different settings to see if it

helps you connect. (If the link light on the

modem is blinking than the physical layer

connection is down, if the link light is solid

than the problem is elsewhere.)

EC/FDM Mode

If you are having problems establishing the

physical layer connection than you can try

changing this value to

EC

.

Activate Line

Select

None

if there are no changes to the

current mode.

Select

Abort

if you want to stop the

modem from connecting. The status will

show up as idle on the

ADSL Status

page.

Select

Start

to restart the connection.

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Changing Your LAN Settings

When would I need to change my LAN settings?

DHCP (

D

ynamic

H

ost

C

onfiguration

P

rotocol) is a protocol that

enables your modem to manage the assignment of IP addresses to

computers and devices on your LAN network. Enabling DHCP on

your modem allows it to assign temporary IP addresses to your

computers whenever they connect to your network. You can

control the amount of time that lapses before a new address is

issued or renewed. You can extend the range of IP addresses that

are assigned to your network devices should you add new devices

to your network. You can also change the default LAN IP address

for your modem.

Here is a picture of the

LAN Configuration

page:

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The following table shows you the values to enter. After you enter

the values, click

Save Changes,

then

Write Settings to Flash

.

Setting

Description

IP Address

The IP address of your modem.

Subnet Mask

The modem's subnet mask address.

Status

You should leave this setting on Enable

.

Disable would require you to set up fixed IP

addresses for all of the devices in your

network.

Maximum Lease

Time

The maximum amount of time, in seconds,

that a device in your network will have the

temporary IP address before a new one is

issued by the modem’s DHCP server.

(86,400 seconds equals 24 hours)

Default Lease Time

The Default amount of time that your

modem's DHCP server will assign an IP

address.

Start IP Address

The first IP address of a range that you

specify using the Start and End IP Address

settings. Your modem's DHCP server will

assign the IP addresses in this range at

random to the computers and devices in

your network

End IP Address

The last IP address of a range that you

specify using the Start and End IP Address

settings. Your modem’s DHCP server will

assign numbers from this range at random

to the computers and devices in your

network. By default the DHCP server has

12 addresses available to assign. If you

plan on attaching more than 12 devices to

your network, change the ending IP

address to allow for more devices.

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Creating a Fixed IP Address

How do I create a fixed IP address?

You create a fixed IP Address for a computer on your network

using the

DHCP Server Fixed Host

page. The button to this

page is found on the

LAN Configuration

page.

You will want to create a fixed IP Address if you are setting up a

computer, Xbox, or Playstation for gaming. To create a fixed IP

address, see steps 2-6 in

Step 1: Choosing an IP Address for

Gaming

on page 32.

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Assigning a Half Bridge Device

When would I assign a half bridge device?

Assigning a

PPP Half Bridge

assigns a public IP address to a

computer that you choose so you can bypass the modem’s NAT

feature and open up all ports on your computer. You may want to

do this if you are using an application that requires multiple ports

on a computer in your network. Some examples are video

conferencing applications, gaming applications, and instant

messaging.

Here is a picture of the

Half Bridge Configuration

page:

To set up a half bridge configuration, you set the Half Bridge status

to

Enable

. From the drop-down list, choose the computer that

you want to share the public IP address. This default setup for the

PPP Half Bridge works for most applications. You should not need

to make additional changes using the

Advanced PPP Half

Bridge

.

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