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LAN
9.1
Overview
This chapter describes how to configure LAN settings.
A Local Area Network (LAN) is a shared communication system to which many
computers are attached. A LAN is a computer network limited to the immediate
area, usually the same building or floor of a building. The LAN screens can help
you configure a LAN DHCP server, manage IP addresses, and partition your
physical network into logical networks.
Figure 53
LAN Setup
The LAN screens can help you configure a LAN DHCP server and manage IP
addresses.
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9.2
What You Need To Know
The actual physical connection determines whether the NBG-416N ports are LAN
or WAN ports. There are two separate IP networks, one inside the LAN network
and the other outside the WAN network as shown next.
Figure 54
LAN and WAN IP Addresses
The LAN parameters of the NBG-416N are preset in the factory with the following
values:
IP address of 192.168.1.1 with subnet mask of 255.255.255.0 (24 bits)
DHCP server enabled with 32 client IP addresses starting from 192.168.1.33.
These parameters should work for the majority of installations. If your ISP gives
you explicit DNS server address(es), read the embedded Web Configurator help
regarding what fields need to be configured.
9.2.1
IP Pool Setup
The NBG-416N is pre-configured with a pool of 32 IP addresses starting from
192.168.1.33 to 192.168.1.64. This configuration leaves 31 IP addresses
(excluding the NBG-416N itself) in the lower range (192.168.1.2 to 192.168.1.32)
for other server computers, for instance, servers for mail, FTP, TFTP, web, etc.,
that you may have.
Refer to
Section 4.4.6 on page 44
for information on IP Address and Subnet Mask.
9.2.2
LAN TCP/IP
The NBG-416N has built-in DHCP server capability that assigns IP addresses and
DNS servers to systems that support DHCP client capability.
Refer to the
Section 4.4.7 on page 45
section for information on System DNS
Servers.
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9.3
LAN IP Screen
Use this screen to change your basic LAN settings. Click
Network
>
LAN
.
Figure 55
Network > LAN > IP
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 36
Network > LAN > IP
LABEL
DESCRIPTION
IP Address
Type the IP address of your NBG-416N in dotted decimal notation
192.168.1.1 (factory default).
IP Subnet Mask
The subnet mask specifies the network number portion of an IP
address. Your NBG-416N will automatically calculate the subnet mask
based on the IP address that you assign. Unless you are implementing
subnetting, use the subnet mask computed by the NBG-416N.
Apply
Click
Apply
to save your changes back to the NBG-416N.
Reset
Click
Reset
to begin configuring this screen afresh.
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DHCP Server
10.1
Overview
DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, RFC 2131 and RFC 2132) allows
individual clients to obtain TCP/IP configuration at start-up from a server. You can
configure the NBG-416N’s LAN as a DHCP server or disable it. When configured as
a server, the NBG-416N provides the TCP/IP configuration for the clients. If DHCP
service is disabled, you must have another DHCP server on your LAN, or else the
computer must be manually configured.
10.2
What You Can Do
Use the
General
screen to enable the DHCP server (
Section 10.4 on page 96
).
Use the
Advanced
screen to assign IP addresses on the LAN to specific
individual computers based on their MAC Addresses (
Section 10.5 on page 96
).
Use the
Client List
screen to view the current DHCP client information (
Section
10.6 on page 98
).
10.3
What You Need To Know
Every Ethernet device has a unique MAC (Media Access Control) address. The MAC
address is assigned at the factory and consists of six pairs of hexadecimal
characters, for example, 00:A0:C5:00:00:02. Find out the MAC addresses of your
network devices if you intend to add them to the DHCP Client List screen.
Refer to
Section 4.4.6 on page 44
for information on IP Address and Subnet Mask.
Refer to the
Section 4.4.7 on page 45
section for information on System DNS
Servers.

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