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P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User’s Guide
111
C
HAPTER
7
Home Networking
7.1
Overview
A Local Area Network (LAN) is a shared communication system to which many
computers are attached. A LAN is usually located in one immediate area such as a
building or floor of a building.
The LAN screens can help you configure a LAN DHCP server and manage IP
addresses.
7.1.1
What You Can Do in this Chapter
•
Use the
LAN
IP
screen to set the LAN IP address, subnet mask, and DHCP
settings (
Section 7.2 on page 113
).
•
Use the
DHCP Server
screen to configure the DNS server information that the
ZyXEL Device sends to the DHCP client devices on the LAN (
Section 7.3 on page
114
).
•
Use the
UPnP
screen to enable UPnP (
Section 7.4 on page 116
).
7.1.2
What You Need To Know
The following terms and concepts may help as you read this chapter.
DSL
LAN
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7.1.2.1
About LAN
IP Address
Similar to the way houses on a street share a common street name, so too do
computers on a LAN share one common network number. This is known as an
Internet Protocol address.
Subnet Mask
The subnet mask specifies the network number portion of an IP address. Your
ZyXEL Device will compute the subnet mask automatically based on the IP
address that you entered. You don't need to change the subnet mask computed by
the ZyXEL Device unless you are instructed to do otherwise.
DHCP
DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) allows clients to obtain TCP/IP
configuration at start-up from a server. This ZyXEL Device has a built-in DHCP
server capability that assigns IP addresses and DNS servers to systems that
support DHCP client capability.
DNS
DNS (Domain Name System) maps a domain name to its corresponding IP
address and vice versa. The DNS server is extremely important because without
it, you must know the IP address of a computer before you can access it. The DNS
server addresses you enter when you set up DHCP are passed to the client
machines along with the assigned IP address and subnet mask.
7.1.2.2
About UPnP
How do I know if I'm using UPnP?
UPnP hardware is identified as an icon in the Network Connections folder
(Windows XP). Each UPnP compatible device installed on your network will appear
as a separate icon. Selecting the icon of a UPnP device will allow you to access the
information and properties of that device.
Cautions with UPnP
The automated nature of NAT traversal applications in establishing their own
services and opening firewall ports may present network security issues. Network
information and configuration may also be obtained and modified by users in some
network environments.
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When a UPnP device joins a network, it announces its presence with a multicast
message. For security reasons, the ZyXEL Device allows multicast messages on
the LAN only.
All UPnP-enabled devices may communicate freely with each other without
additional configuration. Disable UPnP if this is not your intention.
UPnP and ZyXEL
ZyXEL has achieved UPnP certification from the Universal Plug and Play Forum
UPnP™ Implementers Corp. (UIC). ZyXEL's UPnP implementation supports
Internet Gateway Device (IGD) 1.0.
See
Section 7.6 on page 119
for examples of installing and using UPnP.
7.2
The LAN Setup Screen
Click
Network Setting > Home Networking
to open the
LAN Setup
screen.
Use this screen to set the Local Area Network IP address and subnet mask of your
ZyXEL Device and configure the DNS server information that the ZyXEL Device
sends to the DHCP client devices on the LAN.
Figure 34
Network Setting > Home Networking > LAN Setup
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The following table describes the fields in this screen.
7.3
The Static DHCP Screen
This table allows you to assign IP addresses on the LAN to specific individual
computers based on their MAC Addresses.
Table 20
Network Setting > Home Networking > LAN Setup
LABEL
DESCRIPTION
LAN IP Setup
IP Address
Enter the LAN IP address you want to assign to your ZyXEL Device in
dotted decimal notation, for example, 192.168.1.1 (factory default).
IP Subnet Mask
Type the subnet mask of your network in dotted decimal notation, for
example 255.255.255.0 (factory default). Your ZyXEL Device
automatically computes the subnet mask based on the IP address you
enter, so do not change this field unless you are instructed to do so.
DHCP Server State
DHCP
Select
Enable
to have your ZyXEL Device assign IP addresses, an IP
default gateway and DNS servers to LAN computers and other devices
that are DHCP clients.
If you select
Disable
, you need to manually configure the IP
addresses of the computers and other devices on your LAN.
When DHCP is used, the following fields need to be set.
IP Addressing Values
IP Pool Starting
Address
This field specifies the first of the contiguous addresses in the IP
address pool.
Pool Size
This field specifies the size, or count of the IP address pool.
DNS Values
DNS Server 1-3
Select
From ISP
if your ISP dynamically assigns DNS server
information (and the ZyXEL Device's WAN IP address).
Select
User-Defined
if you have the IP address of a DNS server. Enter
the DNS server's IP address in the field to the right. If you chose
User-Defined
, but leave the IP address set to 0.0.0.0,
User-Defined
changes to
None
after you click
Apply
. If you set a second choice to
User-Defined
, and enter the same IP address, the second
User-
Defined
changes to
None
after you click
Apply
.
Select
None
if you do not want to configure DNS servers. You must
have another DHCP sever on your LAN, or else the computers must
have their DNS server addresses manually configured. If you do not
configure a DNS server, you must know the IP address of a computer
in order to access it.
Apply
Click
Apply
to save your changes.
Cancel
Click
Cancel
to restore your previously saved settings.
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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.
7.3.1
Before You Begin
Find out the MAC addresses of your network devices if you intend to add them to
the
Static DHCP
screen.
Use this screen to change your ZyXEL Device’s static DHCP settings. Click
Network Setting > Home Networking
> Static DHCP
to open the following
screen.
Figure 35
Network Setting > Home Networking > Static DHCP
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 21
Network Setting > Home Networking > Static DHCP
LABEL
DESCRIPTION
Add new static
lease
Click this to add a new static DHCP entry.
#
This is the index number of the entry.
Status
This field displays whether the client is connected to the ZyXEL Device.
Host Name
This field displays the client host name.
MAC Address
The MAC (Media Access Control) or Ethernet address on a LAN (Local
Area Network) is unique to your computer (six pairs of hexadecimal
notation).
A network interface card such as an Ethernet adapter has a hardwired
address that is assigned at the factory. This address follows an industry
standard that ensures no other adapter has a similar address.
IP Address
This field displays the IP address relative to the # field listed above.
Reserve
Select the check box in the heading row to automatically select all
check boxes or select the check box(es) in each entry to have the
ZyXEL Device always assign the selected entry(ies)’s IP address(es) to
the corresponding MAC address(es) (and host name(s)). You can select
up to 128 entries in this table.
Apply
Click
Apply
to save your changes.
Cancel
Click
Cancel
to restore your previously saved settings.
Refresh
Click
Refresh
to reload the DHCP table.

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