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Table 4-5 Private IP Address Ranges

10.0.0.0

-

10.255.255.255

172.16.0.0

-

172.31.255.255

192.168.0.0

-

192.168.255.255

You can obtain your IP address from the IANA, from an ISP or have it assigned by a private network. If

you belong to a small organization and your Internet access is through an ISP, the ISP can provide you with

the Internet addresses for your local networks. On the other hand, if you are part of a much larger

organization, you should consult your network administrator for the appropriate IP addresses.

Regardless of your particular situation, do not create an arbitrary IP address;

always follow the guidelines above. For more information on address

assignment, please refer to RFC 1597, Address Allocation for Private Internets

and RFC 1466, Guidelines for Management of IP Address Space.

4.3.2 IP Address and Subnet Mask

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.

Where you obtain your network number depends on your particular situation. If the ISP or your network

administrator assigns you a block of registered IP addresses, follow their instructions in selecting the IP

addresses and the subnet mask.

If the ISP did not explicitly give you an IP network number, then most likely you have a single user

account and the ISP will assign you a dynamic IP address when the connection is established. If this is the

case, it is recommended that you select a network number from 192.168.0.0 to 192.168.255.0 and you must

enable the Network Address Translation (NAT) feature of the Prestige. The Internet Assigned Number

Authority (IANA) reserved this block of addresses specifically for private use; please do not use any other

number unless you are told otherwise. Let's say you select 192.168.1.0 as the network number; which

covers 254 individual addresses, from 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.1.254 (zero and 255 are reserved). In other

words, the first three numbers specify the network number while the last number identifies an individual

workstation on that network.

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Once you have decided on the network number, pick an IP address that is easy to remember, for instance,

192.168.1.1, for your Prestige, but make sure that no other device on your network is using that IP.

The subnet mask specifies the network number portion of an IP address. Your Prestige 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 Prestige unless you are instructed to do otherwise.

4.3.3 DNS Server Address Assignment

Use DNS (Domain Name System) to map a domain name to its corresponding IP address and vice versa,

for instance, the IP address of www.zyxel.com is 204.217.0.2. The DNS server is extremely important

because without it, you must know the IP address of a computer before you can access it.

There are two ways that an ISP disseminates the DNS server addresses.

1.

The ISP tells you the DNS server addresses, usually in the form of an information sheet, when you sign

up. If your ISP gives you DNS server addresses, enter them in the DNS Server fields in DHCP Setup.

2.

Leave the DNS Server fields in DHCP Setup blank (for example 0.0.0.0). The Prestige acts as a DNS

proxy when this field is blank.

4.3.4 WAN MAC Address

You can configure the WAN port's MAC Address by either using the factory default or cloning the MAC

address from a workstation on your LAN. Once it is successfully configured, the address will be copied to

the "rom" file (ZyNOS configuration file). It will not change unless you change the setting or upload a

different "rom" file.

ZyXEL recommends you clone the MAC address from a workstation on your LAN

even if your ISP does not require MAC address authentication.

Your Prestige WAN Port is always set at half-duplex mode as most cable/DSL modems only support half-

duplex mode. Make sure your modem is in half-duplex mode. Your Prestige supports full duplex mode on

the LAN side.

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Table 4-6 Example of Network Properties for LAN Servers with Fixed IP Addresses

Choose an IP address

192.168.1.2-192.168.1.32; 192.168.1.65-192.168.1.254.

Subnet mask

255.255.255.0

Gateway (or default route)

192.168.1.1(Prestige LAN IP)

Figure 4-4 Wizard 3

Table 4-7 WAN Setup

FIELD

DESCRIPTION

WAN IP Address Assignment

Get automatically from

ISP

Select this option If your ISP did not assign you a fixed IP address. This is the

default selection.

Use fixed IP address

Select this option If the ISP assigned a fixed IP address.

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Table 4-7 WAN Setup

FIELD

DESCRIPTION

IP Address

Enter your WAN IP address in this field when you selected

Use Fixed IP

Address.

IP Subnet Mask

Enter the IP subnet mask in this field if applicable when you selected

Use

Fixed IP Address

. This field is not visible when you chose

PPPoE

encapsulation in the previous wizard screen.

Gateway IP Address

Enter the gateway IP address in this field if applicable when you selected

Use

Fixed IP Address

. This field is not visible when you chose

PPPoE

encapsulation in the previous wizard screen.

DNS Server Address Assignment

Get automatically from

ISP

Select this option if your ISP does not give you DNS server addresses. This

option is selected by default.

Use fixed IP address -

DNS Server IP Address

Select this option If your ISP provides you a DNS server address.

Primary/Secondary DNS

Server

If you selected the

Use fixed IP address – Primary/Secondary DNS Server

option, enter the provided DNS addresses in these fields.

WAN MAC Address

The MAC address field allows users to configure the WAN port's MAC Address

by either using the factory default or cloning the MAC address from a

workstation on your LAN.

Factory Default

Select this option to use the factory assigned default MAC Address.

Spoof this Computer's

MAC address - IP

Address

Select this option and enter the IP address of the workstation on the LAN

whose MAC you are cloning. Once it is successfully configured, the address will

be copied to the rom file (ZyNOS configuration file). It will not change unless

you change the setting or upload a different rom file. It is advisable to clone the

MAC address from a workstation on your LAN even if your ISP does not

presently require MAC address authentication.

To return to the previous screen, click

Back

.

To save and complete the wizard setup, click

Finish

.

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4.4

Basic Setup Complete

Well done! You have successfully set up your Prestige to operate on your network and access the Internet.

The rest of this

User’s Guide

shows you how to configure the SMT menus except where no SMT menus

exist for certain features such as UPnP and the firewall. For web configurator screens that have SMT menu

equivalents, read this guide for background information, but refer to the web screen online help for actual

screen configuration.