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DHCP and TCP/IP Setup, If you are setting up your network for the first time

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Reference Guide for the Model RM356 Modem Router DHCP and TCP/IP Setup The router has the capability to act as a DHCP server, allowing it to assign IP, DNS, and Default Gateway addresses to attached PCs or workstations. The assigned Default Gateway address is the LAN address of the router, as set in the TCP/IP section. Each pool address is tested before it is assigned to avoid duplicate addresses on the LAN. If you are setting up your network for the first time, read about IP addresses starting with "IP Addresses and the Internet" on page 1-6 and "IP Configuration by DHCP" on page 1-14 for an explanation of DHCP and information about how to assign IP addresses for your network. Table 3-6 lists and describes the fields to use for setting up TCP/IP parameters. When you finish entering information in all of the fields, press [Enter] at the prompt Press ENTER to Confirm. Your selections are saved. Press [Esc] at any time to cancel the entries you have made. Table 3-6. Menu 3 - Ethernet Setup Menu Fields Field DHCP Setup: DHCP Client IP Pool Starting Address Size of Client IP Pool Primary DNS Server Secondary DNS Server TCP/IP Setup: IP Address IP Subnet Mask Description If set to Server, the router acts as a DHCP server. This field is the beginning of the range of addresses to assign. This field is the number of sequential addresses available for assignment to attached hosts. The maximum is 32. If you want the router to provide the Primary DNS Server address to attached hosts, enter the address in this field. If you want the router to provide the Secondary DNS Server address to attached hosts, enter the address in this field. Enter the IP address of the LAN interface of the router in dotted-decimal notation (four 8-bit numbers, between 0 and 255, separated by periods, for example, 192.168.135.5). Every device on the TCP/IP network must have a unique IP address. An IP address consists of two parts, the network ID and the host ID. The IP Subnet Mask specifies the network ID portion of the address, written in dotted-decimal notation. The router automatically calculates this mask for the class of the IP address that you assign. Unless you have a special need for subnetting, use the default subnet mask calculated by the router. All hosts on the LAN segment should use the same mask. 3-10 Router Configuration

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Reference Guide for the Model RM356 Modem Router
3-10
Router Configuration
DHCP and TCP/IP Setup
The router has the capability to act as a DHCP server, allowing it to assign IP, DNS, and Default
Gateway addresses to attached PCs or workstations. The assigned Default Gateway address is the
LAN address of the router, as set in the TCP/IP section. Each pool address is tested before it is
assigned to avoid duplicate addresses on the LAN.
If you are setting up your network for the first time, read about IP addresses starting with
IP
Addresses and the Internet
” on
page 1-6
and
IP Configuration by DHCP
” on
page 1-14
for an
explanation of DHCP and information about how to assign IP addresses for your network.
Table 3-6
lists and describes the fields to use for setting up TCP/IP parameters. When you finish
entering information in all of the fields, press [Enter] at the prompt Press ENTER to Confirm.
Your selections are saved. Press [Esc] at any time to cancel the entries you have made.
Table 3-6.
Menu 3 - Ethernet Setup Menu Fields
Field
Description
DHCP Setup:
DHCP
If set to Server, the router acts as a DHCP server.
Client IP Pool Starting
Address
This field is the beginning of the range of addresses to assign.
Size of Client IP Pool
This field is the number of sequential addresses available for
assignment to attached hosts. The maximum is 32.
Primary DNS Server
If you want the router to provide the Primary DNS Server address to
attached hosts, enter the address in this field.
Secondary DNS Server
If you want the router to provide the Secondary DNS Server address
to attached hosts, enter the address in this field.
TCP/IP Setup:
IP Address
Enter the IP address of the LAN interface of the router in dotted-decimal
notation (four 8-bit numbers, between 0 and 255, separated by periods,
for example, 192.168.135.5). Every device on the TCP/IP network must
have a unique IP address.
IP Subnet Mask
An IP address consists of two parts, the network ID and the host ID. The
IP Subnet Mask specifies the network ID portion of the address, written
in dotted-decimal notation. The router automatically calculates this mask
for the class of the IP address that you assign. Unless you have a
special need for subnetting, use the default subnet mask calculated by
the router. All hosts on the LAN segment should use the same mask.