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Appendix A IP Addresses and Subnetting How much of the IP address is the network number and how much is the host ID varies according to the subnet mask. Subnet Masks A subnet mask is used to determine which bits are part of the network number, and which bits are part of the host ID (using a logical AND operation). The term "subnet" is short for "sub-network." A subnet mask has 32 bits. If a bit in the subnet mask is a "1" then the corresponding bit in the IP address is part of the network number. If a bit in the subnet mask is "0" then the corresponding bit in the IP address is part of the host ID. The following example shows a subnet mask identifying the network number (in bold text) and host ID of an IP address (192.168.1.2 in decimal). Table 50 IP Address Network Number and Host ID Example 1ST OCTET: 2ND OCTET: 3RD OCTET: (192) (168) (1) IP Address (Binary) Subnet Mask (Binary) Network Number Host ID 11000000 11111111 11000000 10101000 11111111 10101000 00000001 11111111 00000001 4TH OCTET (2) 00000010 00000000 00000010 By convention, subnet masks always consist of a continuous sequence of ones beginning from the leftmost bit of the mask, followed by a continuous sequence of zeros, for a total number of 32 bits. Subnet masks can be referred to by the size of the network number part (the bits with a "1" value). For example, an "8-bit mask" means that the first 8 bits of the mask are ones and the remaining 24 bits are zeroes. Subnet masks are expressed in dotted decimal notation just like IP addresses. The following examples show the binary and decimal notation for 8-bit, 16-bit, 24-bit and 29-bit subnet masks. Table 51 Subnet Masks BINARY 1ST OCTET 8-bit mask 16-bit mask 24-bit mask 29-bit mask 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 2ND OCTET 00000000 11111111 11111111 11111111 3RD OCTET 00000000 00000000 11111111 11111111 4TH OCTET 00000000 00000000 00000000 11111000 DECIMAL 255.0.0.0 255.255.0.0 255.255.255.0 255.255.255.248 Network Size The size of the network number determines the maximum number of possible hosts you can have on your network. The larger the number of network number bits, the smaller the number of remaining host ID bits. An IP address with host IDs of all zeros is the IP address of the network (192.168.1.0 with a 24-bit subnet mask, for example). An IP address with host IDs of all ones is the broadcast address for that network (192.168.1.255 with a 24-bit subnet mask, for example). NBG6615's User's Guide 140

Section	Page
NBG6615	1
Contents Overview	3
Table of Contents	4
User’s Guide	10
Introduction	11
1.1 Overview	11
1.2 Securing the NBG6615	12
1.3 LEDs	13
1.4 The WPS Button	13
1.4.1 Using the WPS Button	14
1.5 Reboot/Reset Button	14
1.6 Wall Mounting	14
The Web Configurator	16
2.1 Overview	16
2.2 Accessing the Web Configurator	16
2.3 Resetting the NBG6615	18
Connection Wizard	20
3.1 Wizard Setup	20
3.1.1 Static IP Connection	22
3.1.2 DHCP Client	22
3.1.3 PPPoE Connection	23
3.1.4 PPTP Connection	24
Modes	28
4.1 Overview	28
4.2 Setting your NBG6615 to Router Mode	29
4.2.1 Status Screen (Router Mode)	29
4.2.2 Router Mode Navigation Panel	33
4.3 Setting your NBG6615 to AP Mode	34
4.3.1 Status Screen (AP Mode)	35
4.3.2 AP Navigation Panel	37
Tutorials	39
5.1 Overview	39
5.2 How to Connect to the Internet from an AP	39
5.3 Configure Wireless Security Using WPS on both your NBG6615 and Wireless Client	39
5.3.1 Push Button Configuration	40
5.3.2 PIN Configuration	41
5.4 Enable and Configure Wireless Security without WPS on your NBG6615	43
5.4.1 Configure Your Wireless Client	44
5.5 Using Multiple SSIDs on the NBG6615	46
5.5.1 Configuring Security Settings of Multiple SSIDs	47
5.6 Installing UPnP in Windows 7 Example	50
5.7 Using Bandwidth Management on the NBG6615	50
Technical Reference	53
Wireless LAN	54
6.1 Overview	54
6.2 What You Can Do	54
6.3 What You Should Know	55
6.3.1 Wireless Security Overview	55
6.3.2 MBSSID	55
6.3.3 MAC Address Filter	56
6.3.4 Encryption	56
6.3.5 WPS	56
6.4 General Wireless LAN Screen	57
6.4.1 No Security	58
6.4.2 WPA2-PSK or WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK	58
6.5 MAC Filter	59
6.6 Wireless LAN Advanced Screen	60
6.7 WPS Screen	61
6.8 WPS Station Screen	63
6.9 Scheduling Screen	63
6.10 MBSSID Screen	64
WAN	67
7.1 Overview	67
7.2 What You Need To Know	67
7.2.1 Configuring Your Internet Connection	67
7.3 Internet Connection Screen	68
7.3.1 Static IP	68
7.3.2 DHCP Client	70
7.3.3 PPPoE Connection	71
7.3.4 PPTP Connection	73
7.4 Advanced Screen	75
LAN	77
8.1 Overview	77
8.2 What You Need To Know	77
8.2.1 IP Address and Subnet Mask	78
8.2.2 DNS Server Address Assignment	78
8.2.3 IP Pool Setup	79
8.2.4 LAN TCP/IP	79
8.3 LAN IP Screen	79
DHCP Server	81
9.1 Overview	81
9.2 What You Can Do	81
9.3 What You Need To Know	81
9.4 General Screen	81
9.5 Static DHCP Screen	82
9.6 Client List Screen	83
Network Address Translation	85
10.1 Overview	85
10.2 What You Can Do	85
10.2.1 What You Need To Know	86
10.3 General NAT Screen	87
10.4 NAT Application Screen	88
10.5 Port Triggering Screen	90
10.6 Technical Reference	91
10.6.1 NAT Port Forwarding: Services and Port Numbers	92
10.6.2 NAT Port Forwarding Example	92
10.6.3 Trigger Port Forwarding	92
10.6.4 Trigger Port Forwarding Example	93
10.6.5 Two Points To Remember About Trigger Ports	93
Dynamic DNS	94
11.1 Overview	94
11.2 Dynamic DNS Screen	94
Static Route	96
12.1 Overview	96
12.2 IP Static Route Screen	96
Firewall	99
13.1 Overview	99
13.2 What You Can Do	99
13.3 What You Need To Know	100
13.3.1 About the NBG6615 Firewall	100
13.3.2 VPN Pass Through Features	100
13.4 General Firewall Screen	100
13.5 Services Screen	101
13.6 MAC Filter Screen	102
Content Filter	104
14.1 Overview	104
14.2 What You Can Do	104
14.3 Filter Screen	104
Remote Management	106
15.1 Overview	106
15.1.1 Remote Management Limitations	107
15.1.2 Remote Management and NAT	107
15.1.3 System Timeout	107
15.2 WWW Screen	107
Universal Plug-and-Play (UPnP)	109
16.1 Overview	109
16.2 What You Need to Know	109
16.3 Configuring UPnP	110
16.4 Installing UPnP in Windows 7 Example	110
16.4.1 Using UPnP in Windows XP Example	112
16.4.2 Web Configurator Easy Access	114
Bandwidth MGMT	117
17.1 Overview	117
17.2 What You Can Do	117
17.3 What You Need To Know	117
17.4 Bandwidth MGMT Screen	117
17.5 Advanced Screen	118
System	120
18.1 Overview	120
18.2 What You Can Do	120
18.3 System General Screen	120
18.4 Time Setting Screen	121
Logs	123
19.1 Overview	123
19.2 What You Need to Know	123
19.3 View Log Screen	123
Tools	125
20.1 Overview	125
20.2 What You Can Do	125
20.3 Firmware Upload Screen	125
20.4 Configuration Screen	127
20.4.1 Backup Configuration	127
20.4.2 Restore Configuration	127
20.4.3 Back to Factory Defaults	128
20.5 Restart Screen	128
Sys OP Mode	130
21.1 Overview	130
21.2 General Screen	130
Language	132
22.1 Language Screen	132
Troubleshooting and Appendices	133
Troubleshooting	134
23.1 Power, Hardware Connections, and LEDs	134
23.2 NBG6615 Access and Login	135
23.3 Internet Access	136
23.4 Resetting the NBG6615 to Its Factory Defaults	137
23.5 Wireless Problems	138
IP Addresses and Subnetting	139
Pop-up Windows, JavaScripts and Java Permissions	148
Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address	157
Wireless LANs	184
Common Services	197
Legal Information	200
Customer Support	207

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Appendix A IP Addresses and Subnetting

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How much of the IP address is the network number and how much is the host ID varies according to the

subnet mask.

Subnet Masks

A subnet mask is used to determine which bits are part of the network number, and which bits are part

of the host ID (using a logical AND operation). The term “subnet” is short for “sub-network.”

A subnet mask has 32 bits. If a bit in the subnet mask is a “1” then the corresponding bit in the IP address

is part of the network number. If a bit in the subnet mask is “0” then the corresponding bit in the IP

address is part of the host ID.

The following example shows a subnet mask identifying the network number (in bold text) and host ID of

an IP address (192.168.1.2 in decimal).

By convention, subnet masks always consist of a continuous sequence of ones beginning from the

leftmost bit of the mask, followed by a continuous sequence of zeros, for a total number of 32 bits.

Subnet masks can be referred to by the size of the network number part (the bits with a “1” value). For

example, an “8-bit mask” means that the first 8 bits of the mask are ones and the remaining 24 bits are

zeroes.

Subnet masks are expressed in dotted decimal notation just like IP addresses. The following examples

show the binary and decimal notation for 8-bit, 16-bit, 24-bit and 29-bit subnet masks.

Network Size

The size of the network number determines the maximum number of possible hosts you can have on

your network. The larger the number of network number bits, the smaller the number of remaining host ID

bits.

An IP address with host IDs of all zeros is the IP address of the network (192.168.1.0 with a 24-bit subnet

mask, for example). An IP address with host IDs of all ones is the broadcast address for that network

(192.168.1.255 with a 24-bit subnet mask, for example).

Table 50

IP Address Network Number and Host ID Example

1ST OCTET:

(192)

2ND OCTET:

(168)

3RD OCTET:

(1)

4TH OCTET

(2)

IP Address (Binary)

11000000

10101000

00000001

00000010

Subnet Mask (Binary)

11111111

00000000

Network Number

11000000

10101000

00000001

Host ID

00000010

Table 51

Subnet Masks

BINARY

DECIMAL

1ST OCTET

2ND OCTET

3RD OCTET

4TH OCTET

8-bit mask

11111111

00000000

255.0.0.0

16-bit mask

11111111

00000000

255.255.0.0

24-bit mask

11111111

00000000

255.255.255.0

29-bit mask

11111111

11111000

255.255.255.248