ParkerVision WR1500 - Manual (Page 25)

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3.5 Wizard Setup: WAN and DNS
The fourth wizard screen allows you to confi gure WAN IP address assignment, DNS server
address assignment and the WAN MAC address.
3.5.1 WAN IP Address Assignment
Every computer on the Internet must have a unique IP address. If your networks are isolated
from the Internet, for instance, only between your two branch offi ces, you can assign any IP
addresses to the hosts without problems. However, the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
(IANA) has reserved the following three blocks of IP addresses specifi cally for private networks.
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.
3.5.2 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 regis-
tered 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 estab-
lished. 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
WR1500 Wireless Router. The Internet Assigned Number Authority (IANA) reserved this block of
addresses specifi cally 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
fi rst three numbers specify the network number while the last number identifi es an individual
computer on that network.
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 WR1500 Wireless Router, but make sure that no other device on
your network is using that IP address.
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