Planet Technology Internet Telephony PBX System IPX-1900 - Manual (Page 45)

¾ LAN Setting
These are the IP settings of the LAN (Local Area Network) interface for the device. These settings may
be referred to as "private settings". You may change the LAN IP address if needed. The LAN IP
address is private to your internal network and cannot be seen on the Internet. The default IP address
is 192.168.0.1 with a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0.
LAN is a network of computers or other devices that are in relatively close range of each other. For
example, devices in a home or office building would be considered part of a local area network.
Figure 4-9. LAN settings
LAN IP Address
Assign the IP address of LAN server, default is
192.168.0.1
Subnet Mask
Select a subnet mask from the pull-down menu, default is
255.255.255.0
Table 4-3. LAN description
¾ DNS Proxy
A proxy server is a computer network service that allows clients to make indirect network connections
to other network services. The default setting is Enable the DNS proxy server.
Figure 4-10. DNS proxy settings
DHCP
DHCP stands for Dynamic Host Control Protocol. The DHCP server gives out IP addresses when a
device is starting up and request an IP address to be logged on to the network. The device must be set
as a DHCP client to "Obtain the IP address automatically". By default, the DHCP Server is enabled in
the unit. The DHCP address pool contains the range of the IP address that will automatically be
assigned to the clients on the network.
DHCP client computers connected to the unit will have their information displayed in the DHCP Client
List table. The table will show the Type, Host Name, IP Address, MAC Address, Description, and
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