Manhattan 525480 150N Wireless Router - Manual - Manual (Page 28)

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SYSTEM & NETWORK SETUP
2.6 LAN Configuration
This section explains the IP address settings of the local network. Normally, there
is no need to make any changes here: The default values work fine for most
applications, and you could just go directly to section 2.7 WLAN Configuration.
There are two ways to assign IP addresses to computers: static IP address (set the
IP address for every computer manually) and dynamic IP address (the IP address
of computers will be assigned by the router automatically). It’s recommended for
most of the computers to use a dynamic IP address, as it will save a lot of time
when setting IP addresses for every computer, especially when there are a lot
of computers in your network. For servers and network devices that will provide
services to other computers and users that come from the Internet, a static IP
address should be used so other computers can locate the server.
Click the “LAN” menu on the left of the Web management interface. There are
three setup groups presented (as explained below): LAN IP, DHCP Server and
Static DHCP Leases Table.
2.6.1 LAN IP
IP address — Enter the IP address of this router.
SUGGESTIONS FOR AN IP ADDRESS NUMBERING PLAN
If you have no idea how to define an IP address plan for your network, here are
some suggestions.
• A valid IP address has four fields: a.b.c.d. For most home and company users, it’s
suggested to use 192.168.c.d, where c is an integer between 0 and 254, and d is
an integer between 1 and 254. This router is able to work with up to 253 clients, so
you can set the “d” field of the router’s IP address as 1 or 254 (or any number
between 1 and 254), and pick a number between 0 and 254 for field “c.”
• In most cases, you should use 255.255.255.0 as the subnet mask, which allows
up to 253 clients. (This also meets the router’s capability of working with up to
253 clients.)
• For all servers and network devices that will provide services to other people (like
Internet service, print service and file service), use a static IP address. Give each
of them a unique number between 1 and 253, and maintain a list, so everyone
can locate those servers easily.
• For computers not dedicated to providing specific service to others, use a
dynamic IP address.
NOTE: Recommended setup values are provided in the sections that follow in
order to provide further clarification.