NETGEAR 108 MBPS WIRELESS WGT624 V3 - Manual (Page 62)

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624 v3
6-12 Advanced Configuration
202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005
• IP Subnet Mask
This is the LAN Subnet Mask of the router. Combined with the IP address, the IP Subnet Mask
allows a device to know which other addresses are local to it, and which must be reached
through a gateway or router.
• RIP Direction
RIP (Router Information Protocol) allows a router to exchange routing information with other
routers. The RIP Direction selection controls how the router sends and receives RIP packets.
None is the default.
— When set to Both or Out Only, the router will broadcast its routing table periodically.
— When set to Both or In Only, it will incorporate the RIP information that it receives.
— When set to None (default), it will not send any RIP packets and will ignore any RIP
packets received.
• RIP Version
This controls the format and the broadcasting method of the RIP packets that the router sends.
(It recognizes both formats when receiving.) By default, it is disabled.
— RIP-1 is universally supported. RIP-1 is probably adequate for most networks, unless you
have an unusual network setup.
— RIP-2 carries more information. RIP-2B uses subnet broadcasting.
Using the Router as a DHCP server
By default, the router will function as a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server,
allowing it to assign IP, DNS server, and default gateway addresses to all computers connected to
the router's LAN. The assigned default gateway address is the LAN address of the router. IP
addresses will be assigned to the attached PCs from a pool of addresses specified in this menu.
Each pool address is tested before it is assigned to avoid duplicate addresses on the LAN.
For most applications, the default DHCP and TCP/IP settings of the router are satisfactory. See “IP
Configuration by DHCP ” on page B-10 for an explanation of DHCP and information about how to
assign IP addresses for your network.
Note: If you change the LAN IP address of the router while connected through the
browser, you will be disconnected. You need run ipconfig /release and ipconfig /renew
commands on your PC to reconnect to the router. You may need to restart your computer
for the new IP address setting to take effect.