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Chapter 5 Using Network Connections
DNS Server
Domain Name System (
DNS ) is the method by which website or domain names
are translated into IP addresses. Specify such an address manually, according to
the information provided by the ISP .
To manually configure DNS server addresses, select Use the Following DNS
Server Addresses. Specify up to two different DNS server addresses, one pri-
mary, the other secondary.
IP Address Distribution
The “
IP Address Distribution” section of the Configure Network (Home/Office)
screen is used to configure the Router’s Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
(
DHCP ) server parameters. DHCP automatically assigns IP addresses to net-
work devices. If enabled, make sure to configure the network devices as “ DHCP
Clients.” There are three options in this section: Disabled, DHCP Server, and
DHCP Relay.
Disabled Select this option if statically assigning IP addresses to the network
devices.
DHCP Server To set up the network bridge to function as a DHCP server:
1. Select DHCP Server.
2. Enter the IP address at which the Router starts issuing addresses in the
“Start IP Address” text boxes. Since the Router’s default IP address is
192 . 168 . 1 . 1 , the Start IP Address should be 192 . 168 . 1 . 2 .
3. Enter the end of the IP address range used to automatically issue IP address-
es in the “End IP Address” text boxes. The “maximum” IP address that can
be entered here is 192 . 168 . 1 . 254 .
4. Enter the subnet mask address in the “Subnet Mask” text boxes. The subnet
mask determines which portion of a destination LAN IP address is the net-
work portion, and which portion is the host portion.
5. If Windows Internet Naming Service ( WINS ) is being used, enter the WINS
server address in the “ WINS Server” text boxes.