Western Digital My Net N750 User Manual - Manual (Page 43)

ADVANCED SETTINGS
39 MY NET ROUTERS
USER MANUAL
Screen Descriptions
Host and LAN Settings – View and change host name, subnet mask, and LAN IP address,
and enable DNS (Domain Name System) relay.
DHCP Server Settings – Enable or disable DHCP server, which provides the IP address to
the LAN-side computers dynamically, when your router is working in router mode
Device and Client Tables – View the DHCP client table. This table shows all of the wired
and wireless devices that are connected to the router. You can manually add a device to the
table.
Host and LAN Settings Screen
Host Name
Host name Name identifying the router on the network.
IP Address
LAN IP address IP address of the router on the network (when router is in
router mode).
Subnet Mask The subnet mask is used to control how many subnetworks
exist in your local network. The more subnetworks there are,
the fewer the hosts you can have per subnet.
Enable DNS Relay LAN-side clients use the router to relay DNS queries to the
Internet.
DHCP Server Settings Screen
DHCP Server
Enable DHCP Server Enable the server that provides an IP address to the LAN-side
computers dynamically when your router is working in router
mode.
DHCP IP Address Range Range of IP addresses that can be assigned by the DHCP
server.
Local Domain Name You can append a local domain name to your clients' Internet
requests to avoid entering the complete address of commonly
used Internet domains. (For example, when setting the local
domain name wdc.com, entering store in a client's web
browser results in a request for store.wdc.com.)
DHCP Lease Time Amount of time for which the device or computer leases the
DHCP address. If the client does not renew the lease before it
expires, the IP address returns to the pool for other clients.
Device and Client Tables Screen
DHCP Client Table
IP Address IP address of a device on your network.
MAC Address Unique identifier of the device being added.