ZyXEL Communications P660HN-Fx User Manual

Page of 366
ADSL Series User’s Guide
131
C
H A P T E R
      7
Home Networking
7.1  Overview
A Local Area Network (LAN) is a shared communication system to which many computers are 
attached. A LAN is usually located in one immediate area such as a building or floor of a building.
The LAN screens can help you configure a LAN DHCP server and manage IP addresses.
7.1.1  What You Can Do in this Chapter
• Use  the  LAN IP screen to set the LAN IP address, subnet mask, and DHCP settings (
). 
• Use  the  DHCP Server screen to configure the DNS server information that the ZyXEL Device 
sends to the DHCP client devices on the LAN (
• Use  the  UPnP screen to enable UPnP (
• Use  the  File Sharing screen to enable file-sharing server (
• Use  the  Media Server screen to enable media server (
• Use  the  Printer Server screen to enable the print server (
).
7.1.2  What You Need To Know
The following terms and concepts may help as you read this chapter.
7.1.2.1  About LAN
IP Address
Similar to the way houses on a street share a common street name, so too do computers on a LAN 
share one common network number. This is known as an Internet Protocol address.
DSL
LAN