ZyXEL Communications MAX-206M1R User Manual

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The Setup Screens
5.1  Overview
Use these screens to configure or view LAN, DHCP Client and WAN settings.
5.1.1  What You Can Do in This Chapter
• The Set IP Address screen (
) lets you configure the 
WiMAX Modem’s IP address and subnet mask.
• The DHCP Client screen (
) to view connection 
information for clients configured by the WiMAX Modem’s internal DHCP server.
• The Time Setting screen (
) lets you configure your 
WiMAX Modem’s time and date keeping settings.
5.1.2  What You Need to Know
The following terms and concepts may help as you read through this chapter.
LAN
A Local Area Network, or a shared communication system to which many 
computers are attached. A LAN, as its name implies, is limited to a local area such 
as a home or office environment. LANs have different topologies, the most 
common being the linear bus and the star configuration.
IP Address
IP addresses identify individual devices on a network. Every networking device 
(including computers, servers, routers, printers, etc.) needs an IP address to 
communicate across the network. These networking devices are also known as 
hosts.
Subnet Mask
The subnet mask specifies the network number portion of an IP address. Your 
device will compute the subnet mask automatically based on the IP Address that