Netgear WNR3500 Manual Do Utilizador

Customizing Your Network Settings

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The LAN IP settings are:

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IP Address. The LAN IP address of the router.

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IP Subnet Mask. 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.

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RIP Direction. RIP allows a router to exchange routing information with other routers. The 
RIP Direction selection controls how the router sends and receives RIP packets. Both is the 
default. 

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When set to Both or Out Only, the router broadcasts its routing table periodically. 

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When set to Both or In Only, the router incorporates the RIP information that it receives. 

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When set to None, the router does not send any RIP packets and ignores any RIP packets 
received. 

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RIP Version. This controls the format and the broadcasting method of the RIP packets sent by 
the router. (It recognizes both formats when receiving.) The default setting is RIP-1. 

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RIP-1 is universally supported. RIP-1 is usually adequate unless you have an unusual 
network setup. 

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RIP-2B carries more information than RIP-1 and uses subnet broadcasting.

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RIP-2M carries more information than RIP-1 and uses multicasting.

By default, the router functions as a DHCP 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. The router assigns IP addresses to the attached computers 
from a pool of addresses specified in this screen. 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. Click 
the link to the online document 

 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 must then open a new connection to the 
new IP address and log in again.