ZyXEL Prestige 792H SDSL Router 91-004-342004B Manual Do Utilizador

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Prestige 792H G.SHDSL Router 
LAN Setup 
4-1 
Chapter 4 
LAN Setup  
This chapter describes how to configure LAN settings. 
4.1 LAN 
Overview 
A Local Area Network (LAN) is a shared communication system to which many computers are attached. A 
LAN is a computer network limited to the immediate area, usually the same building or floor of a building. 
The LAN screens can help you configure a LAN DHCP server and manage IP addresses.   
4.1.1  LANs, WANs and the Prestige 
The actual physical connection determines whether the Prestige ports are LAN or WAN ports. There are two 
separate IP networks, one inside, the LAN network; the other outside: the WAN network as shown next: 
 
Figure 4-1 LAN and WAN IP Addresses 
4.2 DNS 
Server 
Address 
DNS (Domain Name System) is for mapping a domain name to its corresponding IP address and vice versa.  
The DNS server is extremely important because without it, you must know the IP address of a machine