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Wireless Broadband Router User Manual

Chapter 5 Using Network Connections

DHCP Server To set up the

WAN

Coax Link Ethernet connection to function as a

DHCP

server:

1. Select DHCP Server.

2. Enter the

address at which the Router starts issuing addresses in the

“Start

Address” text boxes. Since the Router’s default

address is

192.168.1.1, the Start

Address must be 192.168.1.2.

3. Enter the end of the

address range used to automatically issue

address-

es in the “End

Address” text boxes.

4. Enter the subnet mask address in the “Subnet Mask” text boxes. The subnet

mask determines which portion of a destination

LAN IP

address is the net-

work portion, and which portion is the host portion.

5. If a Windows Internet Naming Service (

WINS

) is being used, enter the

WINS

server address in the “

WINS

Server” text boxes.

6. Enter the amount of time a network device will be allowed to connect to

the Router with its currently issued dynamic

address in the “Lease Time

in Minutes” text box. Just before the time is up, the device’s user will need to
make a request to extend the lease or get a new

address.

7. Click in the “Provide Host Name If Not Specified by Client” check box to

have the Router automatically assign network devices with a host name, in
case a host name is not provided by the user.

DHCP Relay Select this option to have the Router function as a

DHCP

relay, and

enter the

address in the screen that appears.

Routing
The Router can be configured to use dynamic routing. Dynamic routing auto-
matically adjusts how packets travel on the network There are two options in the
“Routing” section of the Configure Broadband Connection (Coax) screen: Basic
or Advanced.

Warning: Do not use static routing unless instructed to do so

by your

ISP

Basic Select this option for basic routing operation.