INTELLINET NETWORK 524988 User Manual - Manual (Page 29)

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SYSTEM & NETWORK SETUP
all available networks for you and enter the channel number automatically.
Wireless Band — Check whether the WISP signal is found in either the 2.4 GHz or
5 GHz frequency range.
Site Survey — Click to display a wireless site survey table (not shown). It will list all
available access points nearby. Select the access point designated by your
wireless ISP in the table and click “Done.”
Security Settings — If the WISP signal you are connecting to is protected by
encryption, you need to enter the correct information here. Refer to section
2.7.3: Wireless Security for details.
2.6 LAN Configuration
This section explains the IP address settings of the local network. Normally, there
is no need to make any changes here: The default values work fine for most
applications, and you could just go directly to section 2.7 WLAN Configuration.
There are two ways to assign IP addresses to computers: static IP address (set the
IP address for every computer manually) and dynamic IP address (the IP address
of computers will be assigned by the router automatically). It’s recommended for
most of the computers to use a dynamic IP address, as it will save a lot of time
when setting IP addresses for every computer, especially when there are a lot
of computers in your network. For servers and network devices that will provide
services to other computers and users that come from the Internet, a static IP
address should be used so other computers can locate the server.
Click the “LAN” menu on the left of the Web management interface. There are
three setup groups presented (as explained below): LAN IP, DHCP Server and
Static DHCP Leases Table.
SUGGESTIONS FOR AN IP ADDRESS NUMBERING PLAN
To define an IP address plan for your network, here are some suggestions.
• A valid IP address has four fields: a.b.c.d. For most home and company users, it’s
suggested to use 192.168.c.d, where c is an integer between 0 and 254, and d is
an integer between 1 and 254. This router is able to work with up to 253 clients, so
you can set the “d” field of the router’s IP address as 1 or 254 (or any number
between 1 and 254), and pick a number between 0 and 254 for field “c.”
• In most cases, you should use 255.255.255.0 as the subnet mask, which meets
the router’s capability of working with up to 253 clients.)
• For all servers and network devices that will provide services to other people (like
Internet service, print service and file service), use a static IP address. Give each
of them a unique number between 1 and 253, and maintain a list, so everyone
can locate those servers easily.
• For computers not dedicated to providing specific service to others, use a
dynamic IP address.
NOTE: Recommended setup values are provided in the sections that follow.