ZyXEL Communications NWA3160 - Manual (Page 156)

Chapter 12 IP Screen
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Regardless of your particular situation, do not create an arbitrary IP address;
always follow the guidelines above. For more information on address
assignment, please refer to RFC 1597, Address Allocation for Private Internets
and RFC 1466, Guidelines for Management of IP Address Space.
12.3 Configuring IP Settings
Click IP to display the screen shown next.
Figure 96 IP Setup
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 56 IP Setup
LABEL DESCRIPTION
IP Address Assignment
Get automatically from
DHCP
Select this option if your ZyXEL Device is using a dynamically assigned IP
address from a DHCP server each time.
Note: You must know the IP address assigned to the
ZyXEL Device (by the DHCP server) to access the
ZyXEL Device again.
Use fixed IP address Select this option if your ZyXEL Device is using a static IP address. When
you select this option, fill in the fields below.
IP Address Enter the IP address of your ZyXEL Device in dotted decimal notation.
Note: If you change the ZyXEL Device's IP address, you
must use the new IP address if you want to access
the web configurator again.
IP Subnet Mask Type the subnet mask.
Gateway IP Address Type the IP address of the gateway. The gateway is an immediate neighbor
of your ZyXEL Device that will forward the packet to the destination. On the
LAN, the gateway must be a router on the same segment as your ZyXEL
Device; over the WAN, the gateway must be the IP address of one of the
remote nodes.
Apply Click Apply to save your changes.
Reset Click Reset to begin configuring this screen afresh.