Edimax Technology BR-6258n - Manual (Page 59)

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3‐3 LAN (Wired)
You can setup Wired LAN (Local Area Network) connections of this broadband router in
‘LAN’ menu. This broadband router has 4 LAN ports and they’ll all use the same LAN IP
address settings. Please also note that both wired and wireless LAN uses the same LAN IP
address settings, too.
LAN settings split into 3 sections: LAN IP, DHCP Server, and Static DHCP leases. Please refer
to corresponding sections below for detailed setup instructions.
3‐3‐1 Before you start: Suggestions for deciding an IP address
Before all computers using wired Ethernet connection (i.e. those computers connect to this
router’s LAN port 1 to 4 by Ethernet cable) or wireless connection can communicate with
each other and access internet, they must have a valid IP address.
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 (IP address of computers
will be assigned by router automatically. It’s recommended for most of computers to use
dynamic IP address, it will save a lot of time on setting IP addresses for every computer,
especially when there are a lot of computers in your network; for servers and network
devices which will provide services to other computer and users that come from Internet,
static IP address should be used, so other computes can locate the server.
This broadband router has a built‐in DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server,
and can help you to assign IP addresses to your client computers. Almost all network
computers / devices manufactured after year 1995 are compatible with DHCP, and you can
let this broadband router to assign the IP address to client computers / devices for you.