Actiontec electronic GT701A User Manual

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Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual

Chapter 4 Using Advanced Setup

Actiontec strongly recommends leaving the

DHCP

Server option On. If the

DHCP

Server option is Off, ensure the

addresses of the networked computers are

on the same subnet as the

address of the Modem. For more information, see

“

DHCP

Server Configuration.”

DHCP Server Configuration

Clicking Next in the “

DHCP

Server” screen (if the

DHCP

server is activated) generates

the “

DHCP

Server Configuration” screen. Change

address range and

DNS

server

information here.

Beginning IP Address
The “Beginning

Address” is the

address at which the

DHCP

server starts

assigning

addresses. Actiontec recommends keeping the factory default setting

(192.168.0.2).

Ending IP Address
The “Ending

Address” is the

Address at which the

DHCP

Server stops

assigning

addresses. Actiontec recommends keeping the factory default set-

tings (192.168.0.254).

The beginning and ending

addresses define the

address range of the

Modem. If the default values are left intact, the Modem supplies a unique

address between 192.168.0.2 and 192.168.0.254 to each computer on the net-
work. Note that the first three groups of numbers of the addresses are identical;
this means they are on the same subnet. The

address of the Modem must

be on the same subnet as the

address range it generates. For instance, if the

Modem’s

address is changed to 10.33.222.1, set the beginning

address to

10.33.222.2, and the ending

address to 10.33.222.254.