Belkin G Wireless Modem Router PM01218ea F5D7634-4 - Manual (Page 78)

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appendix a: Glossary
IP address
The “IP address” is the internal IP address of the Router To access the
advanced setup interface, type this IP address into the address bar
of your browser This address can be changed if needed To change
the IP address, type in the new IP address and click “Apply Changes”
The IP address you choose should be a non-routable IP Examples of a
non-routable IP are:
192168xx (where x is anything between 0 and 255)
10xxx (where x is anything between 0 and 255)
subnet Mask
Some networks are far too large to allow all traffic to flood all its parts
These networks must be broken down into smaller, more manageable
sections, called subnets The subnet mask is the network address plus
the information reserved for identifying the “subnetwork”
dns
DNS is an acronym for Domain Name Server A Domain Name Server
is a server located on the Internet that translates URLs (Universal
Resource Links) like wwwbelkincom to IP addresses Many ISPs do
not require you to enter this information into the Router If you are using
a static IP connection type, then you may need to enter a specific DNS
address and secondary DNS address for your connection to work
properly If your connection type is Dynamic or PPPoE, it is likely that
you do not have to enter a DNS address