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Chapter 5 Configure Compex WP11A Using Web Interface
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Chapter 5 Configure Compex WP11A+ Using Web Interface
This chapter explains the Configuration Menu tool of Compex WP11A+ the web-based
configuration interface. To communicate with the network, DHCP Gateway IP Address should
be common to the AP Client. Settings for network parameters depend on the configuration of
your individual network.
Figure 5.1a Management Port Setup Interface
Network Mask
Network Mask identifies the class of the Gateway’s
IP address. The users may configure the network
with Class A (255.0.0.0) and Class B (255.255.0.0)
Network Mask as well. In addition, Compex WP11A
can be configured for Classless Subnet to support
certain application.
DHCP Start/End IP Address
These parameters specify the range of the IP address
of which the DHCP Server will assign. For
example, if the DHCP Start IP Address and DHCP
End IP Address are 192.168.168.100 and
192.168.168.200 respectively, the first IP address
that the DHCP Server releases will be
192.168.168.100 while the last IP address that it
will release is 192.168.168.200.
Primary/Secondary DNS IP Address
Domain Name Service is an Internet service that
translates domain names into IP addresses. If your
WAN connection is using Static IP, you should
configure the primary and secondary DNS IP
addresses with the DNS information provided by
your Broadband Internet Service Provider. For other
WAN connection types, the DNS IP addresses are
obtained automatically from ISP. The Always use
these DNS servers checkbox can be used to disable
the automatic process, and your preferred DNS IP
addresses can be used.
IP Address
IP address uniquely identifies the
Gateway in the network. whereby
the users should point their
Internet gateway to, if fixed IP
addresses are configured on the
computers in the network.
DHCP Gateway IP Address
The DHCP Server will automatically assigned a
Gateway IP Address when the PC is connected in
the same network.
DHCP Server
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
Server dynamically assigns IP addresses to
the computers connected in the same
network. If a computer has been configured
to dynamically obtain IP address, the DHCP
Server will release an available IP address
beginning from the DHCP Start IP Address
to the computer. If you have set the TCP/IP
protocol of your PC to dynamic IP address,
the built-in DHCP server will assign the
DHCP Start IP Address and DHCP End
IP Address automatically to the PCs
connected in the same network. For dynamic
WAN IP, the DNS IP address is obtained
automatically from the ISP.