Airlink RTW026 - Manual (Page 34)

Wireless Broadband Router User’s Manual
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Navigation & Data Input
!" Use the menu bar on the left of the screen, and the “Back” button on your Browser, for navigation.
!" Changing to another screen without clicking “Save” or “Apply” does NOT save any changes you may have
made. You must “Save” or “Apply” before changing screens or your data will be ignored.
!"
When finished, you should use the “Logout” button, rather than just close your Browser.
Note: On each screen, clicking the “Help” button will display help for that screen. From any
help screen, you can access the list of all help files (help index.)
LAN Screen
Use the LAN link on the main menu to reach the LAN screen. An example screen is shown below:
IP Address: IP address for the Router, as seen from the local LAN. Use the default value unless the
address is already in use or your LAN is using a different IP address range. In the latter
case, enter an unused IP Address from within the range used by your LAN.
Subnet Mask: The default values 255.255.255.0 is standard for small (class ‘C’) networks. For other
networks, use the Subnet Mask for the LAN segment to which the Router is attached (the
same value as the PCs on that LAN segment).
DHCP Server: If enabled, the Router will allocated IP Addresses to PCs (DHCP clients) on your LAN
when they start up. The default (and recommended) value is Enabled.
!" If you are already using a DHCP Server, this setting must be Disabled, and the
existing DHCP server must be re-configured to treat the Router as the Gateway.
See the following section for further details.
!" The Start IP Address and Finish IP Address fields set the values used by the
DHCP server when allocating IP Addresses to DHCP clients. This range also
determines the number of DHCP clients supported.
See the following section for further details on using DHCP.
IP Pool Start Address: It decides the start point of an IP range for the DHCP server, usually from 2 to 253.
IP Pool End Address: It decides the end point of an IP range for the DHCP server, usually from 3 to 254.
Lease Time: Specify the time that a network device can lease a private IP address before the router
reassigning the IP address.
Local Domain Name: This is an optional setting.
Apply: Save the data on the screen and apply the data after restarting the router.
Cancel: The “Cancel” button will discard any data you have entered and reload the file from the