Operation Manual

Vigor130 Series User’s Guide
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z Start IP Address: Enter a value of the IP address pool
for the DHCP server to start with when issuing IP
addresses. If the 2nd IP address of your modem is
220.135.240.1, the starting IP address must be
220.135.240.2 or greater, but smaller than
220.135.240.254.
z IP Pool Counts: Enter the number of IP addresses in
the pool. The maximum is 10. For example, if you
type 3 and the 2nd IP address of your modem is
220.135.240.1, the range of IP address by the DHCP
server will be from 220.135.240.2 to 220.135.240.11.
z MAC Address: Enter the MAC Address of the host
one by one and click Add to create a list of hosts to be
assigned, deleted or edited IP address from above
pool. Set a list of MAC Address for 2
nd
DHCP server
will help modem to assign the correct IP address of the
correct subnet to the correct host. So those hosts in 2
nd
subnet won’t get an IP address belonging to 1
st
subnet.
RIP Protocol Control,
Disable - deactivate the RIP protocol. It will lead to a
stoppage of the exchange of routing information between
modems. (Default)
z 1st Subnet - Select the modem to change the RIP
information of the 1st subnet with neighboring
modems.
z 2nd Subnet - Select the modem to change the RIP
information of the 2nd subnet with neighboring
modems.
DHCP Server
Configuration
DHCP stands for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol.
The modem by factory default acts a DHCP server for your
network so it automatically dispatch related IP settings to
any local user configured as a DHCP client. It is highly
recommended that you leave the modem enabled as a
DHCP server if you do not have a DHCP server for your
network.
If you want to use another DHCP server in the network
other than the Vigor Router’s, you can let Relay Agent help