User guide

Configuring PCs
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5.3 Assigning Static Internet Information
If you are like most users, you will not need to assign static Internet
information to your LAN PCs. Your ISP automatically assigns this
information.
In some cases however, you may want to assign Internet information to
some or all of your PCs directly (often called “statically”), rather than
allowing the HM410dp to assign it. This option may be desirable (but not
required) if:
• You have obtained one or more public IP addresses that you want to
always associate with specific computers (for example, if you are using
a computer as a public web server).
• You maintain different subnets on your LAN.
Before you begin, be sure to have the following information on hand, or
contact your ISP if you do not know it:
• The IP address and subnet mask to be assigned to each PC to which
you will be assigning static IP information.
• The IP address of the default gateway for your LAN. In most cases,
this is the address assigned to the LAN port on the HM410dp. By
default, the LAN port is assigned this IP address: 192.168.1.1.
• The IP address of your ISP’s Domain Name System (DNS) server.
On each PC to which you want to assign static information, follow the
instructions in sections 5.2.1 through 5.2.4 relating only to checking for
and/or installing the IP protocol.
Once it is installed, continue to follow the instructions for displaying each of
the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) properties. Instead of enabling dynamic
assignment of the IP addresses for the computer, DNS server and default
gateway, click the radio buttons that enable you to enter the information
manually.
Note: Your PCs must have IP addresses that place them in the same
subnet as the HM410dp LAN port. If you manually assign IP
information to all your LAN PCs, you can follow the instructions in
section 4.4.3.2 – “DHCP Server Subnets” to change the LAN port
IP address accordingly.