User Manual Part 3

LaCie Wireless Space • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON Administering the LaCie Wireless Space: Beyond Basic
User Manual page 88
4.5.4. Dashboard: Network LAN
Use this page to manage the Wireless Space network.
LAN Interface
The default router address for the Wireless Space is 192.168.1.1
(Fig. 150, a and 1.9. Default Settings). Many routers and Internet
providers share the same default router IP address. Please check
the user manual for your WAN or Internet device to determine its
IP addressing information. If the addresses are the same, you must
change one of them before the Wireless Space is connected to the
WAN. It is important to check the Netmask address as well in order
to avoid further IP addressing conflicts. See 4.5.4.1. Avoiding Router
IP Address Conflicts: Example
DHCP Server
This small section shows the how the Wireless Space will assign IP
addresses to devices connected to its network and the range of IP
addresses that may be used. The Mode pulldown menu shows how
the DHCP server assigns IP address:
✦ Disabled - DHCP assigning turned off
✦ Static Leases - Each device is assigned an IP address that
never changes.
✦ Dynamic Leases - The IP addresses assigned to devices may
change. This is the default setting.
✦ Both - The Wireless Space uses Static and Dynamic leases.
Devices attached to the LAN ports on the Wireless Space will have
IP addresses (assigned by DHCP or static) that are within the range
of addresses from Range Start IP and Range End IP. Note that the
Range Start IP default is 192.168.1.100. The Range End IP default
is 192.168.1.250. The first three fields, 192.168.1, match the rout-
er IP address. This is critical for communication between the devices
connected to the Wireless Space network as well as communica-
tion with the Wireless Space itself. Just as important is the last field,
which must conform to the numbers in the start and end ranges. In
this case, any number between 100 and 250. Therefore, devices
can have IP addresses such as 192.168.1.100, 192.168.1.151,
192.168.1.207, etc.
The tabs in Fig. 150, c show devices on the Wireless Space network
by DHCP static leases or DHCP leases status.
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