User`s guide

MN-500 Base Station Configuration Guide 13
Local Area Network Settings
You can configure settings for your local network on the Local Area Network page of the Base Station Management
Tool. This configuration includes the following:
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Changing the IP address of your base station and viewing the subnet mask assigned to your local network.
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Enabling or disabling a DHCP server on the base station.
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Setting the IP address range and lease time for the DHCP server.
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Entering the local domain name for the DHCP server if necessary.
Before you configure your local network, take some time to learn about the options available. The following sections
describe each of the local area network settings.
IP Address and Subnet Mask
The default IP address of your local network is 192.168.2.1. This address is reserved for private local networks; it is
not visible to the Internet.
You do not need to change the IP address unless you have a specific reason to do so—for example, if your modem
IP address overlaps with the base station IP address. If you want to change the IP address of your base station, be
sure to change it to another non-routable (private) IP address.
The IP addresses assigned to the computers on your local network by the DHCP server are derived from the base
station IP address. If you change the base station IP address, the DHCP IP address range will also change.
The subnet mask for your local network is 255.255.255.0. You cannot change the subnet mask assigned to your
local network.
To modify the base station IP address
1. Open the Base Station Management Tool, and then click Local Area Network.
2. Type a new IP address for the base station.
3. To save the changes, click Apply.
DHCP Server
The base station DHCP server allocates IP addresses to the computers on your local network from a specific range
of IP addresses. Each time a computer on your network requests an IP address, it receives one within the specified
IP address range. Typically, the DHCP server will assign the same IP address to a client computer each time the
client logs on to the network.
The base station provides a default IP address range for the DHCP server to use. If you want, you can select a
specified IP address range when you enable the DHCP server.
To enable the DHCP server on the base station
1. Open the Base Station Management Tool, and then click Local Area Network.
2. If it is not already selected, select Enabled from the DHCP server list to enable the DHCP server on the
base station.
3. If you do not want to use the IP address pool specified by the DHCP server, type a starting IP address and an
ending IP address for the pool. Do not include the base station IP address in the IP address pool. For example, if
you are using the default base station IP address (192.168.2.1), the address range must be between
192.168.2.2 and 192.168.2.254.
4. Select a lease time for the assigned IP addresses. The default time is two hours.
5. Type a local domain name if your ISP provided one for you.
6. To save your changes, click Apply.