User`s guide

MN-500 Base Station Configuration Guide 8
Local Area Network
The Local Area Network (LAN) settings relate to your local network—that is, how the base station is configured in
relation to the devices on your network.
The following table describes the LAN settings and how to modify them.
Setting Description Notes
Local IP
address
The default IP address of your base
station is 192.168.2.1.
You can change the local IP address on the Local Area Network page of
the Base Station Management Tool, but this is not recommended.
Subnet mask The subnet mask for your local
network is 255.255.255.0.
You cannot change the subnet mask of your LAN.
DHCP server Appears as Enabled or Disabled. You can change this setting on the Local Area Network page of the Base
Station Management Tool.
Firewall Appears as Enabled or Disabled. You can change this setting in the Security section of the Base Station
Management Tool.
DHCP Client List
When a DHCP server is enabled on a network, each device (also called a client, which can be a desktop computer,
notebook computer, or another connected device) leases an IP address for a specified period of time. The DHCP
client list shows all the clients that have an active lease on an IP address, including the IP address and MAC
address of each client. The list includes any device with an active lease, even if that device is no longer actively
connected to the network. A client is removed from the DHCP client list when its lease has expired. The network can
support up to 253 clients at one time.
You can specify the IP address lease time from the Local Area Network page of the Base Station Management
Tool. For information about how to do this, see “Local Network Settings.”
The DHCP client list is relevant to your network only if you have the DHCP server enabled on the base station.
For information about how to enable or disable the DHCP server, see “DHCP Server.”
Base Station Information
You can view current network status in the Base Station Management Tool, under Network Information. The
following table describes this network information.
Setting Description Notes
Runtime code version
and Boot code version
These settings show the version
numbers of your firmware.
When you check for firmware upgrades at
www.microsoft.com/broadbandnetworking you should download
the version on the Web only if it is later than the version shown here.
LAN MAC address This is the MAC address of the
base station.
For information about MAC addresses, see “MAC Addresses.”
MAC address This is the MAC address that
your ISP sees.
For information about MAC addresses, see “MAC Addresses.”
Serial number This is the serial number of your
base station.
If you need to call Product Support Services for assistance, you
might need to provide the serial number.