User`s guide

MN-700 Base Station Configuration Guide 12
Base Station IP Address
The default IP address of your base station is 192.168.2.1. This address is reserved for private local networks; it is
not visible to the Internet. You can use the base station IP address to open the Base Station Management Tool from
a Web browser, unless you have set the base station to access point mode.
You do not need to change the base station IP address unless you have a specific reason to do so—for example, if
your modem IP address replicates the base station IP address. If you do change the IP address of your base station,
be sure to change it to another non-routable (private) IP address.
To change the base station name or IP address
1. Open the Base Station Management Tool, and then click Local Area Network.
2. Type a new base station name in the Base station name textbox.
3. Type a new IP address for the base station in the IP address fields.
4. To save the changes, click Apply.
DHCP Server and IP Address Range
Your base station includes a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (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 connects to the network.
The IP address range is derived from the base station IP address. The fourth number in the IP address can
be between 2 and 254, depending on the range you set. For example, when your base station IP address is set
to 192.168.2.1, the IP addresses included in the DHCP address range can be between 192.168.2.2 and
192.168.2.254.
The base station provides a default IP address range for the DHCP server to use. If you want, you can change the IP
address range.
Following are some tips for setting the DHCP address range:
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Do not include the base station IP address in the IP address range.
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Be sure to include enough addresses in the address range to provide IP addresses for all the devices on
your network.
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Do not include any IP address in the address range that you want to use as a static IP address on your network.
For example, if you set up a virtual DMZ (demilitarized zone) on one computer in your network, you should assign
a static IP address to that machine and exclude the address from your IP address range.
To set the IP address range
1. Open the Base Station Management Tool, and then click Local Area Network.
2. If it is not already selected, select the Enable DHCP server checkbox to enable the DHCP server on the
base station.
3. If you do not want to use the IP address range specified by the DHCP server, type a starting IP address and an
ending IP address for the range. The DHCP address range must include a minimum of 50 addresses. Do not
include the base station IP address in the IP address range. 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. To save your changes, click Apply.