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CHAPTER 6
Home Networking
6.1 Overview
A Local Area Network (LAN) is a shared communication system to which many networking devices
are connected. It is usually located in one immediate area such as a building or floor of a building.
Use the LAN screens to help you configure a LAN DHCP server and manage IP addresses.
6.1.1 What You Can Do in the LAN Screens
•Use the LAN Setup screen to set the LAN IP address, subnet mask, and DHCP settings of your
Device (Section 6.2 on page 79).
•Use the Static DHCP screen to assign IP addresses on the LAN to specific individual computers
based on their MAC Addresses (Section 6.3 on page 81).
•Use the IP Alias screen (Section 6.6 on page 84) to change your Device’s IP alias settings.
•Use the UPnP screen to enable UPnP and UPnP NAT traversal on the Device (Section 6.5 on page
83).
•Use the IPv6 LAN Setup screen (Section 6.6 on page 84) to configure the IPv6 settings on your
Device’s LAN interface.
•Use the File Sharing screen (Section 6.7 on page 88) to set up file sharing via the Device.
•Use the Print Server screen (Section 6.8 on page 91) to enable the print server function on the
Device.
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LAN