NETGEAR BR500 User Manual page 77

3. Enter the router user name and password.
The user name is admin. The password is the one that you specified when you set
up your router. If you didn't change the password, enter password. The user name
and password are case-sensitive.
The Dashboard displays.
4. Select BASIC > Setup > LAN Setup.
The LAN Setup page displays for the default LAN subnet (LAN1).
5. Click the Add Subnet button.
The Add New Subnet slide-out panel opens.
The LAN Name field and MAC Address field are automatically populated.
6. In the IP Address fields, enter the LAN IP address.
By default, the third octet of the IP address increases by one for each LAN subnet
that you add. For example, the default IP address for LAN2 is 192.168.2.1, the default
IP address for LAN3 is, 192.168.3.1, and so on. However, you can use any LAN IP
address, provided that the IP address differs from the one for the default LAN subnet
(LAN1) or any other LAN subnet that you added.
7. In the IP Subnet Mask fields, enter the LAN subnet mask.
8. If you want to use the DHCP server for the LAN subnet, select the Use Router as
DHCP Server check box and specify the range of IP addresses that the router assigns
for the LAN subnet:
• In the Starting IP Address field, enter the lowest number in the range.
This IP address must be in the same LAN subnet.
• In the Ending IP Address field, enter the number at the end of the range of IP
addresses.
This IP address must be in the same LAN subnet.
9. In the VLAN ID field, enter a VLAN ID.
The ID must be unique and cannot be used by any other LAN subnet (see Add a
VLAN on page 81).
10. (Optional) In the Description field, enter a description for the LAN subnet.
The description is for identification purposes.
11. Click the Apply button.
The new LAN subnet is added.
Manage the LAN and VLAN
Settings
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