Chapter 3 Internet Access; Factory Ethernet Defaults; Lans And Wans; Lans, Wans And The Prestige - ZyXEL Communications Prestige 650ME User Manual

This chapter shows you how to configure the LAN and WAN of your Prestige for Internet access
3.1

Factory Ethernet Defaults

The Ethernet parameters of the Prestige are preset in the factory with the following values:
1. IP address of 192.168.1.1 with a fixed subnet mask of 255.255.255.248.
2. DHCP server enabled with four client IP addresses starting from 192.168.1.2 to 192.168.1.5.
These parameters should work for the majority of installations. If the parameters are satisfactory, you can
skip to TCP/IP Ethernet Setup and DHCP to enter the DNS server address(es) if your ISP gives you explicit
DNS server address(es). If you wish to change the factory defaults or to learn more about TCP/IP, please
read on.
3.2

LANs and WANs

A LAN (Local Area Network) is a computer network limited to the immediate area, usually the same
building or floor of a building. A WAN (Wide Area Network), on the other hand, is an outside connection
to another network or the Internet.

3.2.1 LANs, WANs and the Prestige

The actual physical connection determines whether the Prestige ports are LAN or WAN ports. There are
two separate IP networks, one inside, the LAN network; the other outside: the WAN network as shown
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Internet Access
Prestige 650ME ADSL Bridge
Chapter 3
Internet Access
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