Verizon MI424WR User Manual page 86

5
Using Network Connections
5.7 Broadband Coax Connection
IP Address Distribution
The "IP Address Distribution" section of the Configure Broadband Connection
(Coax) screen allows the user to configure the FiOS Router's Dynamic Host
Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server parameters. The DHCP automatically
assigns IP addresses to network devices. If enabled, make sure to configure
the network devices as "DHCP Clients. " There are three options in this section:
Disabled, DHCP Server, and DHCP Relay.
Caution!
We strongly recommend leaving this setting at "Disabled. "
Disabled Select this option if statically assigning IP addresses to the
network devices.
DHCP Server To set up the Broadband Coax connection to function as a
DHCP server:
1. DHCP Server.
Select
2. Enter the IP address at which the FiOS Router starts issuing addresses in the
"Start IP Address" text boxes. Since the FiOS Router's default IP address is
192.168.1.1, the Start IP Address must be 192.168.1.2.
3.
Enter the end of the IP address range used to automatically issue IP
addresses in the "End IP Address" text boxes. The "maximum" IP address that
can be entered here is 192.168.1.254.
4. Enter the subnet mask address in the "Subnet Mask" text boxes. The subnet
mask determines which portion of a destination LAN IP address is the
network portion, and which portion is the host portion.
5.
If a Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS) is being used, enter the WINS
server address in the "WINS Server" text boxes.
6. Enter the amount of time a network device will be allowed to connect to the
FiOS Router with its currently issued dynamic IP address in the "Lease Time
in Minutes" text box. Just before the time is up, the device's user will need to
make a request to extend the lease or get a new IP address.
7.
Click in the "Provide Host Name If Not Specified by Client" check box to have
the FiOS Router automatically assign network devices with a host name, in
case a host name is not provided by the user.
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