Reserved Ip Addresses Setup - NETGEAR JWNR2000v2 User Manual

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the attached computers from a pool of addresses specified in this screen. Each pool address
is tested before it is assigned to avoid duplicate addresses on the LAN.
For most applications, the default DHCP and TCP/IP settings of the
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router are satisfactory.
To specify a pool of IP addresses to be assigned, set the starting IP address and ending IP
address. These addresses should be part of the same IP address subnet as the router's LAN
IP address. Using the default addressing scheme, you should define a range between
192.168.1.2 and 192.168.1.254, although you might wish to save part of the range for
devices with fixed addresses.
The router delivers the following parameters to any LAN device that requests DHCP:
An IP address from the range you have defined
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Subnet mask
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Gateway IP address (the router's LAN IP address)
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Primary DNS server (if you entered a primary DNS address in the Basic Settings screen;
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otherwise, the router's LAN IP address)
Secondary DNS server (if you entered a secondary DNS address in the Basic Settings
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screen)
To use another device on your network as the DHCP server, or to manually specify the
network settings of all of your computers, clear the Use Router as DHCP Server check box.
Otherwise, leave it selected. If this service is not selected and no other DHCP server is
available on your network, you need to set your computers' IP addresses manually or they
will not be able to access the router.

Reserved IP Addresses Setup

When you specify a reserved IP address for a computer on the LAN, that computer always
receives the same IP address each time it accesses the router's DHCP server. Reserved IP
addresses should be assigned to servers that require permanent IP settings.
To reserve an IP address:
Select Advanced > LAN Setup and click the Add button.
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In the IP Address field, type the IP address to assign to the computer or server. Choose an
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IP address from the router's LAN subnet, such as 192.168.0.x.
Type the MAC address of the computer or server.
3.
If the computer is already present on your network, copy its MAC
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address from the Attached Devices screen and paste it here.
Click Apply to enter the reserved address into the table.
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