The Setup Screens; Chapter 5 The Setup Screens; Overview; What You Can Do In This Chapter - ZyXEL Communications MAX-206M2 User Manual

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5.1 Overview

Use these screens to configure or view LAN, DHCP Client and WAN settings.

5.1.1 What You Can Do in This Chapter

• The Set IP Address screen
Modem's IP address and subnet mask.
• The Time Setting screen
Modem's time and date keeping settings.

5.1.2 What You Need to Know

The following terms and concepts may help as you read through this chapter.
LAN
A Local Area Network, or a shared communication system to which many computers are
attached. A LAN, as its name implies, is limited to a local area such as a home or office
environment. LANs have different topologies, the most common being the linear bus and the
star configuration.
IP Address
IP addresses identify individual devices on a network. Every networking device (including
computers, servers, routers, printers, etc.) needs an IP address to communicate across the
network. These networking devices are also known as hosts.
Subnet Mask
The subnet mask specifies the network number portion of an IP address. Your device will
compute the subnet mask automatically based on the IP Address that you entered. You do not
need to change the computer subnet mask unless you are instructed to do so.
Daytime
A network protocol used by devices for debugging and time measurement. A computer can
use this protocol to set its internal clock but only if it knows in which order the year, month,
and day are returned by the server. Not all servers use the same format.
User's Guide

The Setup Screens

(Section 5.2 on page 54) lets you configure the WiMAX
(Section 5.3 on page 55) lets you configure your WiMAX
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