Changing T He I P A Ddress O F T He W Ireless R Ange E Xtender - Manhattan 525695 User Manual

4.3.3 Changing t he I P a ddress o f t he w ireless r ange e xtender
1. F ind o ut w hat t he I P a ddress i s o f t he w ireless r outer i n y our n etwork; f or e xample, t he q uite c ommon 1 92.168.0.1.
2. F ind o ut w hat t he D HCP r ange i s o f t he w ireless r outer. I n t his e xample, w e u se 1 92.168.0.100 t o 1 92.168.0.200.
3. S et t he l ocal I P a ddress t o 1 92.168.0.201.
The s econd o ption o n t he i nterface i s t he D HCP f unction. T he D ynamic H ost C onfiguration P rotocol ( DHCP) i s a s tandardized
network p rotocol u sed o n I nternet P rotocol ( IP) n etworks f or d ynamically d istributing n etwork c onfiguration p arameters,
such a s I P a ddresses f or i nterfaces a nd s ervices. W ith D HCP, c omputers r equest I P a ddresses a nd n etworking p arameters
automatically f rom a D HCP s erver, r educing t he n eed f or a n etwork a dministrator o r a u ser t o c onfigure t hese s ettings
choose f rom:
Disable: T he D HCP s erver f unction i s t urned o ff. T he w ireless r ange e xtender w ill n ot p rovide I P a ddress i nformation t o a ny
of t he c onnected c omputers o r n etworking d evices.
Server: T he D HCP s erver f unction i s a ctivated. C onnected n etworking d evices o btain I P a ddress i nformation f rom t he
wireless r ange e xtender.
Auto: I n t his m ode, t he w ireless r ange e xtender a ctivates a nd d eactivates t he D HCP s erver a s n eeded. T his i s b y f ar t he b est
choice. E ven u sers w ith e xperience i n n etworking t ypically s hould l eave t his f eature o n a uto.
The L AN i nterface s etup i s a n o ptional p art o f t he s ettings.
For t he a ccess p oint t o f unction, i ts I P s ettings a re l argely
irrelevant. T he I P a ddress o f t he a ccess p oint i s m erely u sed
to c onnect t o t he d evice's W eb a dmin i nterface. S o, i f y ou
want t o b e a ble t o c onnect t o t he a ccess p oint's a dmin
interface w ithout c hanging t he w ireless s ettings o f y our
network a dapter, o r i f y ou w ant t o u se t he s cheduler
function e xplained b elow, h ere i s w hat y ou d o:
Once t his i s d one, y ou c an c lick " Apply" t o s ave t he s ettings.
After t he r estart, t he W eb a dmin i nterface w ill b e a t
http://192.168.0.201 – a nd y ou c an c onnect t o i t f rom a ny
computer i n t he n etwork w ithout c hanging i ts I P a ddress
settings.
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manually. I f y ou s till h ave n o i dea w hat D HCP m eans,
and w e w ouldn't b lame y ou, j ust k now t hat a D HCP
server e nables y our c omputer, l aptop, s martphone
and t ablet t o c ommunicate w ith e ach o ther a nd a lso
access t he I nternet. T here a re t hree s ettings t o