NETGEAR FVS318N Reference Manual page 61

The Known PCs and Devices table lists the entries in the network database. For each PC or
device, the following fields display:
• Check box. Allows you to select the PC or device in the table.
• Name. The name of the PC or device. For computers that do not support the NetBIOS
protocol, the name is displayed as Unknown (you can edit the entry manually to add a
meaningful name). If the PC or device was assigned an IP address by the DHCP server,
then the name is appended by an asterisk.
• IP Address. The current IP address of the PC or device. For DHCP clients of the wireless
VPN firewall, this IP address does not change. If a PC or device is assigned a static IP
address, you need to update this entry manually after the IP address on the PC or device
has changed.
• MAC Address. The MAC address of the PC or device's network interface.
• Group. Each PC or device can be assigned to a single LAN group. By default, a PC or
device is assigned to Group 1. You can select a different LAN group from the Group
drop-down list in the Add Known PCs and Devices section or on the Edit Groups and
Hosts screen.
• Action. The Edit table button, which provides access to the Edit Groups and Hosts
screen.
Add PCs or Devices to the Network Database
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To add PCs or devices manually to the network database:
1. In the Add Known PCs and Devices section of the LAN Groups screen (see the
previous figure), enter the settings as explained in the following table:
Table 11. Known PCs and devices settings
Setting
Name
IP Address Type
IP Address
MAC Address
Group
ProSafe Wireless-N 8-Port Gigabit VPN Firewall FVS318N
Description
Enter the name of the PC or device.
From the drop-down list, select how the PC or device receives its IP address:
• Fixed (set on PC). The IP address is statically assigned on the PC or device.
• Reserved (DHCP Client). Directs the wireless VPN firewall's DHCP server to
always assign the specified IP address to this client during the DHCP negotiation
(see Set Up Address Reservation
Note: When you assign a reserved IP address to a client, the selected IP address
needs to be outside the range of addresses allocated to the DHCP server pool.
Enter the IP address that this PC or device is assigned in the IP Address field. If the
IP address type is Reserved (DHCP Client), the wireless VPN firewall reserves the
IP address for the associated MAC address.
Enter the MAC address of the PC's or device's network interface. The MAC
address format is six colon-separated pairs of hexadecimal characters (0–9 and
A–F), such as 01:23:45:67:89:AB.
From the drop-down list, select the group to which the PC or device is assigned.
(Group 1 is the default group.)
LAN Configuration
on page 64).
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