Chapter 8 Lan; Overview; What You Can Do; What You Need To Know - ZyXEL Communications WAH7601 User Manual

8.1 Overview

This chapter describes how to configure LAN settings.
A Local Area Network (LAN) is a shared communication system to which many devices are attached. A
LAN is a network limited to the immediate area, such as the same building or a floor of a building.
Figure 32 LAN Example
The LAN screens can help you configure and manage IP address, and partition your physical network
into logical networks.

8.1.1 What You Can Do

• Use the LAN screen to change the IP address for your WAH7601
• Use the DHCP Server screen to enable the DHCP server on the WAH7601
• Use the Leased Hosts screen to assign IP addresses on the LAN to specific individual devices based on
their MAC Addresses
• Use the File Sharing screen to allow file sharing via the WAH7601

8.1.2 What You Need To Know

The actual physical connection determines whether the WAH7601 ports are LAN or WAN ports. There are
two separate IP networks, one inside the LAN network and the other outside the WAN network as shown
next.
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