Home Networking; Chapter 8 Home Networking; Overview; What You Can Do In This Chapter - ZyXEL Communications LTE Series User Manual

8.1 Overview

A Local Area Network (LAN) is a shared communication system to which many computers are
attached. A LAN is usually located in one immediate area such as a building or floor of a building.
The LAN screens can help you configure a LAN DHCP server and manage IP addresses.

8.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter

• Use the LAN Setup screen to set the LAN IP address, subnet mask, and DHCP settings
page 132).
• Use the Static DHCP screen to assign IP addresses on the LAN to specific individual computers based
on their MAC addresses
• Use the UPnP screen to enable UPnP

8.1.2 What You Need To Know

The following terms and concepts may help as you read this chapter.
8.1.2.1 About LAN
IP Address
Similar to the way houses on a street share a common street name, so too do computers on a LAN share
one common network number. This is known as an Internet Protocol address.
Subnet Mask
The subnet mask specifies the network number portion of an IP address. Your Zyxel Device will compute
the subnet mask automatically based on the IP address that you entered. You do not need to change
the subnet mask computed by the Zyxel Device unless you are instructed to do otherwise.

Home Networking

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