Lan Setup; Chapter 6 Lan Setup; Overview; What You Can Do In This Chapter - ZyXEL Communications P-870HW-51a v2 User Manual

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6.1 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.
LAN
• See Section 6.7 on page 72
• See Appendix D on page 215

6.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter

• The LAN IP screen lets you set the LAN IP address and subnet mask of your ZyXEL
device and configure the ZyXEL Device's DHCP settings
• The Client List screen lets you assign IP addresses on the LAN to specific individual
computers based on their MAC Addresses
• The IP Alias screen lets you change your ZyXEL Device's IP alias settings
on page 70).

6.2 What You Need To Know

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.
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