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

8.1 Home Networking Overview

A Local Area Network (LAN) is a shared communication system to which many networking devices are
connected. It is usually located in one immediate area such as a building or floor of a building.
Use the LAN screens to help you configure a LAN DHCP server and manage IP addresses.
Figure 61 Home Networking Example

8.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter

Use the Home Networking screen to set the LAN IP address, subnet mask, and DHCP settings of your WX
Device (Section 8.2 on page

8.1.2 What You Need To Know

8.1.2.1 About LAN
IP Address
IP addresses identify individual devices on a network. Every networking device (including computers,
servers, routers, printers, and so on) needs an IP address to communicate across the network. These
networking devices are also known as hosts.
Subnet Mask
Subnet masks determine the maximum number of possible hosts on a network. You can also use subnet
masks to divide one network into multiple sub-networks.

8.1.3 Before You Begin

Find out the MAC addresses of your network devices if you intend to add them to the DHCP Client List
screen.

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