Home Networking; Chapter 10 Home Networking; Home Networking Overview; What You Can Do In This Chapter - ZyXEL Communications VMG Series User Manual

10.1 Home Networking 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.
Figure 122 Home Networking Example

10.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter

• Use the LAN Setup screen to set the LAN IP address, subnet mask, and DHCP settings
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• 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
• Use the Additional Subnet screen to configure IP alias and public static IP
• Use the STB Vendor ID screen to configure the Vendor IDs of the connected Set Top Box (STB) devices,
which have the Zyxel Device automatically create static DHCP entries for the STB devices when they
request IP addresses
• Use the Wake on LAN screen to remotely turn on a device on the network.
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• Use the TFTP Server Name screen to identify a TFTP server for configuration file download using DHCP
option 66.

10.1.2 What You Need To Know

The following terms and concepts may help as you read this chapter.

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