Chapter 3 Internet Access; Tcp/Ip And Dhcp For Lan; Factory Lan Defaults; Dhcp Configuration - ZyXEL Communications Prestige 310 User Manual

This chapter shows you how to configure the LAN as well as the WAN of your Prestige for Internet
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TCP/IP and DHCP for LAN

The Prestige has built-in DHCP server capability that assigns IP addresses and DNS servers to systems that
support DHCP client capability.

3.1.1 Factory LAN Defaults

The LAN parameters of the Prestige are preset in the factory with the following values:
1. IP address of 192.168.1.1 with subnet mask of 255.255.255.0 (24 bits)
2. DHCP server enabled with 32 client IP addresses starting from 192.168.1.33.
These parameters should work for the majority of installations. If your ISP gives you explicit DNS server
address(es), skip to the DNS Server Address section to see how to enter the DNS server address(es).

3.1.2 DHCP Configuration

DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, RFC 2131 and RFC 2132) allows individual clients to obtain
TCP/IP configuration at start-up from a server. You can configure the Prestige as a DHCP server or disable
it. When configured as a server, the Prestige provides the TCP/IP configuration for the clients. If set to
None, DHCP service will be disabled and you must have another DHCP server on your LAN, or else the
workstation must be manually configured.
The Prestige can also act as a surrogate DHCP server (DHCP Relay) where it relays IP address assignment
from the actual real DHCP server to the clients.
IP Pool Setup
The Prestige is pre-configured with a pool of 32 IP addresses starting from 192.168.1.33 to 192.168.1.64.
This configuration leaves 31 IP addresses (excluding the Prestige itself) in the lower range for other server
computers, for example, server for mail, FTP, Telnet, web, etc., that you may have.
Internet Access
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Internet Access
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