Lan Screen - TRENDnet TEW-435BRM User Manual

Setup

LAN Screen

Use the LAN link on the main menu to reach the LAN screen. An example screen is shown
below.
Figure 6: LAN Screen
Data - LAN Screen
TCP/IP
IP Address IP address for the TEW-435BRM, as seen from the local LAN. Use
the default value unless the address is already in use or your LAN is
using a different IP address range. In the latter case, enter an unused IP
Address from within the range used by your LAN.
Subnet Mask The default value 255.255.255.0 is standard for small (class "C")
networks. For other networks, use the Subnet Mask for the LAN
segment to which the TEW-435BRM is attached (the same value as
the PCs on that LAN segment).
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If Enabled, the TEW-435BRM will allocate IP Addresses to PCs
DHCP Server
(DHCP clients) on your LAN when they start up. The default (and
recommended) value is Enabled.
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If you are already using a DHCP Server, this setting must be
Disabled, and the existing DHCP server must be re-configured to
treat the TEW-435BRM as the default Gateway. See the following
section for further details.
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The Start IP Address and Finish IP Address fields set the values
used by the DHCP server when allocating IP Addresses to DHCP
clients. This range also determines the number of DHCP clients
supported.
See the following section for further details on using DHCP.
DHCP
What DHCP Does
A DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) Server allocates a valid IP address to a
DHCP Client (PC or device) upon request.
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The client request is made when the client device starts up (boots).
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The DHCP Server provides the Gateway and DNS addresses to the client, as well as
allocating an IP Address.
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The TEW-435BRM can act as a DHCP server.
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Windows 95/98/ME and other non-Server versions of Windows will act as a DHCP client.
This is the default Windows setting for the TCP/IP network protocol. However, Windows
uses the term Obtain an IP Address automatically instead of "DHCP Client".
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You must NOT have two (2) or more DHCP Servers on the same LAN segment. (If your
LAN does not have other Routers, this means there must only be one (1) DHCP Server on
your LAN.)
Using the TEW-435BRM's DHCP Server
This is the default setting. The DHCP Server settings are on the LAN screen. On this screen,
you can:
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Enable or Disable the TEW-435BRM's DHCP Server function.
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Set the range of IP Addresses allocated to PCs by the DHCP Server function.
Using another DHCP Server
You can only use one (1) DHCP Server per LAN segment. If you wish to use another DHCP
Server, rather than the TEW-435BRM's, the following procedure is required.
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Disable the DHCP Server feature in the TEW-435BRM. This setting is on the LAN screen.
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Configure the DHCP Server to provide the TEW-435BRM's IP Address as the Default
Gateway.
To Configure your PCs to use DHCP
This is the default setting for TCP/IP for all non-Server versions of Windows.
See Chapter 4 - Client Configuration for the procedure to check these settings.
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You can assign Fixed IP Addresses to some devices
while using DHCP, provided that the Fixed IP Addresses
are NOT within the range used by the DHCP Server.
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