Ip Settings Fields - NETGEAR WNAP210 User Manual

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To configure the basic IP settings of your access point:
Select Configuration > IP. The IP Settings screen displays:
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If necessary, edit the IP address fields described in
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Click Apply to save your basic IP settings.
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If you change the default subnet of the LAN IP address, you will be disconnected from the
access point user interface. To reconnect, reconfigure your computer with a static IP address
within the new LAN IP subnet.
By default, the access point is set with the DHCP client disabled. If your network uses
dynamic IP addresses, you need to change this setting.

IP Settings Fields

The following fields are available on the IP Settings screen.
DHCP Client. By default, the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) client is
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disabled. If you have a DHCP server on your LAN and you enable DHCP, the wireless
access point gets its IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway settings automatically
from the DHCP server on your network when you connect the access point to your LAN.
IP Address. Enter the IP address of your access point.The default IP address is
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192.168.0.236. To change it, enter an unused IP address from the address range used on
your LAN; or enable DHCP.
IP Subnet Mask. The access point automatically calculates the subnet mask based on
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the IP address that you assign. Otherwise, you can use 255.255.255.0 (the default) as
the subnet mask.
Default Gateway. Enter the IP address of the gateway for your LAN. For more complex
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networks, enter the address of the router for the network segment to which the access
point is connected. The default is 0.0.0.0.
Primary DNS Servers. This is the IP address for the primary Domain Name Server used
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by stations on your LAN. The default is 0.0.0.0.
Secondary DNS Servers.This is the IP address for the secondary Domain Name Server
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used by stations on your LAN. The default is 0.0.0.0.
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IP Settings Fields