Ip Address Format; Ip Address Assignment; Table 5: Private Ip Address Ranges - Hitron CGN User Manual

3.1.2.1

IP ADDRESS FORMAT

IP addresses consist of four octets (8-bit numerical values) and are usually
represented in decimal notation, for example 192.168.1.1. In decimal notation, this
means that each octet has a minimum value of 0 and a maximum value of 255.
An IP address carries two basic pieces of information: the "network number" (the
address of the network as a whole, analogous to a street name) and the "host ID"
(analogous to a house number) which identifies the specific computer (or other
network device).
3.1.2.2

IP ADDRESS ASSIGNMENT

IP addresses can come from three places:
The Internet Assigned Numbers Agency (IANA)
Your Internet Service Provider
You (or your network devices)
IANA is responsible for IP address allocation on a global scale, and your ISP assigns
IP addresses to its customers. You should never attempt to define your own IP
addresses on a public network, but you are free to do so on a private network.
In the case of the CGN:
The public network (Wide Area Network or WAN) is the link between the cable
connector and your Internet Service Provider. Your CGN's IP address on this
network is assigned by your service provider.
The private network (in routing mode - see
Local Area Network (LAN) and Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), if
enabled. You are free to assign IP addresses to computers on the LAN and
WLAN manually, or to allow the CGN to assign them automatically via DHCP
(Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol). IANA has reserved the following blocks
of IP addresses to be used for private networks only:
Table 5: Private IP Address Ranges
FROM...
10.0.0.0
172.16.0.0
192.168.0.0
30 30
...TO
10.255.255.255
172.31.255.255
192.168.255.255
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