Using The Router As A Dhcp Server - NETGEAR RangeMax WPN824 Reference Manual

• IP Subnet Mask—the LAN Subnet Mask of the router. Combined with the IP address, the IP
Subnet Mask allows a device to know which other addresses are local to it, and which must be
reached through a gateway or router.
• RIP Direction—controls how the router sends and receives RIP packets. RIP (Router
Information Protocol) allows a router to exchange routing information with other routers. The
selection "Both" is the default.
– When set to "Both" or "Out Only", the router will broadcast its routing table periodically.
– When set to "Both" or "In Only", it will incorporate the RIP information that it receives.
– When set to "None", it will not send any RIP packets and will ignore any RIP packets
received.
• RIP Version—controls the format and the broadcasting method of the RIP packets that the
router sends. (It recognizes both formats when receiving.) By default, this is set for RIP-1.
– RIP-1 is universally supported. RIP-1 is probably adequate for most networks, unless you
have an unusual network setup.
– RIP-2 carries more information. RIP-2B uses subnet broadcasting.
Note: If you change the LAN IP address of the router while connected through the
browser, you will be disconnected. You must then open a new connection to the
new IP address and log in again.

Using the Router as a DHCP server

By default, the router will function as a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server,
allowing it to assign IP, DNS server, and default gateway addresses to all computers connected to
the router's LAN. The assigned default gateway address is the LAN address of the router. IP
addresses will be assigned to the attached computers from a pool of addresses specified in this
menu. Each pool address is tested before it is assigned to avoid duplicate addresses on the LAN.
For most applications, the default DHCP and TCP/IP settings of the router are satisfactory. See
"Wireless Communications" in Appendix B
how to assign IP addresses for your network.
If another device on your network will be the DHCP server, or if you will manually configure the
network settings of all of your computers, clear the 'Use router as DHCP server' check box.
Otherwise, leave it checked.
Advanced Configuration of the Router
Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824
for an explanation of DHCP and information about
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