Lan Setup; Chapter 6 Lan Setup; Overview; What You Can Do In This Chapter - ZyXEL Communications P870HNU-51B User Manual

6.1 Overview

A Local Area Network (LAN) is a shared communication system to which many computers are
attached. A LAN is usually located in one immediate area such as a building or floor of a building.
The LAN screens can help you configure a LAN DHCP server and manage IP addresses.
LAN
• See Section 6.5 on page 120

6.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter

• The IP screen
your ZyXEL device and configure other LAN TCP/IP settings.
• Use the DHCP Client List screen
assigned to DHCP clients and the IP addresses reserved for specific MAC addresses.
• The IPv6 screen lets you configure the IPv6 settings on your ZyXEL device's LAN interface
(Section 6.5 on page

6.2 What You Need To Know

IP Address
Similar to the way houses on a street share a common street name, so too do computers on a LAN
share one common network number. This is known as an Internet Protocol address.
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for more information on LANs.
(Section 6.3 on page 117) lets you set the LAN IP address and subnet mask of
(Section 6.3 on page
120).

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