Local Area Network Settings; Ip Address And Subnet Mask - Microsoft MN-500 User Manual

Note
If you set the Broadband
Networking Wireless Base
Station to bridging mode, the
settings on the Local Area
Network page in the Base
Station Management Tool will
be unavailable.
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Be sure to store your password in a safe place. If you forget or
misplace your password and cannot log on to the Base Station
Management Tool, you can restore the base station to the factory
default settings from the physical device, and then use the default
password admin to open the Base Station Management Tool. For
more information about restoring factory default settings on the
base station, see "Resetting the Base Station" in Chapter 1.

Local Area Network Settings

You can configure settings for your local network on the Local Area
Network page of the Base Station Management Tool. This
configuration includes the following:
• Changing the IP address of your base station and viewing the
subnet mask assigned to your local network.
• Enabling or disabling a DHCP server on the base station.
• Setting the IP address range and lease time for the DHCP
server.
• Entering the local domain name for the DHCP server if
necessary.
Before you configure your local network, take some time to learn
about the options available. The following sections describe each
of the local area network settings.

IP Address and Subnet Mask

The default IP address of your local network is 192.168.2.1. This
address is reserved for private local networks; it is not visible to
the Internet.
You do not need to change the IP address unless you have a
specific reason to do so—for example, if your modem IP address
overlaps with the base station IP address. If you want to change
the IP address of your base station, be sure to change it to another
nonroutable (private) IP address.
The IP addresses assigned to the computers on your local network
by the DHCP server are derived from the base station IP address. If
you change the base station IP address, the DHCP IP address
range will also change.
The subnet mask for your local network is 255.255.255.0. You
cannot change the subnet mask assigned to your local network.
To modify the base station IP address
1. Open the Base Station Management Tool, and then click Local
Area Network.
2. Type a new IP address for the base station.
3. To save the changes, click Apply.