Chapter 2. Configuring Your Network: Lan Setup; Lan Configuration - D-Link DSR-250N User Manual

Chapter 2.
It is assumed that the user has a machine for management connected to the LAN to the router. The LAN
connection may be through the wired Ethernet ports available on the router, or once the initial setup is
complete, the DSR may also be managed through its wireless interface as it is bridged with the LAN.
Access the router's graphical user interface (GUI) for management by using any web browser, such as
Microsoft Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox:
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Go to http://192.168.10.1 (default IP address) to display the router's management login screen.
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Default login credentials for the management GUI:
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Username: admin
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Password: admin
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If the router's LAN IP address was changed, use that IP address in the navigation bar of the browser to
access the router's management UI.
2.1

LAN Configuration

Setup > Network Settings > LAN Configuration
By default, the router functions as a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server to the hosts
on the WLAN or LAN network. With DHCP, PCs and other LAN devices can be assigned IP
addresses as well as addresses for DNS servers, Windows Internet Name Service (WINS) servers, and
the default gateway. With the DHCP server enabled the router's IP address serves as the gateway
address for LAN and WLAN clients. The PCs in the LAN are assigned IP addresses from a pool of
addresses specified in this procedure. 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 are satisfactory. If you want another PC
on your network to be the DHCP server or if you are manually configuring the network settings of all
of your PCs, set the DHCP mode to 'none'. DHCP relay can be used to forward DHCP lease
information from another LAN device that is the network's DHCP server; this is particularly useful
for wireless clients.
Instead of using a DNS server, you can use a Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS) server. A
WINS server is the equivalent of a DNS server but uses the NetBIOS protocol to resolve hostnames.
The router includes the WINS server IP address in the DHCP configuration when acknowledging a
DHCP request from a DHCP client.
You can also enable DNS proxy for the LAN. When this is enabled the router then as a proxy for all
DNS requests and communicates with the ISP's DNS servers. When disabled all DHCP clients receive
the DNS IP addresses of the ISP.
To configure LAN Connectivity, please follow the steps below:
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In the LAN Setup page, enter the following information for your router:
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IP address (factory default: 192.168.10.1).
Configuring Your Network: LAN Setup