Router; Time/Date; Device Reset - AT&T Home Base User Manual

Advanced – Router
IP Address: The IP address for this device as seen from the local
network. This is set to a default value.
Subnet Mask: The default value 255.255.255.0 is standard for small
(class "C") networks.
MAC Address: The MAC Address is a network identifier. This read-
only field displays the MAC Address for the Wi-Fi interface on this
device.
DHCP Server: This option is set to Enable by default. The DHCP
server allocates an IP address to each Connected Device.
DHCP IP Pool: This is the IP address range used by the DHCP server.
This indicates the range of IP addresses which may be allocated to
connected devices.
DHCP Lease Time: This specifies the time period (in hours) for how
long each device is assigned an internal IP address.
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UPNP: Universal Plug and Play (UPNP) is a set of networking
protocols that permits networked devices to discover each other's
presence on the network. The default value for this setting is
Disable.
VPN Passthrough: This feature allows VPN client software on
connected devices to connect through this device to remote VPN
servers. Normally, this option should be set to Enabled.
Advanced – Time/Date
Current Local Time: Displays the current date and time on the
device.
Time Set Mode: Select from Manual Set Time or SNTP Auto
Synchronization to determine how the AT&T Home Base
determines local time.
Manual Set Time – Selecting this option will allow you to
manually set the Month, Day, Year, Hour, Minute, and AM/PM
parameters for your local time. Click "Apply" for changes to
take effect.
SNTP Auto Synchronization – SNTP, or Simple Network Time
Protocol, is used to allow synchronization of the date and time
between your device and the system time on the network.
You can pick up to three SNTP Servers you want your device
to synchronize with, including specifying a server not listed by
selecting "Other" from the dropdown and typing in the server
address. You can also set the Time Zone and Daylight Saving
Time status.
Advanced – Device Reset
This screen provides the ability to reset all settings to the factory
default values and restart the device.
Device Reset: Click the Reset button to reset all settings to their
factory default values. This causes a restart, and changes the
current Wi-Fi settings if they do not match the factory default
values. In this case, all connected devices need to reconnect using
the default Wi-Fi settings.
Restart Device: Click the Restart button to power off and restart
the device.
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