User manual NETGEAR DG834GT 108

[. . . ] Reference Manual for the Model DG834GT 108 Mbps Super Wireless ADSL Router NETGEAR, Inc. 4500 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA Phone 1-888-NETGEAR 202-10053-01 REFGD August 2004 August 2004 © 2004 by NETGEAR, Inc. Microsoft, Windows, and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Other brand and product names are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective holders. Statement of Conditions In the interest of improving internal design, operational function, and/or reliability, NETGEAR reserves the right to make changes to the products described in this document without notice. [. . . ] The router's default LAN IP configuration is: · · LAN IP addresses--192. 168. 0. 1 Subnet mask--255. 255. 255. 0 7-3 August 2004 Advanced Configuration Reference Manual for the Model DG834GT 108 Mbps Super Wireless ADSL Router These addresses are part of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)-designated private address range for use in private networks, and should be suitable in most applications. If your network has a requirement to use a different IP addressing scheme, you can make those changes in this menu. Figure 7-2: LAN IP Setup Menu The LAN TCP/IP Setup parameters are: · · IP Address This is the LAN IP address 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 RIP (Router Information Protocol) allows a router to exchange routing information with other routers. The RIP Direction selection controls how the Router sends and receives RIP packets. -- 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. · 7-4 August 2004 Advanced Configuration Reference Manual for the Model DG834GT 108 Mbps Super Wireless ADSL Router · RIP Version This controls the format and the broadcasting method of the RIP packets that the router sends. RIP-1 is probably adequate for most networks, unless you have an unusual network setup. -- RIP-2M uses multicasting. 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. DHCP 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 PCs 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 "IP Configuration by DHCP"on page B-9 for an explanation of DHCP and information about how to assign IP addresses for your network. Use Router as DHCP server 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. Specify the pool of IP addresses to be assigned by setting the Starting IP Address and Ending IP Address. These addresses should be part of the same IP address subnet as the router's LAN IP address. Using the default addressing scheme, you should define a range between 192. 168. 0. 2 and 192. 168. 0. 254, although you may want to save part of the range for devices with fixed addresses. The router will deliver the following parameters to any LAN device that requests DHCP: Advanced Configuration August 2004 7-5 Reference Manual for the Model DG834GT 108 Mbps Super Wireless ADSL Router · · · · · · An IP Address from the range you have defined Subnet Mask Gateway IP Address is the router's LAN IP address Primary DNS Server, if you entered a Primary DNS address in the Basic Settings menu; otherwise, the router's LAN IP address Secondary DNS Server, if you entered a Secondary DNS address in the Basic Settings menu WINS Server, short for Windows Internet Naming Service Server, determines the IP address associated with a particular Windows computer. A WINS server records and reports a list of names and IP address of Windows PCs on its local network. [. . . ] Short for Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service, RADIUS is an authentication system. Using RADIUS, you must enter your user name and password before gaining access to a network. This information is passed to a RADIUS server, which checks that the information is correct, and then authorizes access. Though not an official standard, the RADIUS specification is maintained by a working group of the IETF. [. . . ]