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Wired LAN Configurations
Before all computers using a wired Ethernet connection (i.e. those computers
that connect to this router's LAN ports 1 through 4 by Ethernet cable) can
communicate with each other and access internet, they must have a valid IP
address.
There are two ways to assign IP addresses to computers: static IP address (set
the IP address for every computer manually), and dynamic IP address (IP
address of computers will be assigned by router automatically. It's
recommended for most of computers to use dynamic IP address as it saves a
lot of time on setting IP addresses for every computer, especially when there
are a lot of computers in your network; for servers and network devices that
provide services to other computers and users that come from the Internet,
static IP address should be used so that other computers can locate the server.
Suggestions on IP address numbering plan:
If you have no idea how to define an IP address plan for your
network, here are some suggestions.
1. A valid IP address has 4 fields: a, b, c, and d; for most home
and company users, it's suggested to use 192.168.c.d, where c
is an integer between 0 and 254, and d is an integer between 1
and 254. This router is capable to work with up to 253 clients,
so you can set 'd' field of the router IP address as 1 or 254 (or
any number between 1 and 254), and pick a number between 0
and 254 for field 'c'.
2. In most cases, you should use '255.255.255.0' as your subnet
mask, which allows up to 253 clients (this also utilizes the
X650's capability of working with up to 253 clients).
3. For all servers and network devices that provide services to
other people (like Internet service, print service, and file
service), they should use static IP address. Give each of them
a unique number between 1 and 253, and maintain a list, so
that everyone can locate those servers easily.
4. For computers that are not dedicated to providing specific
services to others, they should use dynamic IP address.
If you do not understand the descriptions listed above, don't
worry! We will provide recommended setup values below.
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