Lan Configuration; Configuring The Dhcp Server - NETGEAR DGFV338 ProSafe Reference Manual

This chapter describes how to configure the advanced LAN features of your ProSafe Wireless
ADSL Modem VPN Firewall Router. These features can be found by selecting Network
Configuration from the primary menu and LAN Setup from the submenu of the browser
interface.
This chapter includes the following sections:
• "Configuring the DHCP Server" on page 7-1
• "Managing Groups and Hosts" on page 7-4
• "Configuring LAN Multi-Homing" on page 7-9
• "Configuring Static Routes and RIP" on page 7-11

Configuring the DHCP Server

By default, the ProSafe DGFV338 will function as a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration
Protocol) server, allowing it to provide an IP address, DNS server address, WINS Server address,
and default gateway address to all computers connected to the LAN. The assigned default gateway
address is the LAN address of the DGFV338. 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 DGFV338 are satisfactory.
See the link to "Preparing a Computer for Network Access" in
for an explanation of DHCP and information about how to assign IP addresses for your network.
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 Enable DHCP server radio box by selecting
the Disable DHCP Server radio box. Otherwise, leave it checked.
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 DGFV338's LAN IP
address. Using the default addressing scheme, you should define a range between 192.168.1.2 and
192.168.1.100, although you may wish to save part of the range for devices with fixed addresses.

LAN Configuration

Appendix B, "Related Documents"
v1.0, May 2008
Chapter 7
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