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8.7 Home Networking Technical Reference
This section provides some technical background information about the topics covered in this
chapter.
8.7.1 LANs, WANs and the AMG1302-T11C
The actual physical connection determines whether the AMG1302-T11C ports are LAN or WAN
ports. There are two separate IP networks, one inside the LAN network and the other outside the
WAN network as shown next.
Figure 55 LAN and WAN IP Addresses
8.7.2 DHCP Setup
DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, RFC 2131 and RFC 2132) allows individual clients to
obtain TCP/IP configuration at start-up from a server. You can configure the AMG1302-T11C as a
DHCP server or disable it. When configured as a server, the AMG1302-T11C provides the TCP/IP
RA Interval Enter the time in seconds between router advertisement messages. Possible
values for this field are 4-1800.
Delegate MTU from WAN Select this to have the AMG1302-T11C obtain the MTU setting from the service
provider or uplink router.
Manual Select this to specify the MTU manually.
MTU The Maximum Transmission Unit. Type the maximum size of each IPv6 data
packet, in bytes, that can move through this interface. If a larger packet arrives,
the AMG1302-T11C divides it into smaller fragments.
DAD attempts Specify the number of DAD (Duplicate Address Detection) attempts before an
IPv6 address is assigned to the AMG1302-T11C LAN interface. Possible values for
this field are 1-7.
Apply Click this to save your changes.
Cancel Click this to restore your previously saved settings.
Advanced Setup Click this to display the Advanced WAN Setup fields and edit more details of
your IPv6 LAN setup. Click this button again to display less fields in this screen.
Table 37 Network Setting > Home Networking > IPv6 LAN Setup
LABEL DESCRIPTION