PMG5317-T20A User’s Guide
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CHAPTER 8
Home Networking
8.1 Overview
A Local Area Network (LAN) is a shared communication system to which many networking devices
are connected. It is usually located in one immediate area such as a building or floor of a building.
Use the LAN screens to help you configure a LAN DHCP server and manage IP addresses.
8.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter
•Use the LAN Setup screen to set the LAN IP address, subnet mask, and DHCP settings of your
GPON Device (Section 8.2 on page 112).
•Use the Static DHCP screen to assign IP addresses on the LAN to specific individual computers
based on their MAC Addresses (Section 8.3 on page 116).
•Use the UPnP screen to enable UPnP and UPnP NAT traversal on the GPON Device (Section 8.4
on page 117).
•Use the Additional Subnet screen to configure IP alias and public static IP (Section 8.5 on page
120).
•Use the TFTP Server Name screen to set a TFTP server address which is passed to the clients
using DHCP option 66. (Section 8.6 on page 121).
8.1.2 What You Need To Know
8.1.2.1 About LAN
IP Address
IP addresses identify individual devices on a network. Every networking device (including
computers, servers, routers, printers, etc.) needs an IP address to communicate across the
network. These networking devices are also known as hosts.
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