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CHAPTER 8
Home Networking
8.1 Overview
A Local Area Network (LAN) is a shared com m unication syst em to w hich m any net working devices
are connect ed. I t is usually located in one im m ediate area such as a building or floor of a building.
Use the LAN scr eens to help you configure a LAN DHCP server and m anage I P addresses.
8.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter
• Use the LAN Set u p screen to set t he LAN I P address, subnet m ask, and DHCP sett ings of your
Device (
Section 8.2 on page 141) .
• Use the St at ic D HCP screen to assign I P addresses on t he LAN t o specific individual com puters
based on their MAC Addresses (Section 8.3 on page 144).
• Use the UPnP screen to enable UPnP and UPnP NAT traver sal on t he Device (
Section 8.4 on page
146
) .
• Use the Addit ional Subnet screen t o configure I P alias and public static I P (
Section 8.5 on page
147
) .
• Use the STB Vendor I D screen t o have t he Device aut om at ically creat e stat ic DHCP entries for
Set Top Box ( STB) devices when they request I P addresses (Sect ion 8.8 on page 156)
• Use the LAN VLAN screen t o cont rol t he VLAN I D and I EEE 802.1p priority tags of traffic sent out
through individual LAN ports ( Section 8.9 on page 157).
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