Chapter 8 Home Networking
VMG3925-B10A User’s Guide
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LAN IP Setup
IP Address Enter the LAN IPv4 IP address you want to assign to your VMG in dotted decimal notation,
for example, 192.168.1.1 (factory default).
Subnet Mask/ Type the subnet mask of your network in dotted decimal notation, for example
255.255.255.0 (factory default). Your VMG automatically computes the subnet mask based
on the IP Address you enter, so do not change this field unless you are instructed to do so.
IGMP Snooping
Active Select Enable to allows the VMG to passively learn multicast group.
DHCP Server State
DHCP Select Enable to have the VMG act as a DHCP server or DHCP relay agent.
Select Disable to stop the DHCP server on the VMG.
Select DHCP Relay to have the VMG forward DHCP request to the DHCP server.
DHCP Relay
Server Address
This field is only available when you select DHCP Relay in the DHCP field.
IP Address Enter the IPv4 IP address of the actual remote DHCP server in this field.
IP Addressing
Values
This field is only available when you select Enable in the DHCP field.
Beginning IP
Address
This field specifies the first of the contiguous addresses in the IP address pool.
Ending IP
Address
This field specifies the last of the contiguous addresses in the IP address pool.
Auto reserve IP
for the same
host
Select Enable to have the VMG record DHCP IP addresses with the MAC addresses the IP
addresses are assigned to. The VMG assigns the same IP address to the same MAC address
when the host requests an IP address again through DHCP.
DHCP Server
Lease Time
This is the period of time DHCP-assigned addresses is used. DHCP automatically assigns IP
addresses to clients when they log in. DHCP centralizes IP address management on central
computers that run the DHCP server program. DHCP leases addresses, for a period of time,
which means that past addresses are “recycled” and made available for future reassignment
to other systems.
This field is only available when you select Enable in the DHCP field.
Days/Hours/
Minutes
Enter the lease time of the DHCP server.
DNS Values This field is only available when you select Enable in the DHCP field.
DNS Select the type of service that you are registered for from your DNS service provider (From
ISP).
Select DNS Proxy if you have the DNS proxy service. The VMG redirects clients’ DNS
queries to a DNS server for resolving domain names.
Select Static if you have the Static DNS service.
LAN IPv6 Mode Setup
IPv6 Active
Select Enable to activate the IPv6 mode and configure IPv6 settings on the VMG.
Link Local Address Type
EUI64
Select this to have the VMG generate an interface ID for the LAN interface’s link-local
address using the EUI-64 format.
Manual
Select this to manually enter an interface ID for the LAN interface’s link-local address.
Lan Global Identifier Type
Table 30 Network Setting > Home Networking > LAN Setup (continued)
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