Westell Technologies 6100 Network Router User Manual


 
030-300411 Rev. A 122 July 2004
Westell (Models 6000, 6100, 6110)
User Guide
belongs to your local network.
DHCP Start Address This setting specifies the start of the IP address pool that the Router uses to
assign IP addresses to local devices.
DHCP End Address This setting specifies the end address of the IP address pool used for automatic
configuration of local devices.
DNS Server Enable DNS stands for Domain Name System. This is an Internet standard that
facilitates communication among devices. This allows a name to be used when
specifying a device instead of an IP address. Normally you want this enabled.
DHCP Server Enable DHCP stands for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. This is an Internet
standard that allows the Router to automatically assign IP addresses to devices
connected on the LAN network. It is advised that this opt ion is set to Enabled.
LAN Statistics
This page contains information regarding the configuration and status of your Local LAN. The following settings
are displayed.
LAN Configuration
Device IP Address This displays the IP address that the ADSL router uses for local communication.
DHCP NetMask This displays the subnet address that the ADSL router’s DHCP server issues in
DHCP responses.
DHCP Start Address This setting specifies the start of the IP address pool that the modem uses to
assign IP addresses to local devices.
DHCP End Address This setting specifies the end address of the IP address pool used for automatic
configuration of local devices.
DHCP Server Status Displays the status, “ON” or “OFF” of the DHCP Server
DHCP Server Displays which network “Public” or “Private” the DHCP server is serving IP
addresses for.
Devices on LAN This page displays the current devices the modem has found on your LAN. The
name of the device, the Ethernet MAC address, and the status, “Active” or
“Inactive” is displayed in the table.
P
Private LAN
This page contains the settings that control how the ADSL router interacts with the local devices connected to the
router. It is not recommended that these settings be changed. The following settings are displayed.
Private LAN
Private LAN DHCP Server
Enable
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is an Internet standard that
allows the ADSL router to automatically assign IP addresses to devices
connected on the LAN network. It is advised that this is enabled for Private
LAN.
Private LAN Enable This setting enables the Private NAT’ed interface. It is advised to leave this
enabled.
Modem IP Address This controls the IP address that the ADSL router uses for local
communication.
Subnet Mask This setting specifies the subnet mask to use to determine if an IP address
belongs to your local network.