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Prestige 782R G.SHDSL Router
Internet Access 3-1
Chapter 3
Internet Access
This chapter shows how to configure the LAN and WAN for Internet access.
3.1 Ethernet Factory Defaults
The Ethernet parameters of the Prestige are preset in the factory with the following values:
1. IP address of 192.168.1.1 with subnet mask of 255.255.255.0 (24 bits).
2. DHCP server enabled with 32 client IP addresses starting from 192.168.1.33.
These parameters should work for most installations. If the parameters are satisfactory, you can skip to the
TCP/IP Ethernet Setup and DHCP Section 3.3 to type the DNS server address(es) if your ISP gives you
explicit DNS server address(es). To change the factory defaults or to learn more about TCP/IP, please read
on.
3.2 TCP/IP and DHCP Ethernet Setup: DHCP
3.2.1 DHCP Setup
DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) allows the individual clients (computers) to obtain the
TCP/IP configuration at start-up from a centralized DHCP server. The Prestige has built-in DHCP server
capability, enabled by default, which means it can assign IP addresses, an IP default gateway and DNS
servers to other systems that support the DHCP client. The Prestige can also act as a surrogate DHCP server
where it relays IP address assignment from the actual DHCP server to the clients.
3.2.2 Client IP Pool Setup
The Prestige is pre-configured with a pool of 32 IP addresses starting from 192.168.1.33 to 192.168.1.64 for
the client computers. This leaves 31 IP addresses, 192.168.1.2 to 192.168.1.32 (excluding the Prestige itself
which has a default IP of 192.168.1.1) for other server computers, e.g., server for mail, FTP, telnet, web,
etc., that you may have.