ZyXEL Communications FMG3025-D10A IP Phone User Manual


 
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CHAPTER 7
Home Networking
7.1 Overview
A Local Area Network (LAN) is a shared communication system to which many computers are
attached. A LAN is usually located in one immediate area such as a building or floor of a building.
The LAN screens can help you configure a LAN DHCP server and manage IP addresses.
7.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter
•Use the LAN Setup screen to set the LAN IP address, subnet mask, and DHCP settings (Section
7.2 on page 96).
•Use the Static DHCP screen to assign IP addresses on the LAN to specific individual computers
based on their MAC Addresses (Section 7.3 on page 97).
•Use the UPnP screen to enable UPnP (Section 7.4 on page 99).
•Use the File Sharing screen to enable file-sharing server (Section 7.5 on page 99).
•Use the Media Server screen to enable or disable the sharing of media files (Section 7.6 on
page 102).
•Use the Printer Server screen to enable the print server (Section 7.7 on page 102).
7.1.2 What You Need To Know
The following terms and concepts may help as you read this chapter.
7.1.2.1 About LAN
IP Address
Similar to the way houses on a street share a common street name, so too do computers on a LAN
share one common network number. This is known as an Internet Protocol address.
WAN
LAN