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Trek N300 Travel Router and Range Extender PR2000

• IP Subnet Mask. The LAN subnet mask of the Trek (by default, 255.255.255.0).

Combined with the IP address, the IP subnet mask allows a device to know which

other addresses are local to it, and which must be reached through a gateway or

router.

• RIP Direction. Router Information Protocol (RIP) enables a router to exchange

routing information with other routers. This setting controls how the Trek sends and

receives RIP packets. Both is the default setting. With the Both or Out Only setting,

the Trek broadcasts its routing table periodically. With the Both or In Only setting, the

Trek incorporates the RIP information that it receives.

• RIP Version. This setting controls the format and the broadcasting method of the RIP

packets that the Trek sends. It recognizes both formats when receiving. By default,

the RIP function is disabled. Four RIP versions exist:

- RIP-1 is universally supported. It is adequate for most networks, unless you have

an unusual network setup.

- RIP-2 carries more information. Both RIP-2B and RIP-2M send the routing data in

RIP-2 format.

- RIP-2B uses subnet broadcasting.

- RIP-2M uses multicasting.

7. To set your computers’ IP addresses manually, clear the Use Router as DHCP Server

check box.

NETGEAR recommends that you do not do this. For more information, see Use the Trek

as a DHCP Server on page 56.

8. To reserve an IP address for a computer or device on the LAN, in the Address Reservation

section, click the Add button.

For more information, see Set Up Address Reservation on page 58.

9. Click the Apply button.

Use the Trek as a DHCP Server

By default, the Trek functions as a DHCP server, allowing it to assign IP, DNS server, and

default gateway addresses to all computers connected to the Trek’s LAN. The assigned

default gateway address is the LAN IP address of the Trek. The Trek assigns IP addresses to

the attached computers from a pool of addresses specified in this screen. Each pool address

is tested before it is assigned to avoid duplicate addresses on the LAN. For most

applications, the default DHCP and TCP/IP settings of the Trek are satisfactory.

You can specify the pool of IP addresses for assignment by setting the starting IP address

and ending IP address. These addresses must be part of the same IP address subnet as the

Trek’s LAN IP address. Using the default addressing scheme, define a range between

192.168.168.2 and 192.168.168.200, although you might want to save part of the range for

devices with fixed addresses.

The Trek delivers the following parameters to any LAN device that requests DHCP:

• An IP address from the range that you defined

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