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Groups and Hosts
The Groups and Hosts page contains a list of all known PCs and network devices, as well as hosts that are assigned dynamic IP addresses by this router.
How the Network Database is created:
v Using the DHCP Server: The router’s DHCP server is configured, by default to respond to DHCP requests from clients on the LAN. Every computer that receives a response from the router will be added to the Network Database.
v Scanning the Network: The router also scans the local network periodically using well known protocols such as ARP and NetBIOS to detect active computers or devices which are not DHCP clients. For computers that do not support the NetBIOS protocol, the name will be displayed as "Unknown".
Known PCs and Devices
This table lists entries in the Network Database. For each computer or device, the following fields are displayed:
v Name: The name of the computer or device. For computers that do not support the NetBIOS protocol, they will be listed as "Unknown". In this case, the name can be edited manually for easier management. If the computer was assigned an IP address by the DHCP server, then an asterisk is be appended to the name.
v IP Address: The current IP address of the computer. For DHCP clients of the router, this IP address will not change. If a computer is assigned a static IP addresses, you must to update this entry manually if the IP address of the computer has been changed.
v MAC Address: The MAC address of the computer’s network interface.
v Group: Each PC or device can be assigned to a single group. By default, a computer is assigned to the first group (Group 1). To change the group assignment, click Edit.
v Action/Edit: Allows modification of the selected entry.
Add Known PCs and Devices
To add computers to the network database manually, fill in the following fields:
v Name: The name of the PC or device.
v IP Address Type: Select Reserved (DHCP Client) to direct the router to reserve the IP address for allocation by the DHCP server. Select Fixed (Set on PC) if the IP address is statically assigned on the computer itself.
v IP Address: The IP address that this computer or device is assigned. If the IP Address Type is Reserved (DHCP Client), the router will reserve the IP address for the associated MAC address.
v MAC Address: The MAC address of the computer’s network interface. The MAC address should be in the form: xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx (Example: 00:80:48:2a:8b:c0)
v Group: The group to which the computer has to be assigned.
v Action/Add: Click this button to add the new entry to the network database.
Edit Groups
To edit the names of any of the eight available groups, select the group by checking the adjacent radio button and typing in a suitable name in the associated field.
Note: Following characters are not supported for this field: " (Double Quote) and space.
Click Apply to save the settings.
 Click Reset to revert to the previous settings.
 

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