Operation Manual

Chapter 8 Home Networking
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The following table describes the labels in this screen.
8.8 The TFTP Server Name Screen
Use the TFTP Server Name screen to set the TFTP server address which is passed to the clients
using DHCP option 66. The DHCP clients in the VMG local network, such as STB devices, can then
use the TFTP server address or domain name for configuration file download. RFC 2132 defines the
option 66 open standard. DHCP option 66 carries the IP address or the domain name of a single
TFTP server.
Click Network Setting > Home Networking > TFTP Server Name to open this screen.
Figure 55 Network Setting > Home Networking > TFTP Server Name
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
8.9 Technical Reference
This section provides some technical background information about the topics covered in this
chapter.
8.9.1 LANs, WANs and the VMG
The actual physical connection determines whether the VMG ports are LAN or WAN ports. There are
two separate IP networks, one inside the LAN network and the other outside the WAN network as
shown next.
Table 34 Network Setting > Home Networking > Wake on LAN
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Wake by
Address
Select Manual and enter the IP address or MAC address of the device to turn it on remotely.
The drop-down list also lists the IP addresses that can be found in the VMG’s ARP table.
Select an IP address and it will then automatically update the IP address and MAC address
in the following fields.
IP Address Enter the IPv4 IP address of the device to turn it on.
MAC Address Enter the MAC address of the device to turn it on. A MAC address consists of six
hexadecimal character pairs.
Wake up Click this to send a wake up packet to wake up the specified device.
Table 35 Network Setting > Home Networking > TFTP Server Name
LABEL DESCRIPTION
TFTP Server
Name
Enter the IP address or the domain name of a single TFTP server.
Apply Click Apply to save your changes.
Cancel Click Cancel to exit this screen without saving.