
offers a user-friendly station configuration mode, but this configuration can
also be performed manually by modifying the board parameters directly.
DNS Addresses
The DNS addresses are given by the Internet access provider, except if there is a local DNS
in the home network.
As far as IP addresses are concerned, all the network stations must have the
same network address, e.g., 192.168.0.x or 10.0.x.x, with x between 1 and 254 in
both cases, as illustrated by Figure 10.22.
Configuring NAT and DHCP
The ideal architecture of a PLC home network is the architecture in which the PLC
router is used both as the NAT router and as the DHCP server, with the NAT
enabling the sharing of the Internet connection with all the devices connected to the
network and the DHCP giving all the parameters used by each device for its connec-
tion to the network. These functionalities are available with most PLC
modems-routers intended for the domestic market.
This ideal architecture is illustrated in Figure 10.23.
Configuring an Internet Gateway 237
Figure 10.21 Internet connection via a PLC modem-router
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