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Configuring DHCP 47
CHAPTER 6: Configuring LAN Devices
3. Click Routing ; the following page opens.
4. Enter information in the following fields:
• In the Subnet IP field, enter the router address (this is the router address from the
secondary subnet provided by the service provider).
• In the Subnet Mask field, enter the subnet mask (this is the router mask from the
secondary subnet provided by the service provider).
• In the Gateway IP field, enter the IP address of the router for the specified subnet.
5. Click Add to List .
Configuring DHCP
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) allows for dynamic allocation of network addresses
and configuration to newly attached hosts. The gateway can be both a DHCP client and DHCP
server. The gateway acts as a client when it communicates to your service provider over the
Internet using DHCP. For this communication, you cannot modify the related DHCP settings. The
gateway is a DHCP server to your local network devices such as the computers connecting to it.
Note If you change the local network IP address range, you must renew the DHCP lease on all
devices on the gateway’s local network and manually reconfigure all devices configured
with static IP addresses.