Alcatel SPEED TOUCH PRO, User Manual

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Configuring the STPro
as DHCP server
Configuring the STPro
for Auto DHCP
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To setup the STPro as DHCP server, tick .
Via the ' DHCP Server Configuration' tables, you can configure the
STPro DHCP server settings.
IP Address
STPro DHCP
Server
Internet
Access Point
ATM
Network
Note : This setting might cause side effects with Bridging. See section 12.2.1 for
more information.
One of the STPro features is that it can automatically revert from
DHCP client to DHCP server.
At boot time the
STPro probes the LAN for a specified time limit
( 'Client timeout' ) to check whether another DHCP server is
available on the network. If so, it will act as a DHCP client. If no
response is received within the specified time, the STPro becomes
a DHCP server.
To allow the
STPro to act as Auto DHCP client/server, tick
.
Additionally, you can configure the ' Client timeout' in seconds:
.
Via the ' DHCP server configuration' tables, you can configure the
STPro DHCP server settings.