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What Is DHCP?
What Is DHCP?
DHCP is the abbreviation for Dynamic Host Configuration
Protocol.
DHCP is a protocol for the dynamic negotiation of the oper-
ating parameters for the TCP/IP protocol (TCP is a transport
protocol based on the Internet protocol). The computers of
a local IP network (DHCP clients) access the DHCP server as
part of their operating systems’ start procedure.
The DHCP server assigns each client an IP address that has
not yet been assigned at the present time. The DHCP server
also informs the client of the IP addresses of the DNS serv-
er to be used and of the default gateway. In assigning the IP
addresses the DHCP server selects from a prescribed pool
of IP addresses.
The central administration of the TCP/IP operation parame-
ters makes it possible to avoid address conflicts due to IP
addresses accidentally assigned more than once.
9.2
IP Address
The FRITZ!Box is delivered with an IP address preset.
The IP address and the corresponding subnet mask auto-
matically yield the following values:
You can change the preset IP address.
Factory Settings
All computers are located in the same IP net-
work
enabled
IP address
192.168.178.1
Subnet mask
255.255.255.0
DHCP server
enabled
Network address of the subnet 192.168.178.0
Entire IP address pool for the
computers
192.168.178.2 - 192.168.178.253
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