DAP-1360
Wireless N300 Access Point & Router
User Manual
Configuring Device (Access Point Mode)
Parameter
Description
Mode
An operating mode of the
access point
's DHCP server.
Enable
: the
access point
assigns IP addresses to clients
automatically in accordance with the specified parameters. When
this value is selected, the
Start IP
,
End IP
,
Gateway IP address
,
Primary DNS server
,
Secondary DNS server
, and the
Lease
time
fields are displayed on the page.
Disable
: the
access point
's DHCP server is disabled, clients' IP
addresses are assigned manually.
Start IP
The start IP address of the address pool used by the DHCP server to
distribute IP addresses to clients.
End IP
The end IP address of the address pool used by the DHCP server to
distribute IP addresses to clients.
Gateway IP address
The gateway IP address for clients of the access point. When this
field is left blank, clients use the IP address of the access point as the
gateway address.
Primary DNS server/
Secondary DNS server
The IP addresses of the primary and secondary DNS servers for
clients of the access point. When these fields are left blank, clients
use the IP address of the access point as the addresses of the DNS
servers.
Lease time
The lifetime of IP addresses leased by the DHCP server. At the end
of this period the leased IP address is revoked and can be distributed
to another device, unless the previous device has confirmed the need
to keep the address.
When all needed settings are configured, click the
Apply
button.
In the
Static DHCP
section, you can specify MAC address and IP address pairs (set a fixed IP
address in the local area network for a device with a certain MAC address). The
access point
assigns IP addresses in accordance with the specified pairs only when the DHCP server is enabled
(in the
DHCP server
section, in the
Mode
drop-down list, the
Enable
value is selected).
Figure 38. The section for creating MAC-IP pairs.
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