Interfaces
Local Area Networks (LANs)
IX10 User Guide
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(config)> network interface my_lan ipv4 dhcp_server enable true
(config)>
See
for information about creating a LAN.
4. (Optional) Set the amount of time that a DHCP lease is valid:
(config)> network interface my_lan ipv4 dhcp_server lease_time
value
(config)>
where
value
is any number of weeks, days, hours, minutes, or seconds, and takes the format
number
{
w|d|h|m|s
}.
For example, to set
network interface my_lan ipv4 dhcp_server lease_time
to ten minutes,
enter either
10m
or
600s
:
(config)> network interface my_lan ipv4 dhcp_server lease_time 600s
(config)>
5. (Optional) Set the lowest IP address that the DHCP server will assign to a client. This value
represents the low order byte of the address (the final triplet in an IPv4 address, for example,
192.168.2.
xxx
). The remainder of the IP address will be based on the LAN's static IP address as
defined in the
address
parameter.
(config)> network interface my_lan ipv4 dhcp_server lease_start
num
(config)>
Allowed values are between
1
and
254
, and the default is
100
.
6. (Optional) Set the highest IP address that the DHCP server will assign to a client:
(config)> network interface my_lan ipv4 dhcp_server lease_end
num
(config)>
Allowed values are between
1
and
254
, and the default is
250
.
7. Optional DHCP server settings:
a. Click to expand
Advanced settings
.
b. Determine how the DHCP server should broadcast the gateway server:
(config)> network interface my_lan ipv4 dhcp_server advanced gateway
value
(config)>
where
value
is one of:
n
none
: No gateway is broadcast by the DHCP server. Client destinations must be
resolvable without a gateway.
n
auto
: Broadcasts the IX10 device's gateway.
n
custom
: Allows you to identify the IP address of a custom gateway to be broadcast:
(config)> network interface my_lan ipv4 dhcp_server advanced
gateway_custom
ip_address
(config)>