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In this mode the Airconsole acts as a DHCP Server on its Bridge interface (ie for both
the
“Airconsole-XX” wireless and wired LAN port. It will allocate IP addresses from the
range configured on the webpage. Within this mode there are 2 sub options:

“No default Route” – with this option selected: Airconsole will provide an IP
address only to DHCP Clients. This is to allow devices such as iPhones and
iPads with 3G wireless to continue to access the Internet directly over that
interface while concurrently connected to the Airconsole-XX WIFI network. Note
as at writing this option does not work with Android devices (an AP client tether
workaround exists for Android as discussed below).

“Enable DNS Proxy” – with this option enabled, when Airconsole has an AP
Client interface enabled along with NAT, the Airconsole will act as a DNS proxy
to resolve external names to IP addresses on behalf of Airconsole-XX WIFI
clients. This allows these clients to access the Internet via the AP Client interface
without knowing external DNS server addresses.
Assuming the DHCP Server feature is disabled, Airconsole will still bridge DHCP client
requests (if any) from wireless clients on the Airconsole-XX WIFI through to the wired
LAN, meaning any client connected wirelessly to the Airconsole will still be able to obtain
an IP address from a wired LAN DHCP server if one exists.