Figure 6.8: DHCP Summary
6.5.2
DHCP Server Settings
To edit the DHCP server settings for a device:
1. Click the
Edit
icon in the
Action
column. The DHCP settings for this de-
vice will appear (see figure
6.9
).
2. Choose whether to enable or disable the DHCP server for this device.
This can also be done on the
DHCP Server Summary
screen.
3. Select DHCP server option from the
DHCP
drop-down menu.
4. Complete the following fields:
• IP Address Range (
Start IP address
and
End IP address
): determines
the number of hosts that may be connected to the network in this
subnet.
Start IP address
specifies the first IP address that may be as-
signed in this subnet and
End IP address
specifies the last IP address
in the range.
• Subnet Mask: A mask used to determine what subnet an IP address
belongs to. An example of a subnet mask value is 255.255.0.0.
• Lease Time: each device will be assigned an IP address by the DHCP
server for a limited time (
Lease Time
) when it connects to the net-
work. When the lease expires the server will determine if the com-
puter has disconnected from the network. If it has, then the server
may reassign this IP address to a newly-connected computer. This
feature ensures that IP addresses that are not in use will become
available for other computers on the network.
• Provide host name if not specified by client: If the DHCP client does
not have a host name, the GlobeSurfer 3G will assign the client a
default name.
5. Click
OK
to save your changes.
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