3.4.1.2 DHCP
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this router as a
DHCP server or disable it. The DHCP server can assign IP address, IP default gateway,
and DNS server to DHCP clients. This router can also act as a surrogate DHCP server
(DHCP proxy) where it relays IP address assignment from an actual real DHCP server to
clients. You can enable or disable DHCP server or DHCP proxy.
Click
DHCP
in the left pane, the page shown in the following figure appears.
amic Host Con
/IP configuratio
uration Protocol (DHCP) allows the individual PC to obtain
rom the centralized DHCP server. You can configure
The following table describes the parameters of this page:
Field
Description
DHCP Mode
If set to
DHCP Server
, the router can assign IP addresses, IP
default gateway and DNS Servers to the host in Windows95,
Windows NT and other operation systems that support the
DHCP client.
IP Pool Range
It specifies the first and the last IP address in the IP address
pool. The router assigns IP address that is in the IP pool range
to the host.
Show Client
Click it, the
Active DHCP Client Table
appears. It shows IP
addresses assigned to clients.
Default Gateway
Enter the default gateway of the IP address pool.
Max Lease Time
The lease time determines the period that the host retains the
assigned IP addresses before the IP addresses change.
Domain Name
Enter the domain name if you know. If you leave this blank, the
domain name obtained by DHCP from the ISP is used. You
must enter host name (system name) on each individual PC.
The domain name can be assigned from the router through the
DHCP server.
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