PROLiNK Hurricane 9200/S, User Manual

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Chapter 8 . Configuring Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
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3. Enter values for the Start IP Address, End IP Address, and
Net Mask fields, which are required, and any others as
needed:
Field Description
Start/End IP
Addresses
Specifies the lowest and highest addresses in
the pool, up to a maximum range of 254
addresses. For example, if the LAN interface is
assigned IP address 192.168.1.1, then you
could create a pool with address range
192.168.1.2 – 192.168.1.254 for distribution to
your LAN computers.
Mac Address
A MAC address is a manufacturer-assigned
hardware ID that is unique for each device on a
network. Use this field only if you want to assign
a specific IP address to the computer that uses
this MAC address. If you type a MAC address
here, you must have specified the same IP
address in both the Start IP Address and End
IP Address fields.
Lease Time This specifies the lease period for which the
server assigns an IP address to a client in case
the client does not request for a specific lease
period itself.
Max Lease Time This specifies the maximum period for which
the DHCP server can lease out an IP address
to a DHCP client.
Net Mask Specifies which portion of each IP address in
this range refers to the network and which
portion refers to the host (computer). For a
description of network masks and LAN network
masks, see Appendix A. You can use the
network mask to distinguish which pool of
addresses should be distributed to a particular
subnet (as explained on page 95).
Domain Name A user-friendly name that refers to the subnet
that includes the addresses in this pool. This is
used for reference only.
Gateway Address The address of the default gateway for
computers that receive IP addresses from this
pool. If no value is specified, then the
appropriate LAN (eth-0) or USB (usb-0) port
address on the device will be distributed to
each PC as its gateway address, depending on
how each is connected.
See “Hops and gateways” on page 107 for an
explanation of gateway addresses.
DNS/SDNS
Address
The IP address of the Domain Name System
server and Secondary Domain Name System
server to be used by computers that receive IP
addresses from this pool. These DNS servers
translate common Internet names that you type
into your web browser into their equivalent
numeric IP addresses. Typically, these servers
are located with your ISP.