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Chapter 5
Configure the Router as an Access Point
•
DHCP Server
- Enable or disable the DHCP server. If disabled, you must have another
DHCP server within your network or else you must configure the computer manually.
•
Start IP Address
- Specify an IP address for the DHCP Server to start with when
assigning IP addresses. 192.168.0.100 is the default start address.
•
End IP Address
- Specify an IP address for the DHCP Server to end with when assigning
IP addresses. 192.168.0.199 is the default end address.
•
Address Lease Time
- The Address Lease Time is the amount of time a network user
will be allowed to connect to the router with the current dynamic IP Address. When
time is up, the user will be automatically assigned a new dynamic IP address. The
range of the time is 1 ~ 2880 minutes. The default value is 120.
•
Default Gateway (Optional)
- It is suggested to input the IP address of the LAN port of
the router. The default value is 192.168.0.1.
•
Default Domain (Optional)
- Input the domain name of your network.
•
DNS Server (Optional)
- Input the DNS IP address provided by your ISP.
•
Secondary DNS Server (Optional)
- Input the IP address of another DNS server if your
ISP provides two DNS servers.
Note:
• To use the DHCP server function of the router, you must configure all computers on the LAN as
Obtain
an IP Address automatically
.
• When you choose
Smart IP (DHCP)
in
Network
>
LAN
, the DHCP Server function will be disabled. You will
see the page as below.
