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Setup
17
DHCP
What DHCP Does
A DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) Server allocates a valid IP address to a DHCP Client (PC or device) upon request.
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The client request is made when the client device starts up (boots).
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The DHCP Server provides the Gateway and DNS addresses to the client, as well as allocating an IP Address.
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The Broadband VPN Gateway can act as a DHCP server .
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Windows 95/98/ME and other non-Server versions of Windows will act as a DHCP client . This is the default Windows setting
for the TCP/IP network protocol. However, Windows uses the term Obtain an IP Address automatically instead of "DHCP
Client".
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You must NOT have two (2) or more DHCP Servers on the same LAN segment. (If your LAN does not have other Routers, this
means there must only be one (1) DHCP Server on your LAN.)
Using the Broadband VPN Gateway 's DHCP Server
This is the default setting. The DHCP Server settings are on the LAN screen. On this screen, you can:
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Enable or Disable the Broadband VPN Gateway 's DHCP Server function.
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Set the range of IP Addresses allocated to PCs by the DHCP Server function.
You can assign Fixed IP Addresses to some devices
while using DHCP, provided that the Fixed IP Addresses
are NOT within the range used by the DHCP Server.
Using another DHCP Server
You can only use one (1) DHCP Server per LAN segment. If you wish to use another DHCP Server, rather than the Broadband VPN
Gateway 's, the following procedure is required.
1. Disable the DHCP Server feature in the Broadband VPN Gateway. This setting is on the LAN screen.
2. Configure the DHCP Server to provide the Broadband VPN Gateway 's IP Address as the Default Gateway .
To Configure your PCs to use DHCP
This is the default setting for TCP/IP under Windows 95/98/ME.
See Chapter 4 - Client Configuration for the procedure to check these settings.