Verizon Wireless Quantum FiOS-G1100, User Manual

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ROUTING
as taken. At this point, the host is confi gured with an IP address for the
duration of the lease.
The host can renew an expiring lease or let it expire. If it renews a
lease, the host receives current information about network services,
as it did during the original lease, allowing it to update its network
confi gurations to refl ect any changes that occurred since the fi rst
connection to the network.
If the host wishes to terminate a lease before its expiration, it sends
a release message to the DHCP server. This makes the IP address
available for use by other hosts.
The DHCP server performs the following functions:
• Displays a list of all DHCP host devices connected to your Gateway
• Defi nes the range of IP addresses that can be allocated in the
network
• Defi nes the length of time the dynamic P addresses are allocated
• Provides the above confi gurations for each network device and can
be confi gured and enabled or disabled separately for each network
device
• Assigns a static lease to a network computer to receive the same
IP address each time it connects to the network, even if this IP
address is within the range of addresses that the DHCP server may
assign to other computer
• Provides the DNS server with the host name and IP address of each
computer connected to the network