Twin WAN Series – User Guide | v1
LAN & DHCP - Settings and Descriptions
IP Address
This is the IP address for the Twin WAN Gateway when seen from the local LAN. Use
the default value unless the address is already in use or your LAN is using a different IP
address range. In the latter case, enter an unused IP address from within the range used by
your LAN
Subnet Mask
The default value 255.255.255.0 is standard for small (class “C”) networks. For other
networks, use the Subnet Mask for the LAN segment to which the Twin WAN Gateway
is attached (the same value as the PCs on the LAN segment).
DHCP Server Configuration
•
DHCP Server Setup
When
Enabled
, the Twin WAN Gateway will allocate IP Addresses to PCs
(DHCP clients) on your LAN on startup. The default and recommended value is
Enable
. (Windows systems by default act as DHCP clients. This setting is called
Obtain an IP address automatically)
If you are already using an existing DHCP Server on the network, this setting
must be
Disabled
and the primary DHCP Server must be set to provide the IP
Address of the Twin WAN Gateway as the
Default Gateway
.
•
Client Lease Time
A set duration before client’s IP Address is released and renewed again.
•
Client Default DNS
The default DNS which are used by clients.
DHCP IP Address Range
The
Offered Range
fields allow you to set the values used by the DHCP server when
allocating IP Addresses to DHCP clients. This range also determines the number of
DHCP clients supported.
Free Entries
indicates how many DHCP entries are not currently allocated and are still
available.
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