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P-320W User’s Guide
96 Chapter 7 DHCP Server
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 37 General
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Enable DHCP Server DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, RFC 2131 and RFC 2132)
allows individual clients (computers) to obtain TCP/IP configuration at startup
from a server. Leave the Enable DHCP Server check box selected unless
your ISP instructs you to do otherwise. Clear it to disable the Prestige acting
as a DHCP server. When configured as a server, the Prestige provides TCP/IP
configuration for the clients. If not, DHCP service is disabled and you must
have another DHCP server on your LAN, or else the computers must be
manually configured. When set as a server, fill in the following four fields.
IP Pool Starting
Address
This field specifies the first of the contiguous addresses in the IP address pool.
Pool Size This field specifies the size, or count of the IP address pool.
DNS Servers Assigned by DHCP Server
The Prestige passes a DNS (Domain Name System) server IP address (in the order you specify here)
to the DHCP clients. The Prestige only passes this information to the LAN DHCP clients when you
select the Enable DHCP Server check box. When you clear the Enable DHCP Server check box,
DHCP service is disabled and you must have another DHCP sever on your LAN, or else the computers
must have their DNS server addresses manually configured.
First DNS Server
Second DNS Server Enter the IP address(es) of the DNS server(s). If you do not configure a DNS
server, you must know the IP address of a computer in order to access it.
Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the Prestige.
Reset Click Reset to begin configuring this screen afresh.
7.3 Static DHCP Screen
This table allows you to assign IP addresses on the LAN to specific individual computers
based on their MAC addresses.
Every Ethernet device has a unique MAC (Media Access Control) address. The MAC address
is assigned at the factory and consists of six pairs of hexadecimal characters, for example, 00-
A0-C5-00-00-02.
To change your Prestige’s Static DHCP settings, click the DHCP Server link under Network
and the Static DHCP tab. The following screen displays.