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INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL
NW7[E]
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11.2.2 DHCP Server
This section allows you to configure the device as a DHCP server.
General Setup
Ignore
interface
Disables DHCP for this interface. You should uncheck this to enable DHCP.
Note: All the following options in this DHCP Server section depend on DHCP being enabled.
Start
Specifies the lowest leased address as offset from the network address, the default
being 100.
Limit
Sets the maximum number of leased addresses, the default being 150.
Lease Time
States the expiry time of leased addresses, the default being 12h.
Advanced Settings
Dynamic DHCP Dynamically allocates DHCP addresses for clients. If disabled, only clients having static
leases will be served. Checked by default.
Force
Forces DHCP on this network even if another server is detected, unchecked by default.
IPv4-Netmask
Overrides the netmask sent to clients. Normally it is calculated from the subnet that is
served.
DHCP-Options Defines additional DHCP options, for example "6,192.168.10.1,192.168.10.2" which
advertises different DNS servers to clients. Normally, connected devices would take
this board's IP address as the default gateway. To set an alternative default gateway,
add the DHCP option "3,192.168.10.3" for example.
11.2.3 Static Leases
In this section, you can specify that a particular DHCP client obtain an IP address that you define.
The MAC address of the client is required. Click the Add button to add a static DHCP lease, then
click Save & Apply to apply the changes.
Figure 35: Adding a static DHCP lease.