8520-R1 4-Port Wireless N Gateway
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4.6.1 Service
– DHCP Settings
You can configure your network and DSL device to use the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
(DHCP). This page provides DHCP instructions for implementing it on your network by selecting the role of
DHCP protocol that this device wants to play. There are two different DHCP roles that this device can act as:
DHCP Server and DHCP Relay. When acting as DHCP server, you can setup the server parameters at the
DHCP Server
page; while acting as DHCP Relay, you can setup the relay at the
DHCP Relay
page.
DHCP Server configuration
By default, the device is configured as a DHCP server, with a predefined IP address pool of 192.168.1.2
through 192.168.1.254 (subnet mask 255.255.255.0).
Field
Description
IP Pool Range
Specify the lowest and highest addresses in the pool.
Max Lease Time
The Lease Time is the amount of time that a network user is allowed to maintain a
network connection to the device using the current dynamic IP address. At the end of
the Lease Time, the lease is either renewed or a new IP is issued by the DHCP
server. The amount of time is in units of seconds. The default value is 86400
seconds (1 day). The value
–1 stands for the infinite lease.
Domain Name
A user-friendly name that refers to the group of hosts (subnet) that will be assigned
addresses from this pool.
Gateway Address
Specify the IP Address of Gateway.
Function buttons in this page:
Apply Changes
Set new DHCP server configuration. New parameters will take effect after save into flash memory and
reboot the system. See section “Admin” for save details.