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subnet allows the router to support 254 users. If you want to
support a larger number of users you can change the subnet
mask.
Default Gateway
The default gateway is the routing device used to forward all
traffic that is not addressed to a station within the local subnet.
Your ISP provides you with the IP address of the default gateway.
Host Name
The host name is used in conjunction with the domain name to
uniquely identify the router. It can be any alphanumeric word that
does not contain spaces.
Domain
The domain name is used in conjunction with the host name to
uniquely identify the router. To access the web pages of the
router you can type 192.168.1.1 (the IP address) or
mygateway1.ar7 (Host Name.Domain).
Enable DHCP Server
Enables/disables DHCP. By default, your router has the DHCP
server (LAN side) enabled. If you already have a DHCP server
running on your network, you must disable one of the two DHCP
servers.
Assign ISP DNS,
SNTP
Enable/disables the Assign ISP DNS, SNTP feature when the
DHCP server of your router has been enabled. To learn more,
please refer to
Assign ISP DNS, SNTP
.
Start IP
The Start IP Address is where the DHCP server starts issuing IP
addresses. This value must be greater than the IP address value
of the router. For example, if the IP address of the router is
192.168.1.1 (default), then the starting IP address must be
192.168.1.2 (or higher).
End IP
The End IP Address is where the DHCP server stops issuing IP
addresses. The ending address cannot exceed a subnet limit of
254; hence the max value for the default gateway is
192.168.1.254. If the DHCP server runs out of DHCP addresses,
users do not get access to network resources. If this happens,
you can increase the Ending IP address (to the limit of 254) or
reduce the lease time.
Lease Time
The Lease Time is the amount of time that a network user is
allowed to maintain a network connection to the router using the
current dynamic IP address. At the end of the Lease Time, the
lease is either renewed or the DHCP server issues a new IP. The
amount of time is in units of seconds. The default value is 3600
seconds (1 hour). The maximum value is 999999 seconds
(About 278 hours).
Enable DHCP Relay
In addition to the DHCP server feature, the router supports the
