Router User’s Guide
Configuring Network Settings
DHCP
DHCP, the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, describes the means by which a system can connect to
a network and obtain the necessary information for communication upon that network. Do not change the
default DHCP Configuration settings unless directed by your ISP.
Note
: All addresses must be entered as an Ipv4 subnet mask in dotted-decimal notation (for example,
255.255.255.0).
To configure the DHCP feature:
1. Select
Setup>DHCP
from the left navigation pane of the Web interface. This displays the “DHCP
Configuration” window.
2. Select one of the following:
•
Enable
The Router will operate as a DHCP server to handle DHCP requests received from connected
LAN-side hosts (DHCP clients). The DHCP server does not serve WAN-side DHCP clients.
The DHCP operating mode defaults to
Enable
, and the system auto-generates the current IP
address range, IP netmask, and default router. Do not change these default settings unless
directed by your ISP.
•
Disable
Disables DHCP. If you are using a static IP address, you may need to disable DHCP and enter
different addresses in the text boxes.
•
DHCP Relay
Instead of getting an IP address from the Router, the IP address is gotten from the computer as
defined in
Relay IP
. Used when DHCP information is received from a DHCP server on the WAN
side. DHCP requests are forwarded to the WAN side to
Relay IP
, and DHCP responses are
forwarded back to the LAN side.
3. In
Start IP Range
, enter the beginning IP address of the range of addresses from which the DHCP
server will lease to requesting DHCP clients.
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