| Operation and Status | |
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DNS IP Address | The IP Address of the Domain Name Server which is currently used. | |
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DHCP Client | This will show "Enabled" or "Disabled", depending on whether or | |
| not this device is functioning as a DHCP client. | |
| If "Enabled" the "Remaining lease time" field indicates when the IP | |
| Address allocated by the DHCP Server will expire. The lease is | |
| automatically renewed on expiry; use the "Renew" button if you wish | |
| to manually renew the lease immediately. | |
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Buttons |
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Release/Renew | This button is only useful if the IP address shown above is allocated | |
Button will display | automatically on connection. (Dynamic IP address). If you have a | |
Fixed (Static) IP address, this button has no effect. | ||
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"Release" |
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OR | • If the ISP's DHCP Server has NOT allocated an IP Address for | |
"Renew" | the | |
| "Renew" button will attempt to | |
| obtain an IP Address from the ISP's DHCP Server. | |
| • If an IP Address has been allocated to the | |
| the ISP's DHCP Server), this button will say "Release". Clicking | |
| the "Release" button will break the connection and release the IP | |
| Address. | |
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Refresh | Update the data shown on screen. | |
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