5.5DHCP
-DHCP
yDHCP settings
yDHCP Clients List
yAddress Reservation
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There are three submenus under the DHCP menu (shown in Figure
5.5.1 DHCP Settings
The router is set up by default as a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server, which provides the TCP/IP configuration for all the PCs that are connected to the router on the LAN. The DHCP Server can be configured on the page (shown in Figure
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¾DHCP Server - Enable or Disable the DHCP server. If you disable the Server, you must have another DHCP server within your network or else you must manually configure the computer
¾Start IP Address - This field specifies the first of the addresses in the IP address pool. 192.168.1.100 is the default start address
¾End IP Address - This field specifies the last of the addresses in the IP address pool. 192.168.1.199 is the default end address
¾Address Lease Time - The Address Lease Time is the amount of time a network user will be allowed connection to the router with their current dynamic IP address. Enter the amount of time, in minutes, which the user will be "leased" this dynamic IP address. The range of the time is 1 ~ 2880 minutes. The default value is 120 minutes
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