The IP address of the
DHCP Server
Fig. 36 Basic DHCP server settings.
The SMC2586W-G can automatically assign IP addresses to client computers by DHCP. In this section of the management page, you can specify the
Default gateway, Subnet mask, Primary DNS server, and Secondary DNS server settings that will be sent to a client at its request. Additionally, you can specify the first IP address that will be assigned to the clients and the number of allocateable IP addresses.
NOTE: There should be only one DHCP server on the LAN; otherwise, DHCP would not work properly. If there is a DHCP server on the LAN already, dis- able the DHCP server functionality of the
NOTE: By default the DHCP server function is disabled.
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