Scientific Atlanta EPR2320, DPR2320 manual Setup Basic Settings IP Management Page Description

WebSTAR DPR2320 and EPR2320 Gateway Cable Modems User’s Guide

Setup Basic Settings – IP Management Page Description

The following tables provide a description of the fields within the Setup Basic

Settings – IP Management page.

Field Name

DHCP Server

Starting Local Address

Number of CPEs

DHCP Client Lease Info

Description

Allows you to enable or disable the DHCP server

The starting address used by the built-in DHCP server to distribute Private LAN IP addresses. In the example shown, addresses between 2 and 9 can be used for devices on your Private LAN that require fixed IP addresses such as printers or a device assigned as a DMZ host

The LAN IP address ending in 1 is reserved for the internal gateway server. The LAN IP address ending in 255 is also reserved and should not be used for CPE devices

Enter the maximum number of devices allowed to connect to the Private LAN.

The maximum number of devices is 255. This is the combined total of addresses reserved for static IP addresses, for example, the sum of the IP addresses between 1 and the value entered in the Starting Local Address field and the value entered in the Number of CPEs field.

Note: The sum of the value entered in the Starting Local Address field and the value entered in the Number of CPEs field must always be 255 or less.

Displays the MAC address, IP Address, Subnet Mask, Duration and Expiration date of all devices issued an IP address by the built-in DHCP server. This field also displays the current system time and date

Function Keys

The following function keys appear on the Basic Settings – IP Management page.

Key

Apply

Force Available

Description

Saves the values you enter into the fields without closing the screen

Forces the release of an IP address for you to re-use

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