DSL-514 ADSL Router User’s Guide
DHCP
DHCP stands for Dynamic Host Control Protocol. The
DHCP Server: Click Enable to turn on the DNS forwarding service, which forwards to your LAN PCs the Domain Name System server addresses that your PPP connection learns from your ISP. This option can only be used when the Router is configured to act as a DHCP server for your PCs.
If you click Disable, you must configure DNS addresses manually on each PC or in the fields below.
Starting IP Address: The starting IP address for the DHCP server’s IP assignment.
Ending IP Address: The ending IP address for the DHCP server’s IP assignment.
Lease Time: The length of time for the IP lease.
DHCP Relay
In this mode the Router is an intermediary device or relay agent between a DHCP server owned by the ISP and host systems on your LAN.
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