6 Networking Services - IP, DHCP and DNS

Configuring the AST350i for Auto DHCP

One of the AST350i features is that it can automatically revert from DHCP client to DHCP server.

At boot time the AST350i probes the LAN for a specified time limit ('Client timeout') to check whether another DHCP server is available on the network. If so, it will act as a DHCP client. If no response is received within the specified time, the AST350i becomes a DHCP server.

To allow the AST350i to act as Auto DHCP client/server, tick

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Additionally, you can configure the 'Client timeout' in seconds:

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DHCP server configuration

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Via the 'DHCP server configuration' tables, you can configure the AST350i DHCP server settings.

Click on the 'DHCP' page to pop up the 'DHCP server configuration' page.

You can configure following DHCP server parameters:

Field

This configures ...

Default

 

 

 

Addresses

The range of addresses the DHCP server can

•Net10"

through ...

choose an IP address from for lease.

 

 

 

 

Subnet Mask

The subnetting applied to the local network,

no

 

scoped by the DHCP server.

subnetting

 

 

 

Lease Time

The time (Lease Time) IP addresses can be

7200

 

assigned to a device by DHCP.

seconds

 

 

 

Default

The IP address of the default gateway.

'auto' (*)

Gateway

 

 

 

 

 

DNS Server

The IP address of the DNS server.

'auto' (**)

 

 

 

(*)Setting 'auto' in the 'Def. Gateway' field means, that there will be referred to the 'Routing' page.

(**)Setting 'auto' in the 'DNS server' field means, that there will be referred to the 'DNS' page.

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Alcatel Carrier Internetworking Solutions 350I manual Configuring the AST350i for Auto Dhcp

350I specifications

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