Backup Setting
Save your router settings into a file on your computer.
Tip: Asanté strongly recommends that you use this Backup Setting command to save all of your router settings. In the event of a major malfunction, you can quickly restore the original settings by using the Upgrade Firmware command.
Tip: If your organization is planning to deploy many routers with the exact same configuration, use the Backup Setting to save a “master configuration” and then use Upgrade Firmware to synchronize all the routers to same settings.
5.2 DHCP Server Setup
Instead of manually assigning IP information (IP address, gateway, and DNS) to all computers and peripherals on the network, the router’s Dynamic Host Con- figuration Protocol (DHCP) service can automatically handle this tedious task.
When a computer starts up, it will request IP address information. The router’s DHCP service will automatically select an address from the available IP address pool.
DHCP Server
Select Enable (default setting) to use the router as a DHCP Server.
IP Pool Starting Address/Ending Address
The fixed portion of the IP address is set by the Router’s LAN address; see Sec- tion 5.1 (Change LAN IP Address).
By default, the starting octet is 100 and the ending octet is 199. This means the router assigns up to 200 IP addresses from 192.168.123.100 through 192.168.123.199. If you have more than 200 computers in your LAN, then you may want to change these settings.
Note: Be sure your computers are properly configured to obtain IP address infor- mation automatically. If they are not receiving a proper IP address information,
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