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Enhanced Wireless Router
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UsIng THE WEb-basEd adVanCEd UsER InTERfaCE
3� dHCP server
The DHCP server func tion makes settin g up a network ver y easy by
assigning IP addresse s to each compute r on the network a utomatically�
The default setting is “On”� The DHCP serve r can be turned OFF if
necessary; however, in or der to do so you mu st manually set a static
IP address for each co mputer on your net work� To turn off the DHCP
server, select “Off” and click “Apply Cha nges”�
4� IP Pool
The range of IP addres ses set aside fo r dynamic assign ment to the
computers on your net work� The default is 2–100 (99 computers)� If you
want to change this numb er, you can do so by en tering a new star ting
and ending IP address and clicking on “App ly Changes”� The DHCP
server can assign 100 IP addresses auto matically� This mea ns that
you cannot specify an IP address pool larger than 100 co mputers� For
example, starting at 5 0 means you have to e nd at 150 or lower so as not
to exceed the 100-client limit� The star ting IP address m ust be lower in
number than the ending IP address�
5� lease Time
The length of time the D HCP server will reserve the IP a ddress for each
computer� We recommend that you leave the leas e time set to “Foreve r”�
The default setting is “Forever”, meaning tha t any time a compu ter is
assigned an IP addres s by the DHCP ser ver, the IP address w ill not
change for that parti cular computer� Set ting lease times for shorter
intervals such as one day or one hour fr ees IP addresse s after the
specified period of time� This also me ans that a part icular computer’s
IP address may change over time� If you have s et any of the other
advanced features of th e Router such as D MZ or client IP fi lters, these
are dependent on the I P address� For thi s reason, you will not want the
IP address to change�
6� local domain name
The default setting is “Belkin”� You can set a lo cal domain name
(network name) for your n etwork� There is no need to chang e this setting
unless you have a specif ic advanced nee d to do so� You can name the
network anything you wa nt such as “MY NE TWORK”�