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Manually Configuring your Router
DHCP Server
The DHCP server function ma kes setting up a network ver y easy by assigning IP
addresses to each computer on t he network automatically. The def ault setting is
“On”. The DHCP server can be turned OFF if n ecessary; however, in order to do s o,
you must manually set a static IP add ress for each computer on you r network. To
turn off the DHCP server, select “O ff” and click “Apply Chang es”.
IP Pool
The range of IP addresses set as ide for dynamic assignme nt to the computers on
your network. If you want to change this n umber, you can do so by entering a new
starting and ending IP addr ess and clicking on “Apply Chan ges”. The starting IP
address must be lower in number th an the ending IP address.
Lease Time
The length of time the DHCP serve r will reserve the IP addres s for each computer.
We recommend that you leave the lease ti me set to “Forever”. The default settin g
is “Forever”, meaning that any time a compute r is assigned an IP addres s by the
DHCP server, the IP address will not ch ange for that particula r computer. Setting
lease times for shorter inter vals such as one day or one hou r frees IP addresses
after the specified perio d of time. This also means that a p articular computer’s IP
address may change over time. If you have se t any of the other advanced feature s
of the Router such as DMZ or client IP fi lters, these are depende nt on the IP
address. For this reason, you will n ot want the IP address to change.
Local Domain Nam e
You can set a local domain name (networ k name) for your network. T here is no
need to change this setting unl ess you have a specific advance d need to do so. You
can name the network anything yo u want such as “MY NETWORK”.
DHCP Client List
You can view a list of the computers, which ar e connected to your network. You are
able to view the IP address of the compu ter, the host name (name of the compu ter
in your network), and the MAC addre ss of the computer’s network inter face card
(NIC). Pressing the “Ref resh” button will update the lis t. If there have been any
changes, the list will be update d.