How Do I Configure My DOCSIS Residential Gateway?

Section

Field Description

 

Network Address

DHCP Server

Server Settings

Allows you to enable or disable the DHCP server in the

(DHCP)

residential gateway. The DHCP server is used to automatically

 

 

allocate IP addresses to devices as they are attached to your home

 

network.

 

Connected Devices Summary page

 

Click Connected Devices Summary in the Lan Setup page. The

 

Connected Devices Summary page opens. This page is a pop-up

 

window that displays the MAC Address and IP Address of the

 

devices that are connected to the residential gateway.

Pre-assigned DHCP IP Addresses page

Click Pre-assigned DHCP IP Addresses in the Lan Setup page. The Pre-assigned DHCP IP Addresses page opens. This page allows you to assign a specific IP address to a PC or other device when they request an IP address using DHCP. Only addresses within the range of the gateway's DHCP address pool can be reserved with this feature.

Notes:

The Add Static IP button adds the Static IP address to the list of pre-assigned IP addresses.

The Remove Static IP button removes the Static IP address from the list of pre-assigned IP addresses

Starting IP Address

Displays the starting address used by the built-in DHCP server to distribute Private LAN IP addresses. Because the device default IP address of the gateway is 192.168.0.1, the starting IP address must be 192.168.0.2 or greater, but smaller than 192.168.0.253. The default Starting IP Address is 192.168.0.10.

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Cisco Systems DPC3925, EPC3925  Connected Devices Summary,  Pre-assigned Dhcp IP Addresses, Starting IP Address

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