Chapter 5 Web-based Interface Configuration for Compex SGX3226

5.4DHCP Config

The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) provides configuration Parameters to Internet hosts. DHCP consists of two components: a protocol for delivering host-specific configuration parameters from a DHCP server to a host and a mechanism for allocation of network addresses to hosts. DHCP is built on a client- server model, where designated DHCP server hosts allocate network addresses and deliver configuration parameters to dynamically configured hosts.

If you have set the TCP/IP protocol of your PC to dynamic IP address, the built-in DHCP server will automatically assign the IP address/es within the range of DHCP Start IP Address and DHCP End IP Address to the PCs connected in the same network. For dynamic WAN IP, the DNS IP address is obtained automatically from the ISP.

NOTE

If you are running different DHCP servers on your network, you will have to enable only one DHCP server to prevent any conflict in the network addressing.

 

IP Address

 

 

 

Subnet Mask

 

 

 

 

 

This IP (Internet Protocol) address

This is the Subnet Mask to identify the

 

 

uniquely identifies the Gateway in the

class of the Gateway’s IP address. By

 

 

network. This is the IP address that the

default,

Class

C

Subnet

Mask

 

 

users should point their Internet

255.255.255.0 is set. The users may

 

 

gateway to if fixed IP addresses are

configure the network with Class A

 

 

configured on the computers in the

(255.0.0.0) and Class B (255.255.0.0)

 

 

network. However, the DHCP Server

Subnet Mask as well. In addition,

 

 

will assign this information if the

Compex SGX3226 can be configured for

 

 

computers

are

configured

to

Classless Subnet to support certain

 

 

dynamically obtain IP addresses.

 

application.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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