Servers

DHCP Server Settings

The DFL-700 contains a DHCP server; DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) is a protocol that lets network administrators to automatically assign IP numbers to computers on

anetwork. The DFL-700 DHCP Server helps to minimize the work necessary to administer a network, as there is no need for another server running DHCP Server software.

The DFL-700 DHCP Server only implements a subset of the DHCP protocol necessary to serve a small network, these are:

IP address

Netmask

Subnet

Gateway address

DNS Servers

WINS Servers

Domain name

The DFL-700 DHCP

Server assigns and manages IP addresses from specified address pools within the firewall to the DHCP clients.

Note: Leases are remembered over a re-configure or reboot of the firewall.

The DFL-700 also includes a DHCP Relayer. A DHCP relayer is a form of gateway between a DHCP Server and its users. The relayer intercepts DHCP queries from the users and forwards them to a DHCP server while setting up dynamic routes based on leases. This enables the firewall to keep an accurate routing table based on active users and protects the DHCP server to some degree among other things.

Note: There can only be one DHCP Server or DHCP Relay configured per interface.

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D-Link DFL-700 manual Servers, Dhcp Server Settings