Section 3 - Configuration

DHCP Server Settings

DHCP stands for Dynamic Host Control Protocol. The DIR-628 has a built-in DHCP server. The DHCP Server will automatically assign an IP address to the computers on the LAN/private network. Be sure to set your computers to be DHCP clients by setting their TCP/IP settings to “Obtain an IP Address Automatically.” When you turn your computers on, they will automatically load the proper TCP/IP settings provided by the DIR-628. The DHCP Server will automatically allocate an unused IP address from the IP address pool to the requesting computer. You must specify the starting and ending address of the IP address pool.

Enable DHCP Check this box to enable the DHCP server on your

Server: router. Uncheck to disable this function.

DHCP IP Address Enter the starting and ending IP addresses for the

Range: DHCP server’s IP assignment.

Note: If you statically (manually) assign IP addresses to your computers or devices, make sure the IP addresses are outside of this range or you may have an IP conflict.

DHCP Lease The length of time for the IP address lease. Enter the

Time: Lease time in minutes.

Always Enable this feature to broadcast your networks DHCP

Broadcast: server to LAN/WLAN clients.

NetBIOS NetBIOS allows LAN hosts to discover all other Announcement: computers within the network, enable this feature to allow the DHCP Server to offer NetBIOS configuration

settings.

Learn NetBIOS Enable this feature to allow WINS information to be from WAN: learned from the WAN side, disable to allow manual

configuration.

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