Advanced Configuration

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Figure 4-2:Local Address Menu

DHCP Server Tab

The DHCP Server tab enables Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server functionality on the LAN, allowing the router to dynamically assign lease IP addresses to clients that connect to it from the local network. The DHCP Server Tab contains the following selections:

Table 4-3DHCP Server Tab

 

Field or Button

Description

 

Enable DHCP Server

If selected, the DHCP server on the

 

 

gateway assigns IP addresses to the

 

 

computers and other hosts on your

 

 

network if they have DHCP enabled. By

 

 

default, the gateway server is enabled. If

 

 

there is another DHCP server running on

 

 

your network (on another router), disable

 

 

one of the DHCP servers.

 

 

 

 

DHCP Server IP Address

Enter the default port forwarding LAN

 

 

Client IP Address.

 

 

 

 

DHCP Starting IP Address

Sets the first IP address assigned by the

 

 

DHCP server, in dotted-decimal format. It

 

 

must be greater than the IP address value

 

 

of the gateway. For example, if the IP

 

 

address of the gateway is 192.168.15.1

 

 

(default), the starting IP address must be

 

 

192.168.15.2 (or higher).

 

 

 

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CPEI725 specifications

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