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•No need to reserve an IP address for a PC in the DHCP Server. All IP address assignments made by the DHCP Server will be maintained until the PC or device is removed from the database, either by expiry (inactive for a long time) or by you.

•No need to use a Fixed IP on PCs. Because the address allocated by the DHCP Server will never change, you don't need to assign a fixed IP to a PC to ensure it always has the same IP address.

•MAC-level Control over PCs. The Network Database uses the MAC address to identify each PC or device. So changing a PC's IP address does not affect any restrictions on that PC.

•Group and Individual Control over PCs:

–You can assign PCs to Groups and apply restrictions to each Group using the Firewall Rules screen (see “Outbound Rules (Service Blocking)” on page 4-3).

–You can also select the Groups to be covered by the Block Sites feature (see “Blocking Internet Sites” on page 4-24).

–If necessary, you can also create Firewall Rules to apply to a single PC (see “To block keywords or Internet domains:” on page 4-27). Because the MAC address is used to identify each PC, users cannot avoid these restrictions by changing their IP address.

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