PLANET ADSL VPN / Firewall Router
3.6.3.1.4 DHCP Server
When you click DHCP Server, you get the following figure. You can disable or enable the DHCP server or enable the DHCP relay functions.
If you check Disabled and click Next, then click Apply. The DHCP server function is disabled. Each PC in the LAN should assign a fixed IP address and set the PC’s gateway to the ADSL router.
If you check DHCP Server and click Next, you can configure parameters of the DHCP server including the IP pool (starting IP address and ending IP address), leased time for each assigned IP address, DNS IP address, Gateway IP address. Those messages are sent to the DHCP client when it requests an IP address from the DHCP server. Click Apply to enable this function. If you check “Use Router as a DNS Server”, the ADSL Router will find the IP address from the outside network automatically and forward it back to requesting PC in the LAN.
If you check DHCP Relay Agent and click Next, then you will have to enter the IP address of the DHCP server which will assign an IP address back to the DHCP client in the LAN. Click Apply to enable this function.
3.6.3.2 WAN
There are 2 items under the WAN section: ISP and DNS.
3.6.3.2.1 ISP
When you click ISP, you will get the following screen.
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