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RuggedRouter™ User Guide

In DHCP settings at a more specific level overrides higher levels. For example you can configure a DNS server for all clients, the create a group that overrides the setting. This allows defaults to be set at a high level to apply to most clients, while exceptions can be places just where they are needed. Many settings are only supported by certain specific types of clients, and are ignored by the majority of clients.

Basic options you should pay attention to include:

∙Address ranges: The range of addresses to use for dynamic IP clients.

∙Default lease time: The default length of leases assigned to clients, if the client doesn't request a lease length.

∙Maximum lease time: The maximum length of leases allowed to clients. If a client requests a higher value it will be refused.

∙Client hostname: The hostname the client should use.

∙Default routers: The default gateway the client should use.

∙Domain name: The DNS domain name the client should use.

∙DNS servers: The IPs of the DNS servers the client should use.

∙NTP servers: The IPs of the NTP servers the client should use.

∙Static routes: Static routes the client should use.

∙Time servers: The IPs of the time servers the client should use.

Lesser used client options include:

∙Subnet mask: The subnet mask the client should use. Rarely needed.

∙Broadcast address: The broadcast address the client should use. Rarely needed.

∙Log servers: The IPs of the LOG servers the client should use.

∙Swap server: The IP of the swap server the client should use. Normally only used for diskless network booted clients.

∙Root disk path: The path the client should use for its root device. Normally only used for diskless network booted clients.

∙NIS domain: The NIS domain the client should use.

∙NIS servers: The IPs of the NIS server the client should use.

∙Font servers: The IPs of the font servers the client should use. Normally only used for X terminals.

∙XDM servers: The IPs of the XDM servers the client should use. Normally only used for X terminals.

∙NetBIOS name servers: The IPs of the Netbios name servers the client should use.

∙NetBIOS node type: The NetBIOS name resolution method the client should use.

∙NetBIOS scope: The NetBIOS scope the client should use.

∙Time offset: The offset from a time server the client should be using.

∙Custom options allows you to add additional DHCP options required by a client.

BOOTP and Dynamic DNS related options include:

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