SMC Networks SMC7204BRA manual Configuring Dhcp Server

Configuring DHCP Server

•If you have another PC or device on your network that is already performing the DHCP server function, then you can configure the device's LAN port to be a DHCPclient of that server (as are your PCs). This configuration is described in Configuring the LAN Ports.

Note: You can input settings for both DHCP server and DHCP relay mode, and then activate either mode at any time. Deactivated settings are retained for your future use.

Configuring DHCP Server

Note: Before you begin, be sure to configure your PCs to accept DHCP information assigned by a DHCP server. For detailed instructions, see Quick Start, Configuring Your Computers on page 9.

To set up DHCP server, you first define the ranges of IP addresses that you want to be distributed to your PCs, called DHCP server address pools.

Guidelines for creating DHCP server address pools

IP address pools can contain multiple public addresses that you have purchased from your ISP, but are typically private addresses that you create. LAN administrators often create private IP addresses for use only on their networks. See Overview of NAT on page 57 for an explanation of private IP addresses.

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