TOA Electronics CPEI 25150 manual Dhcp Server Tab Fields

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.

	DHCP Server Tab Fields
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), you must disable one of the DHCP
		servers.
		If not selected, you must carefully configure
		the IP address, Subnet Mask, and DNS
		settings of every host on your network. Do
		not assign the same IP address to more
		than one host. Your gateway must be on the
		same subnet as the other hosts.
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).
DHCP Ending IP Address		Sets the final IP address assigned by the
		DHCP server. If the DHCP server runs out of
		DHCP addresses, users cannot access
		network resources. If this happens, increase
		the Ending IP (to the limit of 254) or reduce
		the Lease Time.
DHCP Lease Time		Sets the time, in seconds, that a network
		computer remains connected to the
		gateway using its current assigned IP
		address. At the end of this time, the DHCP
		server renews the lease or assigns the
		computer a new IP address. The default is 1
		hour. The maximum is about 278 hours.

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