TP-Link AC1900 manual Dhcp Settings

Archer C9 AC1900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router

5.7DHCP

Figure 5-39 The DHCP menu

There are three submenus under the DHCP menu, shown in Figure 5-39:DHCP Settings, DHCP Clients List and Address Reservation. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding functions.

5.7.1DHCP Settings

Choose menu “Advanced→DHCP→DHCP Settings”, you can configure the DHCP Server on the page as shown in Figure 5-40.The router is set up by default as a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server, which provides the TCP/IP configuration for all the PC(s) that are connected to the router on the LAN.

Figure 5-40 DHCP Settings

DHCP Server - Enable or Disable the DHCP server. If you disable the Server, you must have another DHCP server within your network or else you must configure the computer manually.

Start IP Address - Specify an IP address for the DHCP Server to start with when assigning IP addresses. 192.168.0.100 is the default start address.

End IP Address - Specify an IP address for the DHCP Server to end with when assigning IP addresses. 192.168.0.199 is the default end address.

Address Lease Time - The Address Lease Time is the amount of time a network user will be allowed connection to the router with their current dynamic IP Address. Enter the amount of time in minutes and the user will be "leased" this dynamic IP Address. After the time is up,

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