5.5DHCP

TL-R402MCable/DSL Router User Guide

5.5DHCP

-DHCP

yDHCP settings

yDHCP Clients List

yAddress Reservation

Figure 5-10 the DHCP menu

There are three submenus under the DHCP menu (shown in Figure 5-10):DHCP Settings, DHCP Clients List and Address Reservation. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below.

5.5.1 DHCP Settings

The router is set up by default as a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server, which provides the TCP/IP configuration for all the PCs that are connected to the router on the LAN. The DHCP Server can be configured on the page (shown in Figure 5-11):

Figure 5-11 DHCP Settings

¾DHCP 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 manually configure the computer

¾Start IP Address - This field specifies the first of the addresses in the IP address pool. 192.168.1.100 is the default start address

¾End IP Address - This field specifies the last of the addresses in the IP address pool. 192.168.1.199 is the default end address

¾Address 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, which the user will be "leased" this dynamic IP address. The range of the time is 1 ~ 2880 minutes. The default value is 120 minutes

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