Westell Technologies 6000, 6100, 6110 DHCP Configuration , Diagnostic Log , DNS Configuration

030-300411 Rev. A 119 July 2004

Westell (Models 6000, 6100, 6110)

User Guide

DHCP Configuration

This screen contains the settings which control how the ADSL router interacts with the local devices connected to

the router. Westell does not recommend that you change these settings. The following settings are displayed.

DHCP

DHCP Server Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is an Internet

standard that allows the ADSL router to automatically assign IP

addresses to devices connected on the LAN network. It is advised

that this is enabled for Private LAN.

DHCP Start Address (If DHCP is

enabled)

This setting specifies the start of the IP address pool that the modem

uses to assign IP addresses to local devices.

DHCP End Address (If DHCP is

enabled)

This setting specifies the end address of the IP address pool used for

automatic configuration of local devices.

DHCP Lease (If DHCP is enabled) This setting specifies the DHCP lease time.

All

This option lists both the Connection and the System logs.

Connection This option lists all events related to connection activity (any traffic on the USB,

Ethernet, or DSL ports).

System This option lists all events related to system activity (time, errors, boot

information, etc.)

The Router has a built-in DNS server. The Router has a feature called "Dynamic DNS." When an IP address is

assigned, the Router will interrogate the new device for a machine name using several well-known networking

protocols. Any names learned will dynamically be added to the DNS server’s table of local hosts. A static host

assignment is needed only if the new device does not support any of the well-known protocols. The following

settings are displayed.

DNS Configuration Screen

Domain Name The name of your network. This uses the internet standard for delineating

domain names.

Static Host Assignment This table allows the creation and maintenance of manually configured DNS

entries.

Dynamic Host

Assignment

This table shows the current list of devices that have automatically provided

information.