4.7 DHCP

On the DHCP page, you can set your NAT/Firewall Gateway as a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server, and DHCP servers will automatically assign IP addresses to all the client PCs in

Notes

If you want to enable DHCP, make sure that there is not already a DHCP server on your router.

If you don’t enable DHCP on your router, you will need to manually configure an IP address for each PC in your network; if you do enable DHCP, make sure that each PC is configured to receive an IP address automatically.

your network.

What do you want to do then?

Set Your Router as a DHCP Server

View the Active IP Table

Disable DHCP on Your Router

4.7.1.To Set Your Router as a DHCP Server:

4.7.1.1.Make sure that there is not already a DHCP server on your router.

4.7.1.2.Make sure that each PC in your network is configured to receive an IP address automatically.

4.7.1.3.Click DHCP on the navigation bar.

The DHCP page appears, seen in FIGURE 4-18:

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