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DHCP Server

9.1 Overview

DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, RFC 2131 and RFC 2132) allows individual clients to obtain TCP/IP configuration at start-up from a server. You can configure the NBG-418N’s LAN as a DHCP server or disable it. When configured as a server, the NBG-418N provides the TCP/IP configuration for the clients. If DHCP service is disabled, you must have another DHCP server on your LAN, or else the computer must be manually configured.

9.2What You Can Do

•Use the General screen to enable the DHCP server (Section 9.4 on page 97).

•Use the Advanced screen to assign IP addresses on the LAN to specific individual computers based on their MAC Addresses (Section 9.5 on page 98).

•Use the Client List screen to view the current DHCP client information (Section 9.6 on page 100).

9.3What You Need To Know

Every Ethernet device has a unique MAC (Media Access Control) address. The MAC address is assigned at the factory and consists of six pairs of hexadecimal characters, for example, 00:A0:C5:00:00:02. Find out the MAC addresses of your network devices if you intend to add them to the DHCP Client List screen.

Refer to Section 3.4.6 on page 30 for information on IP Address and Subnet Mask.

Refer to the Section 3.4.7 on page 30 section for information on System DNS Servers.

9.4 General Screen

Use this screen to enable the DHCP server. Click Network > DHCP Server. The following screen displays.

 

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