1 Scroll down the DHCP Server page. At DHCP Server Mode, select 'DHCP Server'.
2 Enter the following entries.
Use Default Range | Click on
the box to enable/disable this option. A tick indicates that this option
is enabled. enabled: IP address range lie within 192.168.1.2 - 192.168.1.21 disabled: You may defined your own specific range of IP address, e.g. 192.168.1.2 - 192.168.1.253. |
Starting IP address | Enter the first IP address in which the Router will assign when there is a PC requesting for an IP address. |
Ending IP address | Enter the last IP address that Router will assign when there is a PC requesting for an IP address. |
Default lease time | Enter the length of time a DHCP client (your PCs) can use an assigned IP address before it must renew its configuration with the DHCP server (Router). |
Maximum lease time | Enter the maximum length of time a DHCP client (your PCs) can use an assigned IP address before it must renew its configuration with the DHCP server (Router). |
Use Router as DNS Server | Click on
the box to enable/disable this option. A tick indicates that this option
is enabled. Enabled: Allows your Router to perform the function of DNS Server. Your Router will translate names of network nodes into addresses and vice versa. Disabled: Your Router will not perform the translation of network nodes to names and vice versa. You will need to specify the DNS Server address at the Primary/Secondary DNS Server Address entry which DNS Clients will get the DNS from. |
Primary DNS Server Address | Enter the IP address of a primary DNS Server which the DNS Clients will request DNS from. |
Secondary DNS Server Address | Enter the IP address of a secondary DNS Server which the DNS Clients will request DNS from. |
Use Router as default Gateway | Enable this option for the Router to act as a gateway. |
3 Click 'Advanced options...' for more options. You may overwrite the current selections.
Default lease time | The default time (43200 seconds) of a DHCP client (your PCs) can use an assigned IP address before it must renew its configuration with the DHCP server (the ADSL Router). |
Allow Bootp | This option determines
whether or not DHCP server can respond to BOOTP requests. By default, the value is true (DHCP server responds to BOOTP queries). |
Max lease time | The maximum time (86400 seconds) that is assigned to a leased DHCP Client if the client does not ask for a specific expiry time. |
Allow Unknown Clients | This option enable/disable
the dynamic assignment of addresses to unknown clients. By default, the value is true (IP addresses can be dynamically assigned to unknown clients). |
Enabled | The status of DHCP server,
whether it is being enabled or disabled. By default, the value is true (DHCP server is enabled. You can set the DHCP Server configurations). |
4
Click 'Change' to apply
any changes at the Options page.
5
Click 'Apply' at the DHCP Server Setup page to apply the changes.
6
To save the changes permanently, click Save Config
(Configuration option). Changes that are not saved
will be lost the next time you power off or
restart your Router.
7
Please proceed to ensure that the IP Address of
your Ethernet Card is set to dynamic address. (See Ethernet Card Configuration
(optional) - For Dynamic IP Address).
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