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Enabling the DHCP Server

If the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server is enabled, the allocates IP addresses to clients connected to it.

Context

  • , , and are available to be set only when the DHCP server is enabled.
  • After the DHCP server is enabled, enable the function to automatically obtain an IP address and a DNS server address from clients.

Procedure

  1. Choose > > .
  2. In , enter the IP address of the .
  3. In , enter the subnet mask of the .
  4. Select to enable the DHCP server.
  5. In , enter a start IP address.
  6. In , enter an end IP address.
  7. In , enter a lease time.
  8. Click .

    NOTE:
    • The start IP address must be smaller than the end IP address.
    • The minimum range from the start IP address to the end IP address is an independent IP address.

Example of DHCP Server Configuration

Enable the DHCP server, and then configure the clients in the local area network to obtain IP addresses in a specified network segment automatically.

  1. In , enter an IP address. For example, 192.168.1.1.
  2. In , enter a subnet mask. For example, 255.255.255.0.
  3. Select to enable the DHCP server.
  4. In , enter a start IP address. For example, 192.168.1.100.
  5. In , enter an end IP address. For example, 192.168.1.200.
  6. In , enter a lease time. For example, 604800.
  7. Click .
Parent topic: DHCP Settings