HP VPN Firewall Appliances Network Management Configuration Guide

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5. Click Apply.
Table 21 Configuration items
Item Descri
p
tion
IP Pool Name Enter the name of a dynamic address pool.
IP Address Enter an IP address segment for dynamic allocation.
To avoid address conflicts, the DHCP server excludes the IP
addresses used by gateways or FTP servers from dynamic
allocation.
You can Enter a mask length or a mask in dotted decimal notation.
Mask
Lease
Duration
Unlimited
Configure the address lease duration for the address pool.
Unlimited indicates the infinite duration.
days/hours/minutes/seconds
Client Domain Name
Enter the domain name suffix for the client.
With the suffix assigned, the client only needs to input part of a
domain name, and the system adds the domain name suffix for
name resolution.
Gateway Address
Enter the gateway addresses for the client.
DHCP clients that want to access hosts outside the local subnet
request gateways to forward data. You can specify gateways in
each address pool for clients and the DHCP server assigns
gateway addresses while assigning an IP address to the client.
Up to eight gateways can be specified in a DHCP address pool,
separated by commas.
DNS Server Address
Enter the DNS server addresses for the client.
To allow the client to access a host on the Internet through the host
name, you need to specify DNS server addresses.
Up to eight DNS servers can be specified in a DHCP address
pool, separated by commas.
WINS Server Address
Enter the WINS server addresses for the client.
If b-node is specified for the client, you do not need to specify any
WINS server address.
Up to eight WINS servers can be specified in a DHCP address
pool, separated by commas.
NetBIOS Node Type Select the NetBIOS node type for the client.
Enabling the DHCP server on an interface
1. From the navigation tree, select Network > DHCP > DHCP Server.
The DHCP configuration page shown in Figure 94 appears.
DHCP server state of interfaces is displayed in the Interface Configuration field.
2. Click the
icon next to a specific interface.
The page for configure a DHCP server interface appears.