4-Port ADSL Router User Manual

Configuring DHCP Server
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4.
When you are done defining the pool, click [Submit].
A [Confirmation] page displays briefly to indicate that the pool
has been added successfully. After a few seconds, the [DHCP
Server Pool – Add] page appears with the newly added pool.
5.
Follow the instructions in Setting the [DHCP Mode] to enable
the DHCP Server.
Netmask: This field specifies which portion of each IP address in this
range refers to the network and which portion refers to the
host (computer). For a description of network masks and
LAN network masks, see IP Addresses, Network Masks,
and
Subnets. You can use the network mask to distinguish
which
pool of addresses should be distributed to a particular
subnet
(as explained on page 45).
Domain Name:
This is auser-friendly name that refers to the subnet that includes
the addresses in this pool. This is used for reference only.
Gateway
Address:
This is the address of the default gateway for computers that
receive IP addresses from this pool. If no value is specified, then
the appropriate LAN (eth-0) or USB (usb-0) port address on the
device will be distributed to each PC as its gateway address,
depending on how each is connected. See Hops and gateways
on page 86
for an explanation of gateway addresses.
DNS Address:
SDNS Address:
These fields indicate the IP address of the Domain Name
System server and Secondary Domain Name System server
to be used by computers that receive IP addresses from this
pool. These DNS servers translate common Internet names that
you type into your web browser into their equivalent numeric IP
addresses. Typically, these servers are located with your ISP.
SMTP Address:
POP3 Address:
NNTP Address:
WWW Address:
IRC Address:
WINS Address:
SWINS Address:
(optional)
These fields indicate the IP addresses of devices that perform
various services for computers that receive IP addresses from
this pool (such as the SMTP, or Simple Mail Transfer Protocol,
server which handles e-mail traffic). Contact your ISP for these
addresses.