User's Manual

DHCP Server

DHCP allows networked devices to obtain information on the parameter of IP, Netmask, Gateway

as well as DNS through the Ethernet Address of the device.

To congure the router’s DHCP Server, select DHCP Server from the DHCP Server Mode drop-

down menu. You can then congure parameters of the DHCP Server including the domain, IP pool

(starting IP address and ending IP address to be allocated to PCs on your network), lease time for

each assigned IP address (the period of time the IP address assigned will be valid), DNS IP address

and the gateway IP address. These details are sent to the DHCP client (i.e. your PC) when it requests

an IP address from the DHCP server. If you check “Use Router as a DNS Server”, the Router will

perform the domain name lookup, nd the IP address from the outside network automatically and

forward it back to the requesting PC in the LAN (your Local Area Network). Click Apply to enable

this function.

If you select DHCP Relay from the DHCP Server Mode drop-down menu, you must enter the IP

address of the DHCP server that assigns an IP address to the DHCP client in the LAN. Use this

function only if advised to do so by your network administrator or ISP. Click Apply to enable this

function.