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Chapter 6 DHCP Server
6.1 DHCP Server
DHCP (Dynamic Host Control Protocol) is used to assign an IP address to the computers
on the LAN/private network. When you enable the DHCP Server, the DHCP Server will
allocate automatically an unused IP address from the IP address pool to the requesting
computer in premise of activating “Obtain an IP Address Automatically”. So specifying the
start and end address of the IP Address pool is needed.
¾ DHCP server: Check the Enable box to enable DHCP server.
¾ IP pool start/end address: Enter the range of IP addresses for DHCP server
distribution.
¾ Lease time: It indicates the valid time of the dynamic IP address which is distributed
to the DHCP client’s host computer by DHCP server. During this time, the server will
not distribute the IP address to any other host computer.
6.2 DHCP Client List
DHCP client list displays user computer’ IP address, MAC address, host name and other
information which are assigned by the DHCP server. You can manually enter the IP and
MAC address and convert them to static assignment.
¾ Host name: It displays the name of the computer whose IP is allocated by the DHCP
server.
¾ IP address: Enter the IP address which needs static binding.
¾ MAC address: Enter the MAC address of the computer you want to bind. Click
“Add” to add the entry in the list.
¾ Lease time: The remaining time length of the corresponding IP address lease.