Users Guide

Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User Guide 295
• Network Mask — Check and enter the pool’s network mask.
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Prefix Length — Check and enter the number of bits that
comprise the address prefix.
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Address Pool Start — Enter the first IP address in the range of the
network pool.
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Address Pool End — Enter the last IP address in the range of the
network pool.
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Lease Duration — Enter the amount of time a DHCP client can use
an IP address from this pool. The total lease duration is 4294967295
seconds, i.e. 49710.2696 days. Thus a lease of 49710 days, 0 hours, 0
minutes and 0 seconds is a legal value, while a lease of 49710 days, 23
hours, 59 minutes and 59 seconds results in an Out of Range alert.
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Days — The duration of the lease in number of days. The range is
0 to 49710 days.
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Hours — The number of hours in the lease. A days value must be
supplied before an hours value can be added.
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Minutes — The number of minutes in the lease. A days value and
an hours value must be added before a minutes value can be
added.
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Infinite — The duration of the lease is unlimited.
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Default Router — Enter the default router for the DHCP client.
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Domain Name Server — Enter the DNS server available to the DHCP
client.
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Domain Name — Enter the domain name for a DHCP client. The
domain name may contain up to 32 characters.
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NetBIOS WINS Server — Enter the NetBIOS WINS name server
available to a DHCP client.
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NetBIOS Node Type — Select how to resolve the NetBIOS name.
Valid node types are:
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Empty — Default value.
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Broadcast — IP Broadcast messages are used to register and
resolve NetBIOS names to IP addresses.