1 HV Installation and Operations Guide

240 Ethernet Configuration Appendix D

Once DHCP is enabled, it is necessary to save the current configuration and

reboot the bridge before DHCP will operate.

Note For the IP address, Subnet Mask, and IP Gateway address, it is

okay to have null values prior to rebooting the bridge. However,

if these settings have null values after a reboot, then this

indicates the DHCP server was unable to acquire the information

for that setting. See note below for more information.

Use the following steps to save the current settings and reboot the system:

■ Select X) Return to previous menu

■ Select A) Save Configuration

■ Select X) Return to previous menu

■ Select 4) Reboot

After the bridge finishes rebooting, the Main menu will appear. DHCP status

can be verified from the Ethernet Configuration menu where DHCP

Configuration is indicated as “Enabled” if DHCP has been successfully

activated. Note that the IP Address will also appear different than the former

non-DHCP IP Address.

Note To use the DHCP feature, a DHCP server must be operational on

the Ethernet network used by the bridge. If the DHCP feature is

used when there is no DHCP server, the standard for DHCP

requires that the bridge wait three minutes for a response from a

DHCP server before timing out. During this period, the bridge

menus and functions will not be accessible.

Note Upon initial bridge set-up (first time straight out of the box), the

IP Address will be “1.1.1.1” (factory default setting). After initial

set-up, all future IP address values will be retrieved from memory

in the bridge's CPU as the result of a previous reboot.