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Chapter 13 DHCP Server
EMG2926-Q10A User’s Guide
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13.2 DHCP Server General Screen
Use this screen to enable the DHCP server. Click N e tw ork > DHCP Se r ver. The following screen
displays.
Figure 76 Network > DHCP Server > General
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
13.3 DHCP Server Advanced Screen
This screen allows you to assign IP addresses on the LAN to specific individual computers based on
their MAC addresses. You can also use this screen to configure the DNS server information that the
EMG2926-Q10A sends to the DHCP clients.
To change your EMG2926-Q10A’s static DHCP settings, click N et w or k > D H CP Server >
Advance d . The following screen displays.
Table 47 Network > DHCP Server > General
LABEL DESCRIPTION
DHCP Server Select Ena ble to activate DHCP for LAN.
DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, RFC 2131 and RFC 2132) allows
individual clients (computers) to obtain TCP/IP configuration at startup from a server.
Enable the DHCP server unless your ISP instructs you to do otherwise. Select Disa ble
to stop the EMG2926-Q10A acting as a DHCP server. When configured as a server, the
EMG2926-Q10A provides TCP/IP configuration for the clients. If not, DHCP service is
disabled and you must have another DHCP server on your LAN, or else the computers
must be manually configured. When set as a server, fill in the following four fields.
IP Pool Starting
Address
This field specifies the first of the contiguous addresses in the IP address pool for LAN.
Pool Size This field specifies the size, or count of the IP address pool for LAN.
Lease Time Specify how long each computer can use the the IP address before it has to request
the information again.
Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the EMG2926-Q10A.
Cancel Click Cancel to begin configuring this screen afresh.