Verizon MI424WR User Manual

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Chapter 8 Using Advanced Settings

3. Complete the following fields:

s

of hosts connected to the network in this subnet. “Start” specifies the first

IP

address assigned in this subnet and “End” specifies the last

IP

address in

the range.

s

IP

address belongs. An

example of a subnet mask value is 255.255.0.0.

s

WINS

(Windows Internet Naming Service) server

determines the IP address associated with a network device.

s

IP

address by the

DHCP

server

for a limited time (“Lease Time”) when it connects to the network. When
the lease expires, the server will determine if the computer has disconnected
from the network. If it has, the server may reassign this

IP

address to a

newly-connected computer. This feature ensures that

IP

addresses not in use

will become available for other computers on the network.

s

assigns the client a default name if the

DHCP

client does not have a host name.

4. Click Apply to save the changes.

DHCP Connections

To view a list of computers currently recognized by the

DHCP

server, click

Connection List at the bottom of the

IP

Address Distribution screen. The “

DHCP

Connections” screen appears.

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