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To setup DHCP for your LAN, first enable the Router as a DHCP server by clicking the
corresponding Enabled radio button in the window above. The next step is to set a
range of IP addresses that you wish to allot to the devices on your LAN by entering a
Starting IP Address and an Ending IP Address. This may be in a range from 2 to 254
(192.168.0.2 – 192.168.0.254). Computers on your LAN will have an IP address within
this range then automatically assigned to them. Finally, using the pull-down menu,
choose the Lease Time, which is the time the Server will set for devices using DHCP to
re-request an IP Address. Clients authorized for DHCP will be listed in the table at the
bottom of the page. Click Apply to implement information set in this table. The DHCP
Server is enabled by default.
DHCP may also be statically configured as well. This method allows the router to assign
the same IP address information to a specific computer on the network, defined by its
MAC address. This computer will get the same DHCP implemented IP address
information every time the computer is turned on and this IP address will be specific to
that computer’s IP address on the local network. No other computer can be assigned
this address. This is useful for computers on the LAN that are hosting applications such
as HTTP or FTP. First, the user must enable the Static DHCP function by clicking the
Dynamic Host
Configuration Protocol
(DHCP) allows the gateway
to automatically obtain the
IP address from a DHCP
server on the service
provider’s network. The
service provider assigns a
global IP address from a
pool of addresses available
to the service provider.
Typically the IP address
assigned has a long lease
time, so it will likely be the
same address each time
the Router requests an IP
address. If DHCP is not
enabled on the Router, it is
necessary for the user to
assign a static IP address
to each computer on your
LAN.