Freecom Technologies Storage Gateway NETWORK HARD DRIVE - Manual (Page 49)

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3.5 Services
3.5.1 DHCP server
Go to Services –> DHCP Server.
The DHCP server is responsible for giving dynamic IP addresses to the computers on the
LAN. For more information, please read Networks and Router Basics.
Options Description
Start DHCP server Check this if you want to run the DHCP server. Do not run the
DHCP server if you use fixed IP addresses.
Subnet mask The subnet mask in use for the DHCP server.
Gateway The IP address of the gateway the DHCP clients should be
automatically forwarded to if they want to reach external
sites. This address should usually be the FSG itself, unless a
different gateway is running.
Domain name server The IP address of the DNS server the clients should query. This
should be the FSG IP address or an other DNS system.
IP address range The range of IP addresses the DHCP server can use.
IP release time The time between refreshing IP addresses given to DHCP
clients.
Services