Nlynx Wireless Gateway User Manual
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Advanced Settings — DHCP Server
The Wireless Gateway can act as a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)
server for machines on your LAN. It is a way to use private addresses in the LAN
when your ISP does not offer you enough globally legal IP addresses. This function is
turned on by default when the Wireless Gateway is first shipped or a factory reset is
carried out.
A DHCP server assigns IP addresses to stations on the LAN that are set up as DHCP
clients. See your operating system manuals for instructions on setting up stations as
DHCP clients. Each client will broadcast a request for configuration information upon
power-up. The server will then respond, providing an IP address and other TCP/IP
networking settings. You should not have more than one DHCP server on the LAN.
To view the Wireless Gateway's DHCP server settings, click DHCP Server in the
command panel at the left edge of your browser window (if the command does not
appea r there, click Advanced Settings at the top of the window first). The DHCP
Server settings panel will appear. The controls in this panel are explained below.