Verbatim External Hard Drive NAS - Manual (Page 36)

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DHCP server, and the Bonjour protocol.
DHCP Server
Enter the main screen for DHCP Server by entering Control Panel / Network
Service / DHCP Server. Most LAN environments will already have a Dynamic
Host Confi guration Protocol (DHCP) service running to automatically
issue IP addresses for attached devices. For example, your home router
equipment will likely provide this service. In the rare case that your
equipment does not provide this service, the NAS drive can run its built-in
DHCP Server.
To enable the DHCP Server, check the box marked “Enable Server”. It is
disabled by factory default setting.
A form is provided to optionally control the way addresses will be issued to
clients from the NAS drive’s DHCP Server. You may also set the maximum
lease duration from the pull-down menu. When done with this form, press
Save to save your changes.
If your LAN contains some equipment with fi xed IP addresses that you
would like the server to avoid when issuing new addresses, you can defi ne
these static IP addresses and MAC addresses on the screen accessed by
pressing the Static IP button at the bottom of the page. Be sure and save
any changes you would like to make when entering static IP addresses.
After the DHCP Server has been running on your LAN, you can periodically
check back to this screen and review the addresses that have been issued.
To view the address list, press the DHCP Lease List button at the bottom of
the page.
Bonjour
Bonjour protocol may be enabled or disabled by selecting the screen at
Control Panel / Network Service / Bonjour. The factory default setting is
enabled. Press Save to save any change to this screen.
Maintenance
The Maintenance group of settings provides control over disk formatting
and status, fi rmware upgrades, and ways to make global changes to all
settings.