Asus RX3042H User Manual

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RX3042H User's Manual

DHCP Server Configuration

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Table 6.1. DHCP Configuration Parameters

Field

Description

Enable

Check or uncheck this box to enable or disable

DHCP server service for your LAN.

IP Address

Pool Begin/

End

Specify the lowest and highest addresses in the

DHCP address pool.

Lease Time

The amount of time in seconds the assigned

address will be used by a device connected on the

LAN.

Default

Gateway IP

Address

The address of the default gateway for computers

that receive IP addresses from this pool. The

default gateway is the device that the DHCP client

computers first contacted to communicate with the

Internet. Typically, it is the RX3042Hʼs LAN port IP

address.

Primary/

Secondary

DNS Server

IP Address

The IP address of the Domain Name System server

to be used by computers that receive IP addresses

from this pool. The DNS server translates common

Internet names that you type into your web browser

into their equivalent numeric IP addresses. Typically,

the server(s) are located with your ISP. However,

you may enter LAN IP address of the RX3042H as

it will serve as DNS proxy for the LAN computers

and forward the DNS request from the LAN to

DNS servers and relay the results back to the

LAN computers. Note that both the primary and

secondary DNS servers are optional.

Primary/

Secondary

WINS Server

IP Address

(optional)

The IP address of the WINS servers to be used

by computers that receive IP addresses from the

DHCP IP address pool. You donʼt need to enter

this information unless your network has WINS

servers.

3. Click

Apply to save the DHCP server configurations.

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