LevelOne GTL-2690 User Manual

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Configuring the DHCP Server

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Configure – Click this button to configure the corresponding address pool.

Setting the Network Parameters
IP – The IP address of the DHCP address pool.
Subnet Mask – The bit combination that identifies the network (or subnet) and the

host portion of the DHCP address pool.

Setting the Host Parameters
IP – The IP address of the DHCP address pool.
Subnet Mask – Specifies the network mask of the client.
Hardware Address – Specifies the MAC address and protocol used on the client.

(Options: Ethernet, IEEE802, FDDI; Default: Ethernet)

Client-Identifier – A unique designation for the client device, either a text string

(1-15 characters) or hexadecimal value.

Setting the Optional Parameters
Default Router – The IP address of the primary and alternate gateway router.

The IP address of the router should be on the same subnet as the client.

DNS Server – The IP address of the primary and alternate DNS server. DNS

servers must be configured for a DHCP client to map host names to IP addresses.

Netbios Server – IP address of the primary and alternate NetBIOS Windows

Internet Naming Service (WINS) name server used for Microsoft DHCP clients.

Netbios Type – NetBIOS node type for Microsoft DHCP clients.

(Options: Broadcast, Hybrid, Mixed, Peer to Peer; Default: Hybrid)

Domain Name – The domain name of the client. (Range: 1-128 characters)
Bootfile – The default boot image for a DHCP client. This file should placed on the

Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) server specified as the Next Server.

Next Server – The IP address of the next server in the boot process, which is

typically a Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) server.

Lease Time – The duration that an IP address is assigned to a DHCP client.

(Options: fixed period, Infinite; Default: 1 day)

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