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Best Data DSL542 ADSL Ethernet Router User’s Guide
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3. To add an IP address pool, click .
The DHCP Server Pool – Add page displays, as shown in Figure 16.
Figure 15. DHCP Server Pool – Add Page
4. Enter the Start IP Address, End IP Address, Net Mask, and Gateway Address
fields are required; the others are optional. The following table describes each
field.
Field Description
Start/End IP
Addresses Specify the lowest and highest addresses
in the pool.
Mac Address Use this field only if you want to assign a
specific IP address to a specific computer
(that is, you are creating an exception to
the dynamic assignment of addresses).
The IP address you specify will be
assigned to the computer that
corresponds to this MAC address. (A MAC
address is a manufacturer-assigned
hardware ID that is unique for each device
on a network.) If you type a MAC address
here, you must have specified the same IP
address in both the Start IP Address and
End IP Address fields.