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Figure 4-28    The DHCP menu 

There are three submenus under the DHCP menu (shown in Figure 4-28), DHCP Settings, 

DHCP Client List and Address Reservation. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure 

the corresponding function. 

Choose menu “DHCP  → DHCP Settings”, you can configure the DHCP Server on the page as 

shown in Figure 4-29.The Router is set up by default as a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration 

Protocol) server, which provides the TCP/IP configuration for all the PC(s) that are connected to 

the Router on the LAN.   

 

Figure 4-29 DHCP Settings 

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DHCP Server - Enable or Disable the DHCP server. If you disable the Server, you must 

have another DHCP server within your network or else you must configure the computer 

manually. 

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Start IP Address - Specify an IP address for the DHCP Server to start with when assigning 

IP addresses. 192.168.0.100 is the default start address. 

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End IP Address - Specify an IP address for the DHCP Server to end with when assigning IP 

addresses. 192.168.0.199 is the default end address. 

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Address Lease Time - The Address Lease Time is the amount of time a network user will 
be allowed connection to the Router with their current dynamic IP Address. Enter the