Billion Electric Company 30 User Manual

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4.4.1.2  DHCP Server 
 
In this menu, you can disable or enable the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol 
(DHCP) server. The DHCP protocol allows your BiGuard 30 to dynamically assign IP 
addresses to PCs on your network if they are configured to automatically obtain IP 
addresses. 
 
 
 
To disable the router’s DHCP Server, select the Disable radio button, and then click 
Apply. When the DHCP Server is disabled, you will need to manually assign a fixed 
IP address to each PC on your network, and set the default gateway for each PC to 
the IP address of the router (192.168.1.254 by default). 
 
To configure the router’s DHCP Server, select the Enable radio button, and then 
configure parameters of the DHCP Server including the IP Pool (starting IP address 
and ending IP address to be allocated to the PCs on your network), DNS Server, 
WINS Server, and Domain Name. These details are sent to each DHCP client when 
they request an IP address from the DHCP server. Click Apply to enable this 
function. 
 
Fixed Host allows specific computer/network clients to have a reserved IP address.