Netgear FVS318Gv2 – ProSAFE VPN Firewall Series Reference Manual

Enable DHCP Server Select the Enable DHCP Server radio button to enable the VPN firewall to function 

as a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server, providing TCP/IP 
configuration for all computers connected to the VLAN. Enter the following settings:

Domain Name

This setting is optional. Enter the domain name of the VPN 
firewall.

Start IP

Enter the start IP address. This address specifies the first of 
the contiguous addresses in the IP address pool. Any new 
DHCP client joining the LAN is assigned an IP address 
between this address and the end IP address. The default IP 
address 176.16.2.100. 

End IP

Enter the end IP address. This address specifies the last of the 
contiguous addresses in the IP address pool. Any new DHCP 
client joining the LAN is assigned an IP address between the 
start IP address and this IP address. The default IP address 
176.16.2.254.

The start and end DHCP IP addresses must be in the 

same network as the LAN TCP/IP address of the VPN firewall 
(that is, the IP address in the DMZ Port Setup section as 
described earlier in this table).

Primary DNS 
Server

This setting is optional. If an IP address is specified, the VPN 
firewall provides this address as the primary DNS server IP 
address. If no address is specified, the VPN firewall provides 
its own LAN IP address as the primary DNS server IP address.

Secondary DNS 
Server

This setting is optional. If an IP address is specified, the VPN 
firewall provides this address as the secondary DNS server IP 
address.

WINS Server

This setting is optional. Enter a WINS server IP address to 
specify the Windows NetBIOS server, if one is present in your 
network.

Lease Time

Enter a lease time. This specifies the duration for which IP 
addresses are leased to clients.

DHCP Relay

To use the VPN firewall as a DHCP relay agent for a DHCP server somewhere else 
in your network, select the DHCP Relay radio button. Enter the following setting:

Relay Gateway

The IP address of the DHCP server for which the VPN firewall 
serves as a relay.