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Wireless Broadband Router User Manual
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Chapter 5 Using Network Connections
IP Address Distribution
The “
The “
IP
Address Distribution” section of the Configure Broadband Connection
(
Ethernet) screen is used to configure the Router’s Dynamic Host Configuration
Protocol (
DHCP
) server parameters.
DHCP
automatically assigns
IP
addresses
to network devices. If enabled, make sure to configure the network devices
as “
as “
DHCP
Clients.” There are three options in this section: Disabled, DHCP
Server, and DHCP Relay.
M
Caution: We strongly recommend leaving this setting
at “Disabled.”
Disabled Select this option if statically assigning
IP
addresses to the network
devices.
DHCP Server To set up the Router to function as a
DHCP
server:
1. Select DHCP Server.
2. Enter the
IP
address at which the Router starts issuing addresses in the
“Start
IP
Address” text boxes. Since the Router’s default
IP
address is
192.168.1.1, the Start
IP
Address must be 192.168.1.2 or higher.
3. Enter the end of the
IP
address range used to automatically issue
IP
address-
es in the “End
IP
Address” text boxes.
4. Enter the subnet mask address in the “Subnet Mask” text boxes. The subnet
mask determines which portion of a destination
LAN IP
address is the net-
work portion, and which portion is the host portion.
5. If a Windows Internet Naming Service (
WINS
) is being used, enter the
WINS
server address in the “
WINS
Server” text boxes.
6. Enter the amount of time a network device will be allowed to connect to
the Router with its currently issued dynamic
IP
address in the “Lease Time
in Minutes” text box. Just before the time is up, the device’s user will need to
make a request to extend the lease or get a new
make a request to extend the lease or get a new
IP
address.
7. Click in the “Provide Host Name If Not Specified by Client” check box to
have the Router automatically assign network devices with a host name, in
case a host name is not provided by the user.
case a host name is not provided by the user.