ADSL Gateway with Modem / Router / 4-Port Switch / Wireless-Ready
• Number of DHCP Users Enter the maximum number of PCs that you want
the DHCP server to assign IP addresses to. This number cannot be greater
than 253.
• DHCP Clients Table Click the DHCP Clients Table button to show the
current DHCP Client data. You will see the MAC address, computer name,
and IP address of all network clients using the DHCP server. (This data is
stored in temporary memory and changes periodically.)
To apply any of the settings you change on a page, click the Apply button, and
then click the Continue button. To cancel any values you’ve entered on any
page, click the Cancel button. For more information on this tab, you can click
the Help button.
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The Gateway can be set up as a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)
server on your network. A DHCP server automatically assigns an IP address to
each PC on your network for you. Unless you already have one, it is highly rec-
ommended that you leave the Gateway enabled as a DHCP server.
If you choose to enable the DHCP server option, you must configure all of the
PCs on your LAN to connect to a DHCP server, or to obtain their IP addresses
automatically. See “Chapter 4: Configuring the PCs” for more information.
If the Gateway’s DHCP server function is disabled, you have to carefully con-
figure the IP address, Subnet Mask and DNS settings of every computer on
your network. Do not assign the same IP address to more than one computer.
• DHCP Server DHCP is already enabled by factory default. If you already
have a DHCP server on your network, set the Gateway’s DHCP option to
Disable.
• Starting IP Address Enter a value for the DHCP server to start with when
issuing IP addresses.
DHCP
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