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Using the DHCP Server, Scanning the Network, IP Address
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ProSafe VPN Firewall 200 FVX538 Reference Manual Figure 3-3 The Network Database is created by: • Using the DHCP Server: The router's DHCP server is configured, by default, to respond to DHCP requests from clients on the LAN. Every computer that receives a response from the router will be added to the Network Database. Because of this, leaving the DHCP Server feature enabled (on the LAN Setup screen) is strongly recommended. • Scanning the Network: The router also scans the local network periodically using protocols such as ARP and NetBIOS to detect active computers or devices that are not DHCP clients. For computers that do not support the NetBIOS protocol, the name will be displayed as Unknown. The Known PCs and Devices table lists the entries in the Network Database. For each computer or device, the following fields are displayed: • Name: The name of the computer or device. Computers that do not support the NetBIOS protocol will be listed as Unknown. In this case, the name can be edited manually for easier management. If the computer was assigned an IP address by the DHCP server, then an asterisk is be appended to the name. • IP Address: The current IP address of the computer. For DHCP clients of the router, this IP address will not change. If a computer is assigned a static IP address, you must to update this entry manually when the IP address of the computer changes. 3-8 LAN Configuration v1.0, March 2009