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4.7 DHCP TL-WR543G 54M Wireless AP Client Router User Guide Figure 4-24 The DHCP menu There are three submenus under the DHCP menu (shown in Figure 4-24): DHCP Settings, DHCP Clients List and Address Reservation. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below. 4.7.1 DHCP Settings The router is set up by default as a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server, which provides the TCP/IP configuration for all the PC(s) that are connected to the router on the LAN. The DHCP Server can be configured on the page (shown in Figure 4-25): Figure 4-25 DHCP Settings ¾ DHCP Server - Enable or Disable the DHCP server. If you disable the Server, you must have another DHCP server within your network or else you must manually configure the computer. ¾ Start IP Address - This field specifies the first of the addresses in the IP address pool. 192.168.1.100 is the default start address. ¾ End IP Address - This field specifies the last of the addresses in the IP address pool. 192.168.1.199 is the default end address. ¾ Address Lease Time - The Address Lease Time is the amount of time in which a network user will be allowed connection to the router with their current dynamic IP Address. Enter the amount of time, in minutes. The user will be "leased" this dynamic IP Address. The range of the time is 1 ~ 2880 minutes. The default value is 120 minutes. ¾ Default Gateway - (Optional.) Suggest to input the IP address of the LAN port of the router, default value is 192.168.1.1 ¾ Default Domain - (Optional.) Input the domain name of your network. ¾ Primary DNS - (Optional.) Input the DNS IP address provided by your ISP. Or consult your ISP. ¾ Secondary DNS - (Optional.) Input the IP address of another DNS server if your ISP provides two DNS servers. - 38 -

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TL-WR543G
54M Wireless AP Client Router User Guide
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4.7
DHCP
Figure 4-24
The DHCP menu
There are three submenus under the DHCP menu (shown in Figure 4-24):
DHCP Settings
,
DHCP Clients List
and
Address Reservation.
Click any of them, and you will be able to
configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided
below.
4.7.1 DHCP Settings
The router is set up by default as a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server, which
provides the TCP/IP configuration for all the PC(s) that are connected to the router on the LAN.
The DHCP Server can be configured on the page (shown in Figure 4-25):
Figure 4-25
DHCP Settings
DHCP Server - Enable
or
Disable
the DHCP server. If you disable the Server, you must
have another DHCP server within your network or else you must manually configure the
computer.
Start IP Address -
This field specifies the first of the addresses in the IP address pool.
192.168.1.100 is the default start address.
End IP Address -
This field specifies the last of the addresses in the IP address pool.
192.168.1.199 is the default end address.
Address Lease Time -
The
Address Lease Time
is the amount of time in which a network
user will be allowed connection to the router with their current dynamic IP Address. Enter the
amount of time, in minutes. The user will be "leased" this dynamic IP Address. The range of
the time is 1 ~ 2880 minutes. The default value is 120 minutes.
Default Gateway -
(Optional.) Suggest to input the IP address of the LAN port of the router,
default value is 192.168.1.1
Default Domain -
(Optional.) Input the domain name of your network.
Primary DNS -
(Optional.) Input the DNS IP address provided by your ISP. Or consult your
ISP.
Secondary DNS -
(Optional.) Input the IP address of another DNS server if your ISP
provides two DNS servers.