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DHCP General Screen, DHCP Advanced Screen
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Chapter 10 DHCP 10.4 DHCP General Screen Use this screen to enable the DHCP server. Click Network > DHCP. The following screen displays. Figure 99 Network > DHCP > General The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 52 Network > DHCP > General LABEL DESCRIPTION Enable DHCP Server DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, RFC 2131 and RFC 2132) allows individual clients (computers) to obtain TCP/IP configuration at startup from a server. • Leave the Enable DHCP Server check box selected unless your ISP instructs you to do otherwise. • Clear it to disable the NBG-460N acting as a DHCP server. IP Pool Starting Address Pool Size Apply Reset When configured as a server, the NBG-460N provides TCP/IP configuration for the clients. If not, DHCP service is disabled and you must have another DHCP server on your LAN, or else the computers must be manually configured. When set as a server, fill in the following four fields. This field specifies the first of the contiguous addresses in the IP address pool for LAN. This field specifies the size, or count of the IP address pool for LAN. Click Apply to save your changes back to the NBG-460N. Click Reset to begin configuring this screen afresh. 10.5 DHCP Advanced Screen This screen allows you to assign IP addresses on the LAN to specific individual computers based on their MAC addresses. You can also use this screen to configure the DNS server information that the NBG-460N sends to the DHCP clients. 148 NBG-460N User's Guide