Asante Technologies FR1000 Network Router User Manual


 
38 Asanté FriendlyNET Internet Router with Firewall
Backup Setting
Save your router settings into a file on your computer.
Tip: Asanté strongly recommends that you use this Backup Setting command to
save all of your router settings. In the event of a major malfunction, you can
quickly restore the original settings by using the Upgrade Firmware command.
Tip: If your organization is planning to deploy many routers with the exact same
configuration, use the Backup Setting to save a “master configuration” and then
use Upgrade Firmware to synchronize all the routers to same settings.
5.2 DHCP Server Setup
Instead of manually assigning IP information (IP address, gateway, and DNS) to
all computers and peripherals on the network, the router’s Dynamic Host Con-
figuration Protocol (DHCP) service can automatically handle this tedious task.
When a computer starts up, it will request IP address information. The router’s
DHCP service will automatically select an address from the available IP address
pool.
DHCP Server
Select Enable (default setting) to use the router as a DHCP Server.
IP Pool Starting Address/Ending Address
The fixed portion of the IP address is set by the Router’s LAN address; see Sec-
tion 5.1 (Change LAN IP Address).
By default, the starting octet is 100 and the ending octet is 199. This means the
router assigns up to 200 IP addresses from 192.168.123.100 through
192.168.123.199. If you have more than 200 computers in your LAN, then you
may want to change these settings.
Note: Be sure your computers are properly configured to obtain IP address infor-
mation automatically. If they are not receiving a proper IP address information,