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DSL-504T DSL Router User’s Guide
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DHCP Server Settings for the LAN
Configure DHCP server settings for the LAN
The three options for DHCP service are as follows:
§ You may use the Router as a DHCP server for your LAN.
§ You can disable DHCP service and manually configure IP settings for workstations.
§ You use DHCP service provided by your ISP.
Follow the instructions below according to which of the above DHCP options you want to use. When
you have configured the DHCP Settings as you want them, click the Apply button to commit the
new settings. The new settings must be saved and the Router must be restarted for the settings to
go into effect. To Save & Reboot the Router, click on the Tools directory tab and then click the
Save & Reboot menu button. Click the Reboot button under Force the DSL-504T to system
restart. The Router will save the new settings and restart. Upon restarting the Router will
automatically establish the WAN connection.
Use the Router for DHCP
To use the built-in DHCP server, click to select the DHCP Server option if it is not already selected.
The IP Address Pool settings can be adjusted. The Starting IP Address is the lowest available IP
address (default = 10.1.1.2). If you change the IP address of the Router this will change
automatically to be 1 more that the IP address of the Router. The Ending IP Address is the
highest IP address number in the pool. Type in the Lease Time in the entry field provided. This is
the amount of time in seconds that a workstation is allowed to reserve an IP address in the pool if
the workstation is disconnected from the network or powered off.
Disable the DHCP Server
To disable DHCP, click to select the No DHCP option and click on the Apply button.
The DHCP server is enabled
by default for the Router’s
Ethernet LAN interface.
D
HCP service will supply IP
settings to workstations
configured to automatically
obtain IP settings that are
connected to the Router
though the Ethernet port.
When the Router is used for
DHCP it becomes the default
gateway for DHCP client
connected to it. K
eep in
mind that if you change the
IP address of the Router, you
must change the range of IP
addresses in the pool used
for DHCP on the LAN.
To display the
DHCP Server
menu, click the DHCP
button
in the Home
directory.
Active DHCP Clients appear
listed in the
DHCP Client
List
below the configuration
menu. Information about
DHCP clients includes the IP
address, MAC address, host
name and lease time are
displayed in the list.