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Server operation
The Server implementation is targeted at small
installations (such as home use), and includes
only a minimal feature set. It is anticipated that
larger networks would have a pre-existing
system administration policy – either
precluding the use of DHCP, or having a more
fully featured DHCP server under central
control. The AP DHCP server provides for the
following:
• Dynamic address assignment on a 1-hour
lease.
• Provides subnet mask, DNS server and
default gateway to clients (note that if DNS
and gateway information is not explicitly
set up, the AP provides its own address for
these).
• The DHCPINFORM message is not
supported.
• Address assignment is only performed on
the local subnet.
• The server can be assigned an address pool
ranging from 1 to 64 addresses, which are
assigned contiguously from a configured
base address. When the AP initializes, it will
probe the network for address conflicts,
removing these and invalid addresses from
the pool (for example, if pool addresses
stray outside the AP subnet, they will
simply be marked invalid).