User's Manual

A DHCP (Dynamic

Host Configuration

Protocol) Server

automatically

assigns IP addresses

to each computer on

its network. Unless

you already have

one, you should set

the Router up as a

DHCP server. This

is done on the DHCP

tab, shown in Figure

5-9.

• DHCP Server Click the Enable option to enable the Router’s DHCP serv-

er function If you already have a DHCP server on your network, set the

Router’s DHCP option to Disable.

• Starting IP Address Enter a numerical value for the DHCP server to start

with when issuing IP addresses.

• Number of DHCP users Enter the maximum number of PCs that will

require IP addresses assigned by the Router. No more than 253 computers

can be used. In order to determine the DHCP IP Address range, add the

starting IP address (e.g., 100) to the number of DHCP users. By default, as

shown in Figure 5-9, if you add 50 users, the range or IP Addresses will be

192.168.1.100 to 192.168.1.149.

• Client Lease Time The Client Lease Time is the amount of time a network

user will be allowed connection to the Router with their current dynamic IP

address. Enter the amount of time, in minutes, that the user will be “leased”

this dynamic IP address.

DHCP

Figure 5-9

Wireless Access Point Router with 4-Port Switch

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