Manual

Software User Guide 89
Services Tab
GlobalSettings:
EnterDomainName:EnterthedomainnamethatwillbepassedtoDHCPClients.
UseSixnetStandardDNSSettings:
• Choosing“Yes”willautomaticallyusetheDNSServersobtainedbythisunit’sinternetconnectionand/orentriesspeci‐
fiedinNetworking
DNSSettings.Thisisthepreferredmethodofoperation.
• Choosing“No”willallowyoutoissuecustomDN SserverstoconnectedDHCPClients.Thiswi llnotaffectanyDNSServers
usedbythisunitforlocaldomainresolution.
DefaultLeaseTime(seconds):Specifytheamountoftime,inseconds,thattheDHCPServerwillallowclientstomain‐
taintheirleases.Defaultvalueis“14400”(4hours).
MaximumLeaseTime(seconds):Specifytheamountoftime,inseconds,thattheDHCPServerwillallowclientsto
maintaintheir
leases.Default“86400”(24hours).
MinimumLeaseTime(seconds):Specifytheamountoftime,inseconds,thattheDHCPServerwillallowclientsto
maintaintheirleases.Default“3600”(1hour).
eth0:
EnableDHCP:SpecifywhetheryouwanttoenableaDHCPServerfortheinterface.Note:Iftheinterfaceisnot
enabled,orhasbeensettoobtainitsaddressingparametersviaDHCP,thisoptionwillbeforcedto“No”,anddisabled
untiltheinterfaceisbothenabledandsettouseastaticIPaddress.
EnableDefaultGateway:ProvideDefaultGatewayIPAddresstoDHCPClient.SelectNoifyouwish
toonlygainaccess
tothisdevice’swebinterfaceandhaveanotherconnectionfromyourPCouttotheinternet.SelectYesifyouwishto
gainaccesstotheinternetthroughthisdevice.
StartingAddress(Required):EntertheStartingIPAddressofarangeyouwanttheDHCPSererto
provideforclients.
RecommendedSetting:Anaddressvalidforthesubnetforwhichtheinterfaceisconfigured.Careshouldbeusedtoendure
thatthereisnoconflictwithanypre‐existingdevicesonthatsubnetwhichmayhavebeenalreadyconfiguredtousestatically
assignedIPaddresses.
EndingAddress(Required):EntertheEndingIPAddressofarangeyouwanttheDHCPServertoprovideforclients.
RecommendedSetting:Anaddressvalidforthesubnetforwhichtheinterfaceisconfigured,beyondthatchosenforthe
startingvalueoftherange.Careshouldbeusedtoensurethatthereisnoconflictwithanypre‐existingdevicesonthatsub‐
netwhichmayhavebeenalreadyconfiguredto
usestaticallyassignedIPaddresses.
usb0:
EnableDHCP:SpecifywhetheryouwanttoenableaDHCPServerfortheinterface.Note:Iftheinterfaceisnot
enabled,orhasbeensettoobtainitsaddressingparametersviaDHCP,thisoptionwillbeforcedto“NO”,anddisabled
untiltheinterfaceisbothenabledandsetto
useastaticIPAddress.
EnableDefaultGateway:ProvideDefaultGatewayIPAddresstoDHCPClient.SelectNOifyouwishtoonlygainaccess
tothisdevice’swebinterfaceandhaveanotherconnectionfromyourPCouttotheinternet.SelectYESifyouwishto
gainaccesstothe
internetthroughthisdevice.
StartingAddress(RequiredField):EntertheStartingIPAddressofarangeyouwanttheDHCPServertoprovidefor
clients.
RecommendedSetting:Anaddressvalidforthesubnetforwhichtheinterfaceisconfigured.Careshouldbeusedtoensure
thatthereisnoconflictwithanypre‐existingdevicesonthatsubnetwhichmayhavebeenalreadyconfiguredtousestatically
assignedIPaddresses.
EndingAddress(RequiredField):EntertheEndingIPAddressofarangeyouwanttheDHCPServertoprovideforcli‐
ents.