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Software User Guide 90
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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.
ShowDHCPLeases:ClickontheShowDHCPbuttontodisplaythecurrentDHCPleasesloggedontotheunit.
DistributeDHCPLeasesBasedonMACAddress:
• ClickontheAddbuttontoassignanIPAddresstoadevicebasedonaMACaddress,sothatdeviceobtainsthe
same
IPeachtimeitrequestsanewIPfromtheDHCPserver.Thefollowingwindowwillappear:
EnterClientMACAddress(Required):ThisisthefieldwhereyouentertheClient’scomputerordeviceMAC(Media
AccessControl)address.
TheMACaddressisauniquenumberassignedbythemanufacturerto
anyEthernetnetworkingdevice,suchasanet‐
workadapter,thatallowsthenetworktoidentifyitatthehardwarelevel.Forallpracticalpurposes,thisnumberis
usuallypermanent.UnlikeIPaddresses,whichcanchangeeverytimeacomputerlogsontothenetwork,theMAC
addressofadevice
staysthesame,makingitavaluablehardwareidentifierforthenetwork.
WhenenteringtheMACaddressinformation,typethe12‐digitMACaddressin thefollowing format:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
includingthecolons.
EnterClientIPAddress(Required):EntertheIPaddressforwhichyouwishtoassigntoaclient’scomputeror
device
MACaddress.
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suestatically
assignedIPaddresses.
Thisaddressshouldhavebeen
providedbyyourNetworkAdministrator.
• ClickontheFinishbutton.YouwillreturntotheDHCPServerSettingsdialogwindowandtheentereddatawillbe
visibleonthetableatthebottomofthewindow.