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Chapter9 DHCP
9.1DHCPSettings
The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is an
automatic configuration protocol used on IP networks. If you
enablethebuilt‐inDHCPserveronthisdevice,itwillautomatically
configure TCP/IP protocol settings for all DHCP‐Client‐enabled PCs
in your LAN (Namely, PCs are set to "Obtain an IP address
automatically" and "Obtain DNS serv
er address automatically"),
including IP address, subnet mask, gateway and DNS etc,
eliminatingtheneedformanualintervention.
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¾ DHCP Server‐Enable: Check or uncheck the box to enable or
disablethedevice’sDHCPserverfeature.
¾ Start IP: Enter the starting IP address for the DHCP server’s IP
assignment.
¾ End IP: Enter the ending IP address for the DHCP server’s IP
assignment.