User's Manual

same as when a device has a static IP address except that the device must still request an IP

address from the router. The router will provide the device the same IP address every time.

DHCP Reservations are helpful for server computers on the local network that are hosting

applications such as Web and FTP. Servers on your network should either use a static IP

address or use this option.

Computer Name

You can assign a name for each computer that is given a reserved IP address. This may help

you keep track of which computers are assigned this way. Example: Game Server.

IP Address:

The LAN address that you want to reserve.

MAC Address

To input the MAC address of your system, enter it in manually or connect to the router's

Web-Management interface from the system and click the

Copy Your PC's MAC Address

button.

A MAC address is usually located on a sticker on the bottom of a network device. The MAC

address is comprised of twelve digits. Each pair of hexadecimal digits are usually separated by

dashes or colons such as 00-0D-88-11-22-33 or 00:0D:88:11:22:33. If your network device is a

computer and the network card is already located inside the computer, you can connect to the

router from the computer and click the

Copy Your PC's MAC Address

button to enter the

MAC address.

Clear

Re-initialize this area of the screen, discarding any changes you have made.

DHCP Reservations List

This shows clients that you have specified to have reserved DHCP addresses. Click the

Enable checkbox at the left to directly activate or de-activate the entry. An entry can be

changed by clicking the Edit icon or can be deleted by clicking the Delete icon. When you click

the Edit icon, the item is highlighted, and the "Edit DHCP Reservation" section is activated for

editing.