What Dhcp Does - LevelOne WBR-3400TX User Manual

DHCP

What DHCP Does

A DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) Server allocates a valid IP address to a
DHCP Client (PC or device) upon request.
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The client request is made when the client device starts up (boots).
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The DHCP Server provides the Gateway and DNS addresses to the client, as well as
allocating an IP Address.
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The LevelOne 54Mbps Wireless AP Router can act as a DHCP server.
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Windows 95/98/ME and other non-Server versions of Windows will act as a DHCP client.
This is the default Windows setting for the TCP/IP network protocol. However, Windows
uses the term Obtain an IP Address automatically instead of "DHCP Client".
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You must NOT have two (2) or more DHCP Servers on the same LAN segment. (If your
LAN does not have other Routers, this means there must only be one (1) DHCP Server on
your LAN.)
Using the LevelOne 54Mbps Wireless AP Router's DHCP Server
This is the default setting. The DHCP Server settings are on the LAN screen. On this screen,
you can:
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Enable or Disable the LevelOne 54Mbps Wireless AP Router's DHCP Server function.
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Set the range of IP Addresses allocated to PCs by the DHCP Server function.
Using another DHCP Server
You can only use one (1) DHCP Server per LAN segment. If you wish to use another DHCP
Server, rather than the LevelOne 54Mbps Wireless AP Router's, the following procedure is
required.
1. Disable the DHCP Server feature in the LevelOne 54Mbps Wireless AP Router. This
setting is on the LAN screen.
2. Configure the DHCP Server to provide the LevelOne 54Mbps Wireless AP Router's IP
Address as the Default Gateway.
To Configure your PCs to use DHCP
This is the default setting for TCP/IP under Windows 95/98/ME.
See Chapter 4 - Client Configuration for the procedure to check these settings.
You can assign Fixed IP Addresses to some devices
while using DHCP, provided that the Fixed IP Addresses
are NOT within the range used by the DHCP Server.
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