Alcatel speed touch home Advanced User's Manual page 88

9 Configuring IP
Configuring the
STHome for Auto DHCP
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One of the Speed Touch Home features is that it can
automatically revert from DHCP Client to DHCP Server. At boot
time the STHome probes for 20 seconds to check wether a DHCP
Server is available on the network. If so, it will act as a DHCP
Client. If no response is received within the specified time limit, the
STHome becomes a DHCP Server.
To setup the STHome for Auto DHCP , browse to the STHome local
web pages and tick
more information, refer to 12.1.9.
Automatic IP Addressing
Operating systems supporting Automatic IP Addressing, might
initially not establish IP connectivity with the STHome. This is
because the IP Address they assimilated is not within the STHome
range. To prevent this problem, please turn on your PC(s)
after the STHome has come online.
Indeed, when the STHome is in Auto DHCP (default setting), it will
first operate as a DHCP Client. After 20 seconds it switches to
DHCP Server mode, but this might be to late as some clients will
already selected an automatic IP Address.
Automatic IP Addressing is a feature allowing DHCP Clients to
assign themselves an IP Address. This happens when there is no
DHCP Server on the network or when the server is temporarily
down. After automatic assignment, the DHCP Client will issue
DHCP requests at regular instances. If the DHCP Server is back
online, the client will now lease an address from the server.
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